LaDiablo,
Interbus to Jaco is more like $29 unless you're a Ch*ld under 12 (PLUS $10 more for your surfboard if you're bringing your own). Also, unlike when going with a cab, private driver or rental car, its not like you get much choice with Interbus how early in the morning you get to leave. Your choices are either 8:15AM or 2:30PM. With those other travel methods you actually can leave as early or late as you like. Also, its not really fair to compare Interbus's ONE WAY shuttle fare to QBF's ROUNDTRIP taxi fare. That misleadingly makes the comparable cab fare seem twice what it actually is. Besides that, as Chili pointed out, QBF's estimate was definitely on the high side even for a roundtrip (and thus overstated his case). Of course, Chili's rate was similarly surprising on the low side. My guess is that a more likely negotiated rate would be something in between those 2 amounts but probably closer to $100 than to $200. Now if you split those fares in half to get the one-way equivalent and you split it in half again by sharing that cab with another monger, then Chili's taxi fare drops down to just $25/pp each way which is actually less than Interbus and, unlike Interbus, you get to choose your departure times.
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