From Guayaquil -> Santa Elena or Montanita ->  Las Tunas

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Hostel Cabanas Mirada Al Mar is located 4 hours from Guayaquil. The infrastructure is good, providing reliable roads from the city to the coast. You can get to Las Tunas via car, bus or private taxi. 

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Travel By Private Taxi

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Private Taxi to Montañita:  24 hour service ranging from $70-$100 per taxi.

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• Montañisol Taxi Company: http://www.montanisol.com/en/ 

  • Whatsapp: +593-968-911-333, Direct: +593-998-883-983

  • Email: montanisol@gmail.com

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Travel By Bus From Guayaquil

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To begin your journey to Las Tunas, you will need to take two buses: One bus from Guayaquil to Montañita where you will then take a second bus to Las Tunas.   

 

You can purchase a bus ticket to Montañita from Guayaquil’s “Terminal Terreste” bus station. To view the current bus company schedules and fares, please visit the Guayaquil Terminal Terreste website: http://ttg.ec

 

A direct bus runs from Guayaquil to Montañita between 4AM -8PM from Monday to Sunday.  You can buy a ticket at the cooperative “CLP” bus office, which is located on the first floor of the bus station’s ticket area. Direct buses fill up quickly so you will need to purchase your ticket as early as possible. The commute to the coast is about 3 hours.

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CLP Bus Information:

 

 •  Guayaquil –> Montañita: 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 9:00, 11:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:30, 18:30

 •   CLP Bus Company Website: http://libertadpeninsular.com

 •   Bus Fare: $5.60 USD

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A non-direct bus is also available from Guayaquil to Santa Elena/Salinas where you will take a second bus to Montañita. From Guyaquil’s Terminal Terreste, you can take the Liberpesa bus to the Santa Elena/Salinas Terminal Terreste. The bus runs from 4:00AM – 8:20PM and leaves every 5 minutes.

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Liberpesa Bus Information:

• Guayaquil –> Santa Elena: 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 9:00, 11:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:30, 18:30

• Liberpesa Bus Company website: http://liberpesa.com.ec

 

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From Montañita to Las Tunas

 

After you arrive at the CLP bus station in Montañita, you will want to catch the Green “ManglarAlto” bus to Las Tunas from the main highway. You will want to head north (ocean is “west” for reference) so cross the street and walk a 1/2 block to the bus stop located at the bottom of the steps in front of  “Hotel Nativa Bambu”.   This bus stop is located across the highway from Montanita’s main street (la calle principal) but the bus will pick people up anywhere along the road. All you need to do is signal them by waving your hand as they approach. 

 

The bus runs about every 30 minutes and bus fare is $1.50 to Las Tunas. The commute is about 30-40 minutes from Montañita so ask the bus driver to signal you when you arrive in Las Tunas so you don’t miss your stop.  As a point of reference for knowing when you're close is that Las Tunas is one stop after the popular pueblo “Ayampe”.

 

 

Arriving in Las Tunas

 

Once you arrive at the bust stop in Las Tunas, you’ll cross the street and head toward the ocean down one of the smaller dirt roads (there are 2 “main” roads that lead down to the malecon) and walk about 50 meters.  Hostel Cabana Mirada Al Mar has the highest rooftops of all the buildings along the malecon so you should be able to spot it easily from the highway.  

 

Once you reach the malecon look for our sign hanging out front of the hostel.  If you get lost for any reason don’t hesitate to ask someone for directions to Cabanas.  Las Tunas is a small quaint community and everyone knows everyone (or is related to them :) ) so it’s hard to get lost.