tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59131002357413091532011-07-30T18:05:35.088-07:00Danniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798702726955491899noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913100235741309153.post-18928285056294983342009-08-15T17:37:00.000-07:002009-08-19T21:59:32.489-07:00This website is a collection of experiences from travelers all over the world.<br /><br />In many parts of the world, the price of transportation is not fixed. Travelers are often taken advantage of because they do not know the proper fares that should be charged to travel from Point A to Point B.<br /><br />While we do not begrudge the locals a living, we feel that there should be greater transparency in that fares are reasonable for both tourists and locals alike. After all, most tourists also have financial constraints, and should not be looked upon as walking moneybags.<br /><br />We are looking for other travelers to make a contribution of their travel knowledge to our site. It doesn't matter if information on a particular route has already been posted. If you have traveled it, we want it!<br /><br />To <span style="font-weight: bold;">contribute</span>, please add a comment below with the following details:<br />1) Date traveled - <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">so that we can keep this information updated</span><br />2) From - <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">please include the country/state if applicable</span><br />3) To - <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">please include the country/state if applicable</span><br />4) Mode of transport - <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">taxi, bus, or anything else</span><br />5) Company - <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">especially for bus companies</span><br />6) Price originally quoted - <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">in the local currency</span><br />7) Price that you eventually paid - <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">in the local currency</span><br />8) Comments - <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">any bargain tactics that worked for you</span><br /><br />We will then update the tables to reflect your contributions!<br /><br />Thanks!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5913100235741309153-1892828505629498334?l=befaretotourists.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Danniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798702726955491899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913100235741309153.post-3233100068775982702009-08-15T14:09:00.000-07:002009-08-15T19:29:17.079-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Have more info for us? Contribute by making a comment!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">ANTIGUA</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">All fares in USD</span><br /><style type="text/css">.nobrtable br { display: none }</style><br /><div class="nobrtable"><br /><table align="left" border="8" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" rules="rows" frame="hsides"><br /><tbody><br /><br /><tr bgcolor="#dddddd"><br /><th>Date</th><br /><th>From</th><br /><th>To</th><br /><th>Mode</th><br /><th>Company</th><br /><th>Price Quoted</th><br /><th>Price Obtained</th><br /><th>Comments</th><br /><th>Contributor</th><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>10 July 09</td><br /><td>Dickenson Bay</td><br /><td>St John's</td><br /><td>Taxi</td><br /><td>-NA-</td><br /><td>12</td><br /><td>10</td><br /><td>Per taxi, for 2 pax in our case</td><br /><td>Yi Lin</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>10 July 09</td><br /><td>St John's</td><br /><td>Dickenson Bay</td><br /><td>Taxi</td><br /><td>-NA-</td><br /><td>10</td><br /><td>10</td><br /><td>Made a deal with the same driver to return us to jetty for same price</td><br /><td>Yi Lin</td><br /></tr><br /><br /></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">BAHAMAS</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">All fares in USD</span><br /><style type="text/css">.nobrtable br { display: none }</style><br /><div class="nobrtable"><br /><table align="left" border="8" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" rules="rows" frame="hsides"><br /><tbody><br /><br /><tr bgcolor="#dddddd"><br /><th>Date</th><br /><th>From</th><br /><th>To</th><br /><th>Mode</th><br /><th>Company</th><br /><th>Price Quoted</th><br /><th>Price Obtained</th><br /><th>Comments</th><br /><th>Contributor</th><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>29 June 09</td><br /><td>Eleuthera Island Jetty</td><br /><td>Rainbow Inn</td><br /><td>Taxi</td><br /><td>-NA-</td><br /><td>50</td><br /><td>50</td><br /><td>Unable to bargain for lower</td><br /><td>Yi Lin</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>3 July 09</td><br /><td>Rainbow Inn</td><br /><td>Eleuthera Island Jetty</td><br /><td>Taxi</td><br /><td>-NA-</td><br /><td>40</td><br /><td>40</td><br /><td>Made a deal with the same driver to return us to jetty for lower price</td><br /><td>Yi Lin</td><br /></tr><br /><br /></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">BARBADOS</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">All fares in USD</span><br /><style type="text/css">.nobrtable br { display: none }</style><br /><div class="nobrtable"><br /><table align="left" border="8" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" rules="rows" frame="hsides"><br /><tbody><br /><br /><tr bgcolor="#dddddd"><br /><th>Date</th><br /><th>From</th><br /><th>To</th><br /><th>Mode</th><br /><th>Company</th><br /><th>Price Quoted</th><br /><th>Price Obtained</th><br /><th>Comments</th><br /><th>Contributor</th><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>8 July 09</td><br /><td>Bridgetown</td><br /><td>Cruise Terminal</td><br /><td>Publico</td><br /><td>-NA-</td><br /><td>2</td><br /><td>2</td><br /><td>Fixed price</td><br /><td>Yi Lin</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>8 July 09</td><br /><td>Cruise Terminal</td><br /><td>Bridgetown</td><br /><td>Taxi</td><br /><td>-NA-</td><br /><td>4</td><br /><td>2</td><br /><td>Managed to find another couple to share the taxi-van</td><br /><td>Yi Lin</td><br /></tr><br /><br /></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5913100235741309153-323310006877598270?l=befaretotourists.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Danniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798702726955491899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913100235741309153.post-70864921528643295932009-08-15T14:06:00.003-07:002009-08-15T19:30:24.226-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">There's no info here yet. Contribute by making a comment!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5913100235741309153-7086492152864329593?l=befaretotourists.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Danniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798702726955491899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913100235741309153.post-42926513691136418522009-08-15T14:06:00.001-07:002009-08-22T00:05:35.064-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Have more info for us? Contribute by making a comment!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">INDONESIA</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Bali</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">All fares in Indonesian Rupiah</span><br /><style type="text/css">.nobrtable br { display: none }</style><br /><div class="nobrtable"><br /><table frame="hsides" align="left" rules="rows" border="8" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><br /><tbody><br /><br /><tr bgcolor="#dddddd"><br /><th>Date</th><br /><th>From</th><br /><th>To</th><br /><th>Mode</th><br /><th>Company</th><br /><th>Price Quoted</th><br /><th>Price Obtained</th><br /><th>Comments</th><br /><th>Contributor</th><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>14 August 09</td><br /><td>Jimbaran Bay</td><br /><td>Denpasar Airport</td><br /><td>Taxi</td><br /><td>-NA-</td><br /><td>100,000</td><br /><td>75,000</td><br /><td>Negotiated at 100k Rp, but eventually used metered fare of 75k Rp</td><br /><td>Michael Brian</td><br /></tr><br /><br /></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><br /><br />SRI LANKA</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Editor's note:</span> Personally, unless you are comfortable reading and speaking in Singhalese (the local language), you might be better off renting a car with chauffeur from one of the many tour operators in Sri Lanka. Some of these tour operators own hotels too, and can provide great rates!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5913100235741309153-4292651369113641852?l=befaretotourists.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Danniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798702726955491899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913100235741309153.post-21438549945792989462009-08-15T13:16:00.000-07:002009-09-02T00:35:09.389-07:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Have more info for us? Contribute by making a comment!