I had heard that it was quite a schlep from Banos to Montinita. It was supposed to be at least 7 hours from Banos to Guayaquil and then supposedly another 4 or so to Montanita. Since it was going to take so long, I was interested in going overnight, but I knew I would need to switch buses in Guayaquil. All of the bus stations I had been in in Ecuador were really shaddy, so I was a bit nervous to show up at 3 am in Guayaquil and have to spend time there waiting for a bus.
Luckily, the Guayaquil bus station is amazing. It´s actually a mall and quite new and swanky. It´s very safe and you can feel fine showing up at any time of the night. Miraculously the security guards are extremely helpful as well. You can ask any of them which bus counter to use for where you´re going and they will happily tell you and even walk you in the right direction.
Once you get your ticket, you have to take the elevator up to the second floor where all of the buses leave. The security guards up there are also super helpful and will gladly point you to the correct door to exit.
I would also suggest that if you´re heading to Peru, that you book your ticket there through C.I.F.A (pronounced see-fa). They helped me get off and on in all of the right spots to get my passport stamped our and back in.
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