Cheapest€34.83
- Aeroexpreso A576307:4511h 21m19:06Movil Bus Lima Norte TerminalArequipa Bus Terminal
Door to door 12h 5mCO2 20.7 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Lima to Arequipa bus
Buses from Lima to Arequipa start at €42.53 and take 10h 49m at their fastest.
The Buses from Lima to Arequipa starts at €42.53 and takes 10h 49m 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 49mDoor to door
- 10h 5mMoving
- €42.53From
- 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 |
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When to book Lima to Arequipa
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
- €42.5314 days
- €51.337 days
- €74.983 days
- €92.031 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 197 percent. The most expensive point is €92.03, 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
- €42.53Wed
- €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.
Lima
Bus
- Movil Bus Lima Norte Terminal
- NORLIMA SA
Arequipa
Bus
- Arequipa Bus Terminal
- Arequipa International Terraport
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 Lima 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 | €79.79 | 193.8 kg | 40 |
| Coach | 10h 49m | 10h 5m | 44m | €42.53 | 20.7 kg | 12 |
Questions about Lima to Arequipa
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 Lima to Arequipa take?
The Coach from Lima to Arequipa takes 10h 49m door to door, of which 10h 5m 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 Lima to Arequipa cost?
The Coach from Lima to Arequipa starts at €42.53 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 Lima to Arequipa?
1 operators run the Coach from Lima to Arequipa: 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 Lima to Arequipa use?
The Coach from Lima to Arequipa leaves from Movil Bus Lima Norte Terminal and arrives at Arequipa Bus 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 Lima to Arequipa?
Traveling from Lima to Arequipa by Flight costs €79.79 and takes 4h 34m door to door, against 10h 49m 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 Lima to Arequipa?
Fares for the Coach from Lima to Arequipa bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €30.98. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 197 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Lima to Arequipa produce?
The Coach from Lima to Arequipa 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 Lima to Arequipa?
Operators on the Coach from Lima to Arequipa publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 10h 49m 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 Lima to Arequipa 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 €42.53, and 10h 49m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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What to book in Arequipa before you go
Day trips that leave Arequipa in the morning and cover a good part of Peru by evening.
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