Asking a bus driver to stop at a certain destination

Question

How would you ask a bus driver to stop at a place in advance? I don't actually know what the area I'm going to looks like, so I need to ask if the driver can stop when we get there and let me off. So far I've got "¿pasa cerca x?" Which I believe is asking "do you go near x"? Will this be enough or should I make clear that I'm asking the driver to stop there?

Thanks for your help.

Edit: Found this - does this make sense/is not seen as rude? "Avíseme cuando lleguemos" (Tell me when we arrive).

I' is a bit rude. you can say:¿ podría avisarme cuamdo lleguemos a la parada X? - 000a35ff, Aug 7, 2015

Welcome to SpanishDict. - rac1, Aug 7, 2015

If you add "por favor" is even better. - chileno, Aug 7, 2015

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Answer 1

I always use public transport in Spain and the following has served me well :- ¿Es este autobus para (el centro, la catedral, la plaza de España, el Hotel Cervantes etc )?

¿Puede decirme cuando llegamos a la parada por favor?

I've always found Spanish bus drivers to be very helpful. You could also ask someone at the bus stop which would give you more time to digest the information. Just practice what you're going to say in advance.

¡Buena suerte!

Thanks for the help! What would be the difference in saying this compared to what txelis suggested? And it'll actually be in Ecuador, hopefully they'll be just as helpful :) - cobbler, Aug 7, 2015

txelis is saying the same thing but in a different way – Could-you advise-me when we-arrive at the stop? Which is nearly the same as you wrote, but by using podría (could you…?) it makes it a request rather than a demand - tomasdeAlba, Aug 7, 2015

Answer 2

Here in Baja we use baja or bajen.

Por favor baja en Soriana. Please let me off at Soriana.

¡Baja! Stop! Let me off!

Exactly what I should have said! - annierats, Aug 7, 2015

Answer 3

I will tell you a warning tale:

Once I was taking a bus home from Vejer de la Frontera to La Barca, which is just below Vejer. Vejer is on a hill and I had some heavy shopping to carry, otherwise it is a walkable distance. First I and another girl had to wait an hour for the bus because there had been a breakdown. Eventually a replacement bus was sent. I bought a ticket to La Barca, one euro and 22 cents. The replacement bus was driven by a young driver who was not familiar with the route. We sailed past the bus-stop at La Barca at high speed. I stood up but my brain refused to work. Should I say ' Para? Pare? I could not remember and my mouth opened and closed with no sound coming out. Fortunately some other passengers started shouting at the driver :¡ La señora quiere bajar! The driver looked round and saw me standing there with my shopping. He couldn't stop now, in the middle of the road, he had to go on until he could pull over. I thanked him, but my heart was not in it. I now had a 3 km walk in hot weather during which to reflect on how to stop buses. Carrying the shopping . Bajar, go with bajar...

This is only an add-on anser, just in case a crisis occurs, and you need to stop the bus, obviously it is better if no crisis occurs. - annierats, Aug 9, 2015

I'll keep this in mind, always useful to know! - cobbler, Sep 17, 2015