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Myself and a few partners are considering starting a service similar to Interbus. It would be based out of the HDR and accomodate airport and Jaco trips. We are also thinking about massage parlor and night club tours as well.

We are partnering with a local and reputable driver and his son. I'm looking for feedback on this venture.

Does this appear to be a business that can survive in what would appear to be an already crouded space.

I can't see how Interbus can make any money at $7.00 per head to & from the airport. I can't see anyone else making money at it at those rates either.

They picked me up around 12:30 that day. There was a real bad accident between the airport and town with fatalities and it took an hour and a half for my ride. Probably what happened to yours. Stuck in the traffic.

Author:	Cariden [ Sat Jun 28, 2008 3:10 pm ]
Post subject:	interbus
i've been trying for a week to make airport pickup arrangements on the internet site and keep getting an error...anyone else having problems i have tried two different computers no luck....

Author:	Hoosierdaddy [ Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:23 pm ]
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yeah i had same problem and then called this number 011-506-2283-5573 and they took care of everything and send e-mail for cc info while we talked. it worked out great but will know for sure if they are at the airport when i get there. there's another post here somewhere on interbus worth reading too.

Author:	Wallbanger [ Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:38 pm ]
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Myself and a few partners are considering starting a service similar to Interbus. It would be based out of the HDR and accomodate airport and Jaco trips. We are also thinking about massage parlor and night club tours as well. We are partnering with a local and reputable driver and his son. I'm looking for feedback on this venture. Does this appear to be a business that can survive in what would appear to be an already crouded space.

Author:	Harlo [ Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:00 am ]
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Do not expect to make any money in business in Costa Rica. Consider it a hobby and like most hobbies they cost money. Once in a while a hobby produces a profit and then you have an exception. Remember the million dollar rule when you start your hobby. If you want to leave Costa Rica with a million dollars , start with 2 million. Good Luck

Author:	Western [ Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:34 am ]
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I'm in the same boat. Been trying to make a reservation for airport pick-up. The website is having issues. I contacted them & here is their tipico Tico response: Buenos dÃas!! Varios clientes me han reportado el problema pero no se exactamente donde es el error. Sin embargo , si desea reservar puede hacerlo por este medio solamente enviando la siguiente informaciÃ³n: Nombre: DÃa del servicio: Lugar de pick up: Lugar de drop off: Hora del servicio: NÃºmero de pasajeros: Cuando tengamos esta informaciÃ³n le enviaremos su itinerario con las instrucciones de como garantizarlo. Saludos!! ********************************************* Berenice Brenes GuillÃ©n Interbus Online Sales support@interbusonline.com Tel:+(506) 22835573 \| Fax:+(506) 22837655 We Support the International Code of Conduct for the Protection of Chldren from Commercial Exploitation in Travel and Tourism. ******************************************* Antes de imprimir, piense en el ambiente.Before printing, think environment.Avant d'imprimer, pensez Ã l'environnement.Vor Drucken denken Sie Umweit. ----- Original Message ----- From: M S To: support@interbusonline.com Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 8:08 AM Subject: Problema con su website Quando yo clic en el link por su servicios yo recibo un mensaje que hay un problema: Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0009' Subscript out of range: '[number: 1]' /services/transportation/find_airporttransfer.asp, line 77 No es posible para mi a resevir un shuttle. Hay un problema con su website? Gracias, --Mark It is obvious to me that they do not have any in-house tech support & those that provide the support from elsewhere are "out-to-lunch". For the time being I guess that we will have to conduct business thru email.

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Author:	Western [ Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:41 am ]
Post subject:	Re: alternative to Interbus
Wallbanger wrote: Myself and a few partners are considering starting a service similar to Interbus. It would be based out of the HDR and accomodate airport and Jaco trips. We are also thinking about massage parlor and night club tours as well. We are partnering with a local and reputable driver and his son. I'm looking for feedback on this venture. Does this appear to be a business that can survive in what would appear to be an already crouded space. I can't see how Interbus can make any money at $7.00 per head to & from the airport. I can't see anyone else making money at it at those rates either. You are right that there are already a large number of (usually) reliable drivers available in CR. It might be tough to set youself apart from the crowd.

Author:	Thespy [ Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:42 pm ]
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Interbus worked out well for me and my two friends, each one of us came in on a different flight over the 4th of july weekend. I will try to use them instead of the taxi. You can't beat the price.

Author:	Orange [ Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:23 am ]
Post subject:	Re: alternative to Interbus
Western wrote: I can't see how Interbus can make any money at $7.00 per head to & from the airport. I can't see anyone else making money at it at those rates either. I agree that IB probably isn't making any money, but I disagree about why. The rate ($7) isn't bad, but when you have at most 2 clients per run and you are running large vans, that's not going to make you any money. If you can pool more clients together (at least 3-4 on every run), and use more fuel efficient cars, you can make money.

Author:	Hoosierdaddy [ Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:09 pm ]
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they were waiting for me at the airport as promised. had the hotel call them for return trip to the airport and that worked out well too. they came at the time i requested.

Author:	Johnarizona [ Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:53 pm ]
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great service and price(s) in my experience, poor website though as noted above. Use e-mail (48 hours notice) or phone.

Author:	SamKJ [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:45 pm ]
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The problem is now fixed. I was able to book on-line about an hour ago. Good luck!

Author:	Jdd [ Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:50 pm ]
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I have been a fan of Interbus for quite some time but was stood up last Thursday. Had a reservation for pick up at the airport but they were a no show. Just thought I'd pass this along...

Author:	Seabee [ Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:36 am ]
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They picked me up around 12:30 that day. There was a real bad accident between the airport and town with fatalities and it took an hour and a half for my ride. Probably what happened to yours. Stuck in the traffic.

Author:	BlueDevil [ Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:17 am ]
Post subject:	Interbus
I never had a problem with Interbus airport shuttle until my last trip on July 4th. I logged in on the website, and tried to make a reservation...but kept getting an error. I followed up with a phone call 4 days before the trip and spoke with a rep. He told me to send my details via e-mail. After receiving no response, I decided to pick up my rental car a day early at the airport.

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Author:	Jdd [ Sat Aug 02, 2008 9:59 am ]
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Seabee wrote: They picked me up around 12:30 that day. There was a real bad accident between the airport and town with fatalities and it took an hour and a half for my ride. Probably what happened to yours. Stuck in the traffic. Yep, you're right, I forgot about that. I have never had a problem with them in the past.