Traffic in the Peruvian capital is extremely overwhelming and surely one of the factors of this problem is the number of existing transport companies, since in Lima there are approximately 400 routes that transport thousands of users daily.
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Some routes used by various transport companies are larger than others, so due to the distance and congestion a person can spend up to 4 hours of their day on a bus.
According to the Society of Urban Planners of Peru, in the capital, more than 80% of the population uses public transportation to reach their various destinations.
But have you ever wondered which transport company has the longest route and which district it covers? Here we will reveal which buses travel more than 100 kilometers in just one trip. Take note!
What public transport company has the longest route in Lima?
Surely you have seen that the streets of Lima are full of large blue buses, but those of the company ETERSAC - Route 'C' - 1801 hold the title of "the public transport company with the longest route in Lima".
Before providing more details and information, you should know that the colors of these buses and even the route are very similar to ETUCHISA, the famous 'Chinos', but they are completely different companies.
The company ETERSAC has a total distance of 154 km: 77.2 km one way and 76.8 km round trip, which runs from the start of its route in Profam, in the district of Santa Rosa, which borders Ancón and Ventanilla, and ends in Las Palmas in Pachacamac, passing through Villa El Salvador.
Some bus stops of ETERSAC:
- Profam
- Pachacútec
- Km. 39
- Zapallal Puente Piedra
- Pro
- Panamericana Norte (Mega Plaza, Plaza Norte)
- Zarumilla
- Acho
- Puente Nuevo
- Evitamiento (Jockey Plaza, Atocongo, Puente Alipio)
- Panamericana Sur
- Parque Zonal
- Óvalo Cocharcas
- Villa El Salvador
- Brisas
- Óvalo Chepén Av. Lima
- José Gálvez
- Las Palmas
Note that various data in this article was taken from the Twitter account of Daniel Tucto, who calls himself a 'rutero por vocación'.