Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
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Wes
Ontario, Canada140 contributions
Jan 2020
It is easily accessible by trolley at the cost of $0.25. If you are over 65 years old the ticket costs $0.12.
Buses mainly go to the southern part of Ecuador. Very affordable bus tickets, e.i. a ticket to Banos: $2.50 one way.
No credit cards accepted.
Buses mainly go to the southern part of Ecuador. Very affordable bus tickets, e.i. a ticket to Banos: $2.50 one way.
No credit cards accepted.
Written February 14, 2020
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Ninja Canuck
2 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Quito was a good trip, though the city is very spread out. Prepare to spend a lot of time on a bus. Getting to the south bus terminal is a long bus ride but very easy to get to. Great city, cheap food, take it easy for the first couple of days because of altitude.
Written February 7, 2020
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ric0m00re
Arambol, India37 contributions
Jul 2017 • Couples
I'm giving the Terminal itself a good rating because it is pretty nice and organized but the experience of being robbed is not pleasant.
Normally I am hyper aware and cautious but a well dressed Ecuadorian man struck up conversation with me in broken English.
My wife and I were taking the bus from Quito to Baños. While this man showed me videos and talked my ear off his partner removed cash and a laptop from me without me noticing!! It was actually quite impressive. When I grabbed my bag he became nervous but I didn't think about it until later.
When I got to the hostal I realized what had happened but it was too late. Beware of overly-friendly people and never take your bag off of your lap.
Attached is a picture of the thief.
Normally I am hyper aware and cautious but a well dressed Ecuadorian man struck up conversation with me in broken English.
My wife and I were taking the bus from Quito to Baños. While this man showed me videos and talked my ear off his partner removed cash and a laptop from me without me noticing!! It was actually quite impressive. When I grabbed my bag he became nervous but I didn't think about it until later.
When I got to the hostal I realized what had happened but it was too late. Beware of overly-friendly people and never take your bag off of your lap.
Attached is a picture of the thief.
Written July 20, 2017
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Lee M
Tampa, FL256 contributions
Jan 2018 • Solo
I ready a number of websites about how to get this bus, and they were all at least a little misleading. Here is what to do. I caught one of those long double buses right off the Grande Plaza on Avenida Guayaquil (some go straight there apparently) but I had to transfer to another bus at a transfer point about halfway where you do not have to spend another $0.25 just speak a little Spanish and someone will show you where to go and which line to get in. Make sure the front of the buses say Quintumbe and are going South. It takes about an hour all told to get there. The airport website says it is the COSIBO Collectivo line. It is not. Nobody in the terminal knew what I was talking about with that word. You do NOT have to go into the terminal. There are three platforms for the city buses outside the terminal. Go the very front of the middle platform and look to the left for the green city bus, where there is a sign for the airport and the last city on the line----look for and/or ask for the "Tababela" bus. Another hour ride way out through the far flung barrios of Quito and you are at the airport. Be there well before 7pm to catch the bus at Quitumbe Terminal Terrestre or the taxi drivers will charge you $30. Likewise, ask for that green bus at ground transport at the airport or the taxi will be $25-$30 (I arrived on New Years Eve after 9pm and it was pouring rain and paid the freight going into the city, stupidly relying on a 10 year old Lonely Planet guidebook, and the new airport is just a few years old and way way out of the city. I was also at the Rio Coca Terminal on the north side of the city going somewhere else on a different day and the information/securidad lady had no idea of the bus to the airport and suggested that I go to the old airport an hour away to catch another city bus to the new airport!) If you have an eye for adventure and know how to read a map I suggest you carry a bunch of quarters and the city buses will take you all over this huge sprawling metropolis.
Written January 7, 2018
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tenthlisten
San Francisco, CA313 contributions
Apr 2019 • Solo
I went to this terminal to catch a bus to Banos. This place is modern and pretty easy to navigate. The tourist office was closed, which was disappointing. There is a charge to use the restrooms but they are clean. I only had one person bother me, but it's a bus station so it's best to watch your things all of the time. I never felt unsafe here and everyone seemed willing to help. When purchasing your ticket, you should get two receipts - one is for the bus ride itself and the other is for the gates entering the bus departure area. Overall, this terminal is fine and likely better than many others in Latin America, but just stay aware of your surroundings.
Written April 19, 2019
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backpacker31
Boynton Beach, FL5,873 contributions
Jan 2019 • Solo
I’ve passed through here on numerous occasions. Relatively easy to navigate as each destination is clearly marked. There is a tourist information office on site which provides good travel information as well as maps, etc. I like the fact that the terminal, which is relatively new, is clean and brightly lit - definitely NOT one of South America’s dingy terminals lurking with shady characters. My only complaint is it’s location - far from the city center and airport.
Written February 1, 2019
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vince p m
St. Catharines, Canada59 contributions
Feb 2019 • Friends
We overlooked interpreting all the bus ticket details and ended up in the wrong destination. Despite verbally validating the destination with many bus company personnel, we were shuttled to the wrong destination. The bus company’s response was “To Bad, So Sad”.
Secondly, our expensive professional camera was stolen while on the bus. We believe it was stolen shortly after boarding the bus in Quito. Despite what appears to be reasonable security in the bus terminal, scammers, street merchants of all kinds enter and leave the bus freely even after the bus is on route. The thief likely passed by the police and the security guard stationed at the side of the bus door.
Tickets are checked only after boarding the bus. Thieves roam the terminal and the buses as freely as the street dogs.
Secondly, our expensive professional camera was stolen while on the bus. We believe it was stolen shortly after boarding the bus in Quito. Despite what appears to be reasonable security in the bus terminal, scammers, street merchants of all kinds enter and leave the bus freely even after the bus is on route. The thief likely passed by the police and the security guard stationed at the side of the bus door.
Tickets are checked only after boarding the bus. Thieves roam the terminal and the buses as freely as the street dogs.
Written February 21, 2019
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Hola! Alguien sabe si hay guarda equipajes?
Written January 28, 2019
Is there a WiFi available in the terminal?
Written November 26, 2018
Does the bus station have foreign currency exchange services?
Written September 9, 2018
Llego al aeropuerto a la 1am, Se puede ir desde el aeropuerto a esta terminal en horas de la madrugada para tomar un bus hacia guayaqui?
Written May 3, 2018
Qué ómnibus se pueden tomar para llegar a Riobamba desde la terminal terrestre de quito. Saludos
Written September 11, 2017
Hola, me puede decir alguien como llegar al terminal quitumbe con un perrito pequeño? Que bus de linea puedo usar y donde cogerlo?? Por favor??
Written June 26, 2017
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