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">COLOMBIA</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">All fares in COP</span><br /><style type="text/css">.nobrtable br { display: none</style><br /><div class="nobrtable"><br /><table frame="hsides" align="left" rules="rows" border="8" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><br /><tbody><br /><br /><tr bgcolor="#dddddd"><br /><th>Date</th><br /><th>From</th><br /><th>To</th><br /><th>Mode</th><br /><th>Company</th><br /><th>Price Quoted</th><br /><th>Price Obtained</th><br /><th>Comments</th><br /><th>Contributor</th><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>1 Aug 09</td><br /><td>Bogota</td><br /><td>San Gil</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>Autoboy</td><br /><td>40,000</td><br /><td>25,000</td><br /><td>From Plaza Norte, bargain by walking away</td><br /><td>Dan</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>14 Aug 09</td><br /><td>Bogota</td><br /><td>Popayan</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>Flota de Magdalena</td><br /><td>70,000</td><br /><td>50,000</td><br /><td>From the Bus Terminal, bargain by walking away</td><br /><td>Dan</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>9 Aug 09</td><br /><td>Bucaramanga</td><br /><td>Tunja</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>Copetron</td><br /><td>50,000</td><br /><td>30,000</td><br /><td>Were lucky. Seller was selling us an earlier time but it got sold out</td><br /><td>Dan</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>17 Aug 09</td><br /><td>Ipiales</td><br /><td>Rumichaca</td><br /><td>Minivan</td><br /><td>Supertaxi</td><br /><td>1,500</td><br /><td>1,500</td><br /><td>Fixed price. But tell the driver to drop you off at the Colombian Customs to get your exit stamp!</td><br /><td>Yi Lin</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>16 Aug 09</td><br /><td>Popayan</td><br /><td>Ipiales</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>Transipiales</td><br /><td>30,000</td><br /><td>25,000</td><br /><td>All operators refused to go below 25,000. We had to change from a bus to minivan in Pasto (no extra charge)</td><br /><td>Yi Lin</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>20 Aug 09</td><br /><td>San Gil</td><br /><td>Bogota</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>-any-</td><br /><td>NA</td><br /><td>30,000</td><br /><td>This is the average fare during low season</td><br /><td>Shaun Hostel Owner</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>20 Aug 09</td><br /><td>San Gil</td><br /><td>Bucaramanga</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>-any-</td><br /><td>NA</td><br /><td>12,000</td><br /><td>This is the average fare during low season</td><br /><td>Shaun Hostel Owner</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>5 Aug 09</td><br /><td>San Gil</td><br /><td>Bucaramanga</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>Copetron</td><br /><td>15,000</td><br /><td>12,000</td><br /><td>NA</td><br /><td>Dan</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>20 Aug 09</td><br /><td>San Gil</td><br /><td>Cartagena</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>-any-</td><br /><td>NA</td><br /><td>70,000</td><br /><td>This is the average fare during low season</td><br /><td>Shaun Hostel Owner</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>20 Aug 09</td><br /><td>San Gil</td><br /><td>Cucuta</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>-any-</td><br /><td>NA</td><br /><td>40,000</td><br /><td>This is the average fare during low season</td><br /><td>Shaun Hostel Owner</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>20 Aug 09</td><br /><td>San Gil</td><br /><td>Medellin</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>-any-</td><br /><td>NA</td><br /><td>65,000</td><br /><td>This is the average fare during low season</td><br /><td>Shaun Hostel Owner</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>20 Aug 09</td><br /><td>San Gil</td><br /><td>Santa Marta</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>-any-</td><br /><td>NA</td><br /><td>60,000</td><br /><td>This is the average fare during low season</td><br /><td>Shaun Hostel Owner</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>9 Aug 09</td><br /><td>Tunja</td><br /><td>Villa de Leyva</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>Can't recall</td><br /><td>5,500</td><br /><td>5,500</td><br /><td>Price appears to be fixed</td><br /><td>Yi Lin</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>12 Aug 09</td><br /><td>Villa de Leyva</td><br /><td>Bogota</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>Libertadores</td><br /><td>20,000</td><br /><td>20,000</td><br /><td>Price appears to be fixed</td><br /><td>Dan</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>11 Aug 09</td><br /><td>Villa De Leyva</td><br /><td>Raquira</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>Can't recall</td><br /><td>4,500</td><br /><td>4,500</td><br /><td>Price appears to be fixed</td><br /><td>Yi Lin</td><br /></tr><br /><br /></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><br /><span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">ECUADOR</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">All fares in USD</span><br /><style type="text/css">.nobrtable br { display: none</style><br /><div class="nobrtable"><br /><table frame="hsides" align="left" rules="rows" border="8" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><br /><tbody><br /><br /><tr bgcolor="#dddddd"><br /><th>Date</th><br /><th>From</th><br /><th>To</th><br /><th>Mode</th><br /><th>Company</th><br /><th>Price Quoted</th><br /><th>Price Obtained</th><br /><th>Comments</th><br /><th>Contributor</th><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>17 Aug 09</td><br /><td>Colombian-Ecuador border</td><br /><td>Tulcan</td><br /><td>Minivan</td><br /><td>Can't Recall</td><br /><td>0.75</td><br /><td>0.75</td><br /><td>Price seems to be fixed</td><br /><td>Yi Lin</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><td>1 Sep 09</td><br /><td>Guayaquil</td><br /><td>Cuenca</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>Super Taxi</td><br /><td>8</td><br /><td>8</td><br /><td>Appears to be standard price</td><br /><td>Dan</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><td>28 Aug 09</td><br /><td>Mindo</td><br /><td>Santo Domingo</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>Kennedy</td><br /><td>4</td><br /><td>4</td><br /><td>Appears to be standard price</td><br /><td>Dan</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>23 Aug 09</td><br /><td>Otavalo</td><br /><td>Quito</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>NA</td><br /><td>2</td><br /><td>2</td><br /><td>Appears to be standard price</td><br /><td>Dan</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>17 Aug 09</td><br /><td>Otavalo town outskirts</td><br /><td>Otavalo town centre</td><br /><td>Taxi</td><br /><td>NA</td><br /><td>1</td><br /><td>1</td><br /><td>Appears to be normal price. Bus driver also informed us before drop-off of the price</td><br /><td>Yi Lin</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><td>24 Aug 09</td><br /><td>Quito</td><br /><td>Papallacta</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>Amazonas</td><br /><td>2.20</td><br /><td>2.20</td><br /><td>Appears to be standard price</td><br /><td>Dan</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><td>25 Aug 09</td><br /><td>Quito</td><br /><td>Mindo</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>Flor de Valle</td><br /><td>2.50</td><br /><td>2.50</td><br /><td>Appears to be standard price</td><br /><td>Dan</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><td>24 Aug 09</td><br /><td>Papallacta</td><br /><td>Quito</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>Banos Express</td><br /><td>2</td><br /><td>2</td><br /><td>Appears to be standard price</td><br /><td>Dan</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><td>1 Sep 09</td><br /><td>Puerto Lopez</td><br /><td>Santa Elena</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>Green bus that starts with 'M'</td><br /><td>4</td><br /><td>4</td><br /><td>Appears to be standard price</td><br /><td>Dan</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><td>1 Sep 09</td><br /><td>Santa Elena</td><br /><td>Guayaquil</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>Liberpase</td><br /><td>3.30</td><br /><td>3.30</td><br /><td>Appears to be standard price</td><br /><td>Dan</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><td>28 Aug 09</td><br /><td>Santo Domingo</td><br /><td>Puerto Lopez</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>Aray</td><br /><td>8</td><br /><td>8</td><br /><td>Appears to be standard price</td><br /><td>Dan</td><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr><br /><td>17 Aug 09</td><br /><td>Tulcan</td><br /><td>Otavalo</td><br /><td>Bus</td><br /><td>San Cristobel</td><br /><td>3</td><br /><td>3</td><br /><td>Many operators competed aggressively, but all offered $3</td><br /><td>Yi Lin</td><br /></tr><br /><br /></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5913100235741309153-2143854994579298946?l=befaretotourists.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Danniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798702726955491899noreply@blogger.com3