Quito Ecuador Bus Station

I was surprised by how new and modern the Quito bus station was. Plus, getting there was really simple. I just walked out of the hostel, turned right, walked a half-a-block, turned left, walked two blocks to the bus stop, caught one of the buses that ran every 5-10 minutes for about four blocks, then caught the trolley that ran across town and I was at the main bus station in about 30-40 minutes depending on traffic and ridership. The cost to get on each bus or trolley was 25 cents, bringing the total fare to 50 cents..It was a super bargain. The trolley also took me right through the Old Town. I disembarked for the historic district after about 15-20 minutes of travel coming back from the bus station. I liked the transportation system in Quito. It was simple, fast, efficient and reasonably modern. The city is lucky in that it is situated in a long valley and had 3 main lines that ran parallel through the valley and lots of feeder buses to feed the three main lines.