You can get to Bahia de Caraquez by bus from Quito eight hours or Guayaquil six hours. Coming from Guayaquil there is a five-hour ride offered by at least two bus companies Reina del Camino and Coactur included that stops in Jipijapa a good point to get on/off to go to Puerto Lopez and Portoviejo, the capital of the Manabi state.
Bahia can also be reached by boat - there is a cheap passenger ferry it's $0.30 for a ten minute ride from San Vicente, or you can ride the vehicle ferry for free.
To get to BahÃa from Quito:The only company that travels Quito- BahÃa is called Reina del Camino. There are two kinds of buses; the executive and regular. The executive service is more comfortable and safer than the regular services. It costs only $1-2 more and is well worth it.Security is very high on these buses and you will be frisked before getting on. You are not usually allowed to take day packs on the bus for security reasons. Remember to take a sweater with you on the bus as the air conditioning can get very cold.
From QuitoIt is 7-8 hours to BahÃa. You can do it during the day or night, by regular or executive service. There are two executive services per day. The executives leave Quito at 12.50PM and 11.45PM, the regular services are at 10.30AM and 11.30PM.In Quito Reina del Camino has 2 offices:1. Terminal Terrestre the main Quito bus station in the old town2. 18 de Septiembre and Av. Patria in the new town in the Mariscal area. very close to the junction of Av. Patria and 10 de Agosto.You can buy tickets for all services at 18 de Septiembre but the only service that actually leaves from there is the executive night bus at 11.pm this is the 11.45PM service mentioned earlier, but it leaves from here at 11.pm then travels to the main bus station, picks up passengers and leaves from there at 11.45PM.It is recommended that you get tickets at the 18 de Septiembre station as it is much safer and easier.Be careful with your belongings in the main bus station ⦠donât be distracted!If you come from Quito on the day bus make sure you get a seat on the right hand side for great views.
