Cheapest€34.83
- Aeroexpreso A839307:4511h 38m19:23Arequipa Bus TerminalMovil Bus Lima Norte Terminal
Door to door 12h 22mCO2 20.7 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Arequipa to Lima bus
Buses from Arequipa to Lima start at €35.93 and take 10h 42m at their fastest.
The Buses from Arequipa to Lima starts at €35.93 and takes 10h 42m door to door, run by 1 operator over 765 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 10h 42mDoor to door
- 9h 58mMoving
- €35.93From
- 20.7 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeroexpreso | €34.83 | 10h 41m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
The trip ends at San Juan de Dios. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Lima for the night the bus gets in
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Arequipa to Lima
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €33.1890 days
- €30.9860 days
- €34.2845 days
- €33.1830 days
- €35.3821 days
- €35.9314 days
- €41.437 days
- €61.233 days
- €79.931 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €30.98.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 158 percent. The most expensive point is €79.93, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €47.48Sun
- €42.53Mon
- €43.63Tue
- €35.93Wed
- €54.63Thu
- €48.58Fri
- €49.13Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Arequipa
Bus
- Arequipa Bus Terminal
- Arequipa International Terraport
Lima
Bus
- Movil Bus Lima Norte Terminal
- NORLIMA SA
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 765 km against 765 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Arequipa at 06:12 and the last at 20:52, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 34m | 1h 24m | 3h 10m | €74.48 | 193.8 kg | 40 |
| Coach | 10h 42m | 9h 58m | 44m | €35.93 | 20.7 kg | 12 |
Questions about Arequipa to Lima
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Coach from Arequipa to Lima take?
The Coach from Arequipa to Lima takes 10h 42m door to door, of which 9h 58m is spent moving. The route runs 765 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Coach from Arequipa to Lima cost?
The Coach from Arequipa to Lima starts at €35.93 for one passenger, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare is €41.43. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Arequipa to Lima?
1 operators run the Coach from Arequipa to Lima: Aeroexpreso. Between them they file around 12 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Coach from Arequipa to Lima use?
The Coach from Arequipa to Lima leaves from Arequipa Bus Terminal and arrives at Movil Bus Lima Norte Terminal. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Coach the best way from Arequipa to Lima?
Traveling from Arequipa to Lima by Flight costs €74.48 and takes 4h 34m door to door, against 10h 42m by Coach. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Coach from Arequipa to Lima?
Fares for the Coach from Arequipa to Lima bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €30.98. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 158 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Arequipa to Lima produce?
The Coach from Arequipa to Lima produces about 20.7 kg of CO2 per passenger over 765 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Arequipa to Lima?
Operators on the Coach from Arequipa to Lima publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 10h 42m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Arequipa to Lima on September 9, 2026: 765 km of route against 765 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €35.93, and 10h 42m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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