Travel to Lima
Every way to reach Lima: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Lima is reachable from 63 places across 21 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 33 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €15.58 and the fastest takes 2h 27m door to door. The nearest origin is 169 km away.
How people reach Lima
Every mode that actually calls at Lima, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 4 | €42.14 | 2h 27m | 198 km | 1 |
| Coach | 20 | €15.58 | 3h 44m | 985 km | 1 |
| Flight | 113 | €56.19 | 4h 13m | 10,526 km | 31 |
- 63Places you can arrive from
- 63Places you can leave for
- 21Countries
- 33Operators
The journey ends at San Juan de Dios. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Lima for the night the train gets in
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 10 | 7% | Jauja, 169 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 20 | 15% | Huánuco, 250 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 35 | 26% | La Banda, 622 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 72 | 53% | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 1618 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Lima that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Peru | 59 | 44% |
| United States | 17 | 13% |
| Brazil | 10 | 7% |
| Colombia | 7 | 5% |
| Argentina | 4 | 3% |
| Bolivia | 4 | 3% |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 3% |
| Ecuador | 4 | 3% |
| Mexico | 4 | 3% |
| Canada | 2 | 1% |
| Chile | 2 | 1% |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1% |
| Cuba | 2 | 1% |
| Spain | 2 | 1% |
| France | 2 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1% |
| Panama | 2 | 1% |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1% |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1% |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Lima
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Lima
- San Juan de Dios
- Desamparados station
- Movil Bus Lima Norte Terminal
- NORLIMA SA
- LIM
Lima is large, and the road in from LIM can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Lima
Settled in advance, so the ride into Lima costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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The cheapest journeys into Lima
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chincha Alta to Lima bus | €15.58 | 3h 44m | 180 km |
| Huancayo to Lima bus | €16.68 | 3h 53m | 198 km |
| Ayacucho to Lima bus | €19.98 | 5h 15m | 329 km |
| Ica to Lima bus | €21.08 | 5h 4m | 266 km |
| Huánuco to Lima bus | €21.63 | 4h 23m | 250 km |
| Cusco to Lima bus | €33.73 | 8h 13m | 573 km |
| Arequipa to Lima bus | €41.98 | 10h 41m | 765 km |
| Huancayo to Lima train | €42.14 | 2h 27m | 198 km |
| Chilca to Lima train | €44.34 | 2h 28m | 198 km |
| Juliaca to Lima bus | €54.08 | 11h 43m | 838 km |
| Trujillo to Lima flight | €56.19 | 4h 13m | 489 km |
| Pucallpa to Lima flight | €56.78 | 4h 14m | 489 km |
| Tacna to Lima bus | €58.48 | 7h 13m | 985 km |
| Puno to Lima bus | €60.68 | 14h 5m | 866 km |
| Cajamarca to Lima flight | €63.86 | 4h 19m | 566 km |
| Cusco to Lima flight | €64.45 | 4h 19m | 573 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Lima well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Left luggage near San Juan de Dios
Most of the points near San Juan de Dios open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Popular journeys to Lima
Common questions about Travel to Lima
How can I get to Lima?
Lima is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 63 places, across 21 countries, on services run by 33 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 Lima?
The cheapest way into Lima is by Coach, from €15.58 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 63 origins we sell into Lima over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Lima?
The fastest journey into Lima is by Train, at 2h 27m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 169 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Lima have?
Lima has 5 named terminals on our network, including 2 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are San Juan de Dios, Desamparados station, LIM. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Lima from within 200 km?
10 of the routes we sell into Lima start within 200 km. The nearest is Jauja, 169 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Lima in Peru?
Lima connects to 63 places on our network across 21 countries, the furthest of them 10,526 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 journey is the easy half to plan. The days in Lima are the half people leave until last.
Day trips out of Lima and across Peru
Day trips that leave Lima in the morning and cover a good part of Peru by evening.
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