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|country = Ecuador
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|state = Pichincha
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|map = <map lat="-.18757329541805812" lng="-78.48399233817811" zoom="10" />
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|pop = 2,671,191 (2011)
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|plate = P
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|motorways = 35
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'''Quito''' is the capital of [[Ecuador]].
 
'''Quito''' is the capital of [[Ecuador]].
  
==Hitchhiking Out==
 
  
===North===
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== Hitchhiking out ==
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=== North towards [[Tulcan]], [[Colombia]] ===
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Get a bus from the Carcelen-Terminal in the very north heading towards Cayambe, Otavalo, Ibarra, or Tulcan. Get out at the first "peáje" toll-station. The bus will take 15min. There you can easily ask for lifts going north.
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=== North-West towards La Mitts del Mundo, [[Mindo]] ===
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Take a bus to the neighborhood of Carcelén. From there, you can walk east to reach the avenue Simon Bolívar. Start hitchhiking there, as there is several good spots at the roundabouts.
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=== South towards [[Ambato]], [[Cuenca]], [[Loja]], [[Guayaquil]], [[Peru]]===
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There are two options:
  
In direction north: Get a bus from the "Carcelen"-Terminal in the very north heading ether to Cayambe/Otavalo/Ibarra/Tulcan. Get out at the first "peáje"(Toll-Station). The bus will need 15min., $0,25. There you can easily ask for lifts in direction north.
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Get the trole-bus to the '''Quitumbe-Terminal''' in the very south, from there catch any bus in direction south and get out at any point of the Panamericana. The first "peáje" ist quite far, so it is probably better to get out before (for example in Tambillo, there is a gas station). The bus from Quitumbe to Tambillo is 0,55 cents per person you will find it at the bottom of the station. This trip is about 21 Km. (May-2022 @patagonia.almundo)
  
===South===
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Go to '''El trebol''' (big junction near "La Marin" in the center, final station of the Ecovia-bus). From there catch a bus in direction Tambillo/Machachi and get out in Tambillo. There is a gas station nearby.
  
In direction south: If youre in the centre, there are two possibilities. 
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== Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==
* Get the trole-bus to the "Quitumbe"-Terminal in the very south, from there catch any bus in direction south and get out at any point of the Panamericana. The first "peáje" ist quite far ($0,75), so it is probably better to get out before (for example in Tumbillo, there is a gas station).
 
* Go to "El trebol" (big junction near "La Marin" in the center, final station of the Ecovia-bus). From there catch a bus in direction Tumbillo/Machachi and get out in Tumbillo (~$0,50). There is a gas station nearby.
 
  
===Blackriding===
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{{nomadwiki}}
The turnstiles at the exits of the stations for the rapid transit buses seem to often not lock (maybe the couple I tried were just broken) so you can just walk in the exit. There do not appear to be ticket controls on the buses.
 
  
== Personal Experiences ==
 
:''I arrived very late at night, and this was the first time I got a ride without asking for one. The cops pulled over and asked me what the hell I was doin walking in that neighborhood and was I crazy? They gave me a ride to my friend's place.'' -[[User:Chael777|Chael777]]
 
  
 
{{IsIn|Ecuador}}
 
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[[Category:Ecuador]]
 
[[Category:Ecuador]]

Latest revision as of 19:06, 22 May 2022

Quito
<map lat="-.18757329541805812" lng="-78.48399233817811" zoom="10" />
Information
Country:
Flag of Ecuador
Ecuador
State: Pichincha
Population: 2,671,191 (2011)
Licence plate: P
Major roads: 35
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Quito is the capital of Ecuador.


Hitchhiking out

North towards Tulcan, Colombia

Get a bus from the Carcelen-Terminal in the very north heading towards Cayambe, Otavalo, Ibarra, or Tulcan. Get out at the first "peáje" toll-station. The bus will take 15min. There you can easily ask for lifts going north.


North-West towards La Mitts del Mundo, Mindo

Take a bus to the neighborhood of Carcelén. From there, you can walk east to reach the avenue Simon Bolívar. Start hitchhiking there, as there is several good spots at the roundabouts.


South towards Ambato, Cuenca, Loja, Guayaquil, Peru

There are two options:

Get the trole-bus to the Quitumbe-Terminal in the very south, from there catch any bus in direction south and get out at any point of the Panamericana. The first "peáje" ist quite far, so it is probably better to get out before (for example in Tambillo, there is a gas station). The bus from Quitumbe to Tambillo is 0,55 cents per person you will find it at the bottom of the station. This trip is about 21 Km. (May-2022 @patagonia.almundo)

Go to El trebol (big junction near "La Marin" in the center, final station of the Ecovia-bus). From there catch a bus in direction Tambillo/Machachi and get out in Tambillo. There is a gas station nearby.

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