Quito to Buenos Aires on a bus

hi , I am traveling to ecuador next month, i plan to study spanish in quito for a month ! then
travel south ( to argentina, buenos aires where i plan to study for another month ! )
so I thought I would travel on a bus and visit some spots on the way down!
Does anyone know if a bus in this case would cost more than a plane straight to BA, ?
excluding money spent on accommodation of course.
..has anyone had bad experiences on buses ?
and can anyone suggest places I should visit along the way?

thanks alot : )
your help will defo be invaluable !
matt Reply to this

Hey Tom, yep doing it right now ! - let me know what times your planning on traveling and ill fill
you in with the best spots to hit.
ezy
mat Reply to this

Hey Tom
Dont worry about the costs of buses,in ecuador they pretty much charge a dollar an hour, much cheaper
than planes! Definitely do Galapagos, many friends have done this and everybody has said its fanstastic,
i heard its cheaper to go at the moment too.
I would suggest some what of a different path ( of course it depends on what you want to do ! )
Quito is an interesting city ( actualy im in it at the moment ) a week is long enough to explore,
though i spent about 3 weeks here becuase i want to climb cotopaxi and also the spanish lesson are cheap.
the old city is beautiful but is very dangerous after 7pm - every thing shuts
the new town, amazonas, is where the fiesta is at the weekend, and there are a great deal of
hostals around, all the bars shout at 3.30 at the weekend.
Visit Mitad Del Mundo, the middle of the worl, kind of touristy but still interesting and while you are there
go to Puluahawa, a crator which inhabits a quite a large village.
Quito is good for cheap spanish lesson and dance lessons to, about 3 - 6 dollars and hour.
I would urge you to reconcider Guayaquil, its very dangerous if your a gringo, and the city doesnt
boost a large amount to do, apart from the iguana park.
These are places that are the most popular right now in ecuador
cuenca - a renaissance feeling city
banos - surronded by an extensive mountain range and an active volcanoe
you can do adventure activities here
montanita - 2 hours from guayaquil, a friendly surf village full of fiesta

let me know if you have any other questions, where to stay etc, i know how hard it is
to research before the journey!

ezy matt Reply to this

You know im not to sure about the galapagos ins and outs, unfortun there is no one around
at the moment to ask,, ill do a bit of poking around and see if i can send you some mail addresses.
Yeah , idealy you need about 3 weeks to acclimitaize, each week do a different mountain normaly its
rucu pichincha no need for equipment just good shoes and warm clothes
then guguaya pichincha, illiniza or rimunaui
im doing a 3 day trek that starts at illinza for a day to acclimitize then doing 2 days at cotopaxi,
im doing this tomorow so let you know how it goes bro.
costs about 250 dollars plus 40 to rent equipment, 2 days about 180

mt Reply to this

If I don't get to travel through Cordoba on the way there, I will definitely get there while I'm living in BA. Where would you recommend? Reply to this

Took bus from Lima to Buenos Aires a few years ago. WAY cheaper than the plane but took over 3 days on a tiny-non-reclining seat with people squashed on either side of me! Reply to this

So Ormeño is the cheaper way to go from Quito to Bs.As.? Reply to this

i doubt there are any direct buses from quito to buenos aires. I think you'd have to take one bus from quito to lima then another from there to buenos aires. mattTurner - are you sure there are nice buses for Lima - Buenos Aires? I couldn't find them when I was there! If you were willing to pay extra you could get the crappy bus from Lima to Santiago de Chile then the VERY nice bus from there to Buenos Aires but that still meant over 2 days on a really crappy bus. Reply to this