The sugar industry runs motorboat links along the coast. There is a scheduled boat service from Belize City to Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker. Small boats irregularly ply between the small Cayes off the coast. This transport used to be the only means of travel to the interior, along the Belize, Hondo and New rivers, but services have dwindled since the advent of all-weather roads. Belize has a less developed network of roads than the rest of Central America but it is steadily being improved, especially in the north, as is the Belize stretch of the road to Mexico, while the Belize-Belmopan road is in generally good condition.
Traffic drives on the right.
There are good and inexpensive daily bus services to all the large towns, and to both the Mexican and Guatemalan borders. Many of the buses are modern and air-conditioned. Buses from Belize City to Punta Gorda cost approx.