Cheapest€26.03
- Aeroexpreso A132214:228h 33m22:55Movil Bus Lima Norte TerminalVan / collectivo a Cusco
Door to door 9h 17mCO2 15.5 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Lima to Cusco bus
Buses from Lima to Cusco start at €27.13 and take 8h 12m at their fastest.
The Buses from Lima to Cusco starts at €27.13 and takes 8h 12m door to door, run by 1 operator over 573 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 8h 12mDoor to door
- 7h 28mMoving
- €27.13From
- 15.5 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 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 | €26.03 | 8h 12m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
The trip ends at Estación Poroy. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
Where to stay in Cusco
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When to book Lima to Cusco
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €25.4890 days
- €24.9360 days
- €26.5845 days
- €29.3330 days
- €26.0321 days
- €27.1314 days
- €30.437 days
- €49.683 days
- €49.681 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €24.93.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 99 percent. The most expensive point is €49.68, 3 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.
- €35.38Sun
- €32.63Mon
- €27.13Tue
- €32.08Wed
- €40.33Thu
- €37.58Fri
- €37.58Sat
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
Cusco
Bus
- Van / collectivo a Cusco
- Terminal Terrestre de Cusco
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 573 km against 573 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 06:45 and the last at 21:07, 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 20m | 1h 10m | 3h 10m | €53.24 | 145.1 kg | 48 |
| Coach | 8h 12m | 7h 28m | 44m | €27.13 | 15.5 kg | 12 |
Questions about Lima to Cusco
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 Cusco take?
The Coach from Lima to Cusco takes 8h 12m door to door, of which 7h 28m is spent moving. The route runs 573 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 Cusco cost?
The Coach from Lima to Cusco starts at €27.13 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €32.36. 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 Cusco?
1 operators run the Coach from Lima to Cusco: 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 Cusco use?
The Coach from Lima to Cusco leaves from Movil Bus Lima Norte Terminal and arrives at Van / collectivo a Cusco. 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 Cusco?
Traveling from Lima to Cusco by Flight costs €53.24 and takes 4h 20m door to door, against 8h 12m 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 Cusco?
Fares for the Coach from Lima to Cusco bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €24.93. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 99 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Lima to Cusco produce?
The Coach from Lima to Cusco produces about 15.5 kg of CO2 per passenger over 573 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 Cusco?
Operators on the Coach from Lima to Cusco publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 8h 12m 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 Cusco on September 8, 2026: 573 km of route against 573 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €27.13, and 8h 12m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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