Cabo San Lucas to La Ventana - Transportation

upwind1 · Since 09 Jun 2007 5 Posts New Member

Heading to La Ventana. My flight lands in Cabo San Lucas, what's the options for transportation to La Ventana? Heard there was a bus to La Paz, has anyone been on it?

Thanks...

dangerD · Since 27 Jun 2005 223 Posts Bingen Heights Stoked

Baja buses are modern and nice but the drivers are nuts. (you can get Valium over the counter if it helps) They are known as the Eagle, La Aguila.. Theyll probably take you to San Jose del Cabo to catch one for La Paz and then another for el Sargento ("Sarhento" which is mexican for La Ventana)
good luck.. car rental would be easier... or hire a ride..

blancoh2o · Since 15 Mar 2005 1154 Posts Oregon Phishy

I have done the bus thing. It is kind of fun mixing with the locals.
Walk from the SJDC airport towards the highway. You will see a few locals along the way, just follow them. Get off at the LaPaz bus station...
Catch the El Sergento bus into LV or have a friend pick you up in LaPaz.

Where are you staying? Sometimes there are several arrivals at the same time and the shuttle can be split amongst you. Also you can call Merie at Baja Joe's, she will try to hook you up with other folks who need a ride.

Car rentals are not a boad way to go either. I rented there last season. Jjust get a new credit card that provides renta car insurance....

Onad · Wed Oct 31, 07 10:05 am

A car is nice if there is no wind to travel around. Also, you can drive to Los Barriles or across to the west side to surf.

Last time I got a car for $13/day. ~D

magicmaker · Since 29 Oct 2006 895 Posts da Hood Opinionated

where and how did you get a car for $13 / day? i am headed down at the end of december and plan on doing a car rental.....

Onad · Wed Oct 31, 07 1:13 pm

I’ll have to check with my travel agent (wife). She found the deal on hotwire or someplace like that….

marina c · Wed Oct 31, 07 2:05 pm

you just have to keep on checking the rental car prices, just like the airlines. I got a similar deal last February. I didn't take it when I first saw the offer ($216 for 14-15 days) and waited another week before it populated again!

pjc · Since 06 Mar 2005 649 Posts Addicted

i imagine those super cheap car rentals are extra for the insurance...

mexican car insurance is a whole different thread. bottom line - it's not on your credit card, and you're bumming if you get a fender bender in MX without it.

Onad · Wed Oct 31, 07 2:38 pm

Yep, you are correct. No insurance at that price. Make sure you’re covered or your trip may be extended indefinitely… Evil or Very Mad

blancoh2o · Since 15 Mar 2005 1154 Posts Oregon Phishy

It all depends on which credit card you have. I called the customer service number on the back of my card before going down there last year. They told me that I was totally covered in Mexico or any other country for that matter.
It is real important to make sure that your specific credit card plan has coverage. For example, not all Alaska Airline Visas have rental car coverage in foreign countrys. Some do and some don't....
They even gave me a toll free number to call while in Mexico if I encountered any problems.
Just make sure to cover all the bases and you will be fine.

eric · Since 13 Jan 2006 1872 Posts XTreme Poster

I am pretty sure that while your CC may cover damage to your rental car, it's injury to another persons property, or person that will land you in jail if you do not have Mexican insurance.

Eric

purdyd · Since 27 Nov 2006 41 Posts

insurance? we don't need no stinking insurance.

kitezilla · Since 22 Jun 2006 453 Posts gorge Obsessed

Keep in mind that Mexican law is derivative of the "Napoleonic Code", where one is "Guilty until proven Innocent"... hard for US citizens to understand. What it can translate into is that everyone involved gets taken to jail, and stays there until they prove they have insurance to cover the damages. This is why so many people involved in accidents, in Mexico, leave the scene.

In the 15 years, I traveled in Mexico, I always had not only Mexican Auto Liability and Property coverage, but also "Travelers Insurance", whereby, you are guaranteed that a lawyer will come to your aid.

The time to find out all this is not in the middle of the night, down at "El Centro".

I always liked the Vagabundos Del Mar club insurance.

Onad · Thu Nov 01, 07 5:32 am

And it’s not just other vehicles you have to watch out for. I’ve heard that if you kill someone’s Baja cow you are responsible for buying them a new one…

Watch out for these guys, especially at night!!

blowhard · Since 26 Dec 2005 2027 Posts Windward

if you have a RV with a toilet
ADA VIS is the way to go
They have Mexican and U.S. coverage
and it's dirt cheap
it's our full time insurance.

A guy told me that if you land in jail you will be happy to spend thousands just to get a cell
and thousands more to get a lock for your cell
etc,,,
It also makes all Mexicans the best drivers I have ever encountered
In all the time I have spent in Mx. we only saw one 2 car accident.

plenty over the bank

pjc · Since 06 Mar 2005 649 Posts Addicted