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How do visitors enter Guatemala: by air, land or sea?

According to the cited documentsTourism and residence

Overland arrivals

160,265

64%May 2025INGUATEstimate

In May 2025, according to the INGUAT bulletin, 64% of non-resident visitors (160,265) entered overland, the border with El Salvador alone supplied 128,209, or 51% of the total; Honduras 18,378, Belize 10,829 and Mexico 2,849. Air arrivals came to 87,753 (35%), almost all through La Aurora (87,746) and just 7 through Mundo Maya; sea arrivals (cruise passengers at Puerto Quetzal) 2,613 (1%). That month 75% were tourists (staying overnight) and 25% same-day visitors. The months of January–May 2025 recorded 279,639 · 229,077 · 282,000 · 312,062 · 250,631. Method note: overland flows are an INGUAT estimate, not a migration count, relevant to any demand model.

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  • Tourists75%
  • Same-day visitors25%
May 2025INGUAT
  • El Salvador border128,20951% of the totalMay 2025INGUAT
  • Air arrivals87,75335%May 2025INGUAT
  • Sea arrivals2,6131%May 2025INGUAT

Sources

  • INGUAT

    Boletín Estadístico de Turismo mayo 2025

    • Overland arrivals
    • El Salvador border
    • Air arrivals
    • 2 more figures
    interbanco.com.gtAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source