Travel to Cusco
Every way to reach Cusco: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Cusco is reachable from 19 places across 4 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 10 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €18.88 and the fastest takes 2h 57m door to door. The nearest origin is 248 km away.
How people reach Cusco
Every mode that actually calls at Cusco, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 6 | €45.99 | 2h 57m | 331 km | 1 |
| Coach | 28 | €18.88 | 4h 48m | 614 km | 1 |
| Flight | 12 | €33.18 | 3h 59m | 2,220 km | 8 |
- 19Places you can arrive from
- 19Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 10Operators
The journey ends at Estación Poroy. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
Where to sleep in Cusco
Sort by distance from Estación Poroy and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 to 600 km | 41 | 89% | Ayacucho, 248 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 2 | 4% | Huánuco, 614 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 3 | 7% | Bogotá, 2031 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Cusco that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Cusco
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Cusco
- Estación Poroy
- Estación Wánchaq
- Estación San Pedro
- Van / collectivo a Cusco
- Terminal Terrestre de Cusco
- CUZ
CUZ is not in Cusco, and the road in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
A car waiting when you land in Cusco
Settled in advance, so the ride into Cusco costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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The cheapest journeys into Cusco
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa to Cusco bus | €18.88 | 5h 22m | 322 km |
| Juliaca to Cusco bus | €19.43 | 5h 2m | 295 km |
| Ayacucho to Cusco bus | €21.08 | 4h 48m | 248 km |
| Puno to Cusco bus | €26.58 | 6h | 331 km |
| Lima to Cusco bus | €28.23 | 8h 14m | 573 km |
| Huancayo to Cusco bus | €29.88 | 6h 55m | 387 km |
| Ica to Cusco bus | €32.08 | 7h | 411 km |
| Chincha Alta to Cusco bus | €33.18 | 7h 50m | 451 km |
| Juliaca to Cusco flight | €33.18 | 3h 59m | 295 km |
| Tacna to Cusco bus | €34.28 | 8h 2m | 531 km |
| Puerto Maldonado to Cusco flight | €35.54 | 4h 2m | 318 km |
| Arequipa to Cusco flight | €39.67 | 4h 2m | 322 km |
| Santiago de Surco to Cusco bus | €40.33 | 10h 22m | 568 km |
| Miraflores to Cusco bus | €40.33 | 9h 39m | 571 km |
| Callao to Cusco bus | €41.43 | 10h 42m | 584 km |
| Santa Anita - Los Ficus to Cusco bus | €41.43 | 10h 11m | 567 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Cusco well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Left luggage near Estación Poroy
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular journeys to Cusco
Common questions about Travel to Cusco
How can I get to Cusco?
Cusco is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 19 places, across 4 countries, on services run by 10 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Cusco?
The cheapest way into Cusco is by Coach, from €18.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 19 origins we sell into Cusco over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Cusco?
The fastest journey into Cusco is by Train, at 2h 57m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 248 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Cusco have?
Cusco has 6 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Estación Poroy, Estación Wánchaq, Estación San Pedro. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where else can I go from Cusco in Peru?
Cusco connects to 19 places on our network across 4 countries, the furthest of them 2,220 km away in a straight line. Peru routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Peru
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Cusco is somebody else's catalogue.
Things to do in Cusco
The tickets worth having in advance, because the queue at the door is usually the whole morning.
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