ause if there is a backup for the ferry, you can quickly pay a couple Quetzals for a boat ride across.
There are also tourists shuttles offering direct door-to-door service from Flores to Cobán for around Q100. The road from Cobán is very scenic; it's a smooth paved ride all the way (though windy for about an hour out of Coban).
From Belize City, you have the following options:
There are tourist shuttle buses from the Belize City water taxi terminal to Santa Elena: Linea Dorada at 9:30AM or San Juan Express at 9:30AM and 2:30PM, US$15-US$20, travel time: 5 hours. Note that these buses do not make any stops in Belize; if you are travelling from San Ignacio or Belmopan, you must use the option below.
Take a local Belize bus to Benque Veijo (3 km from the border). Then take a taxi to the border, walk across, and continue to the Melchor de Mencos bus station (less than 1 km from the border), where there are frequent microbuses and the occasional pullman coach to Santa Elena. Approximately US$12; travel time: 2 hours.
There is also a direct bus from Honduras and El Salvador. See the "Get Out" section below for details on travel to Palenque in Mexico
