Boats link the public dock in Puerto Barrios, on Guatemala’s Caribbean coast, with Punta Gorda in southern Belize. Adrenalina Tours publishes the crossing in both directions, with times, duration and fare; this page sums up those seats and adds the government fees that apply on each side.

Quick summary

  • From Puerto Barrios: Adrenalina Tours sells 10:30 daily, 1.30 hours, USD 60, on a boat named Pichilingo, boarding at the public dock (checked 21 October 2026). Its pages say the shuttle must be reserved 48 hours in advance.
  • From Punta Gorda: Adrenalina lists 14:00, Monday to Friday, 2 hours, USD 60.
  • Fees: IGM’s tariff has no exit fee, but the INGUAT law taxes sea departures at the quetzal equivalent of US$10.00 per person (crews exempt). Belize charges BZ$40.00 (US$20) to leave to anyone who is not a Belizean citizen or permanent resident.
  • Livingston: Adrenalina also lists a Livingston to Punta Gorda boat, Monday to Friday at 11:00; see Livingston to Punta Gorda.
  • Map: Puerto Barrios to Punta Gorda on Google Maps (the route is by sea).

Adrenalina Tours timetable and fare

Puerto Barrios → Punta GordaPunta Gorda → Puerto Barrios
DaysDailyMonday to Friday
Departure10:3014:00
Duration1.30 hours2 hours
FareUSD 60USD 60
WherePublic dock, Puerto Barrios; boat named PichilingoGo to immigration first for the stamp
Booking48 hours in advance48 hours in advance

Figures from Adrenalina Tours’ booking pages, checked 21 October 2026. Adrenalina is an agency selling the seat; its page does not name the company that runs the boat.

Leaving Guatemala at Puerto Barrios

  • No IGM exit fee; INGUAT’s sea-departure tax applies. IGM’s published tariff, Acuerdo IGM-029-2023 (as reformed by IGM-039-2025), Art. 3, numeral 4.2, lists no exit fee among its charges. The INGUAT law (Decreto 1701, Art. 21 c, as reformed by Decreto 44-2000) taxes everyone leaving Guatemala by sea at the quetzal equivalent of US$10.00 per person, at Banco de Guatemala’s reference rate of the day before departure; only crews are exempt. Ask the boat operator whether the fare includes it. The detail is on our border-run cost page.
  • Your exit stamp. IGM’s public-information directory (January 2023 edition, downloaded 21 October 2026) lists the Delegación Migratoria de Puerto Barrios on 1a. avenida centro, between 10 and 11 calle, phone 2411-2411. It gives no opening hours. Ask the boat seller where it takes passengers for the stamp, and allow time for it before the 10:30 departure.
  • Getting to Puerto Barrios: buses from the capital are on Guatemala City to Puerto Barrios.

Arriving in or leaving Belize at Punta Gorda

  • Entering Belize: the Border Management Agency’s fee page lists fees for travellers on departure and none on arrival.
  • Leaving Belize: the Border Management Agency of Belize charges BZ$40.00 to everyone who is not a citizen or permanent resident of Belize (Departure Fee BZ$30.00, Border Development Fee BZ$2.50, P.A.C.T. Fee BZ$7.50), which is US$20 at the fixed rate of BZ$2 to US$1 described by the Central Bank of Belize. The US Embassy in Belize gives a different number, approximately US$40, in a passage noting the fee may be included in an airline ticket; for a boat departure, BMA’s schedule is the one that sets the amount.
  • Order of things in Punta Gorda: Adrenalina’s Punta Gorda to Puerto Barrios page says “It is always necessary to go to immigration first for the stamp”.

Other ways to Belize

If the boat days do not suit you, the land crossing is at Melchor de Mencos, reached from Flores. From Livingston, Adrenalina’s own weekday boat is on Livingston to Punta Gorda, and the lanchas between Livingston and Puerto Barrios are on Guatemala City to Livingston.

What the sources do not give

  • The hours of the Puerto Barrios migration office: IGM’s directory lists its address and phone, not its hours.

See also: Puerto Barrios to Livingston Boat: Times, Fares and Return.

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