Arequipa to Lima

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Arequipa to Lima. From €34.83, fastest 4h 34m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Arequipa to Lima costs €34.83 at the cheapest and takes 4h 34m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 6 operators. The route covers 783 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
783 km
Fastest
4h 34m
Average
6h 14m
Services per day
52
Cheapest
€34.83
CO2 per passenger
153.9 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 34m1h 24m3h 10m€79.79193.8 kg40
Coach10h 42m9h 58m44m€42.5320.7 kg12
  • 4h 34mFastest, by Flight
  • €42.53Cheapest, by Coach
  • 20.7 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 783 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€34.83
  1. Aeroexpreso A839307:4511h 38m19:23Arequipa Bus TerminalMovil Bus Lima Norte Terminal

Door to door 12h 22mCO2 20.7 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€72.71
  1. JetSMART Perú JS581306:391h 24m08:03Arequipa AQPLima LIM

Door to door 4h 34mCO2 193.8 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Arequipa to Lima
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Arequipa to LimaFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Coach€83.78€74.98€72.78€50.23€49.68€51.33€67.28€48.58€49.13€47.48€42.53€43.63€42.53€51.88
Flight€167.11€150.00€141.74€99.85€97.49€105.16€129.94€97.49€99.85€93.36€85.10€79.79€87.46€109.29

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €34.83

Lima is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Lima

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Booking window

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.

  1. €38.6890 days
  2. €28.7860 days
  3. €33.7345 days
  4. €34.2830 days
  5. €41.9821 days
  6. €51.8814 days
  7. €67.287 days
  8. €72.783 days
  9. €83.781 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €28.78.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 191 percent. The most expensive point is €83.78, 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.
€83.78€28.781371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €47.48Sun
  2. €42.53Mon
  3. €43.63Tue
  4. €42.53Wed
  5. €51.88Thu
  6. €48.58Fri
  7. €49.13Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €49.68Sep
  2. €35.38Oct
  3. €31.53Nov
  4. €35.93Dec
  5. €31.53Jan
  6. €27.13Feb

The route

ArequipaArequipaLimaLima
The journey

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 783 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 06:21 and the last at 20:50, across 40 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Arequipa

Rail
  • Estación Arequipa
Bus
  • Arequipa Bus Terminal
  • Arequipa International Terraport
Air
  • AQP

Lima

Rail
  • San Juan de Dios
  • Desamparados station
Bus
  • Movil Bus Lima Norte Terminal
  • NORLIMA SA
Air
  • 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 taxi stand outside an airport terminal

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 cab stand says.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Aeroexpreso€34.8310h 41m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
Avianca El Salvador€72.714h 34m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
JetSMART Perú€69.174h 34m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
LAN Airlines€68.584h 34m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
LAN Peru€67.994h 34m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
Peruvian Airlines€68.584h 34m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€28.5082%
Taxes€2.858%
Supplier fees€1.494%
Our service fee€1.996%
Total you pay€34.83100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Lima well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near San Juan de Dios

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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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 it take to get from Arequipa to Lima?

The fastest journey from Arequipa to Lima takes 4h 34m door to door, of which 1h 24m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 6h 14m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Arequipa to Lima?

The cheapest fare from Arequipa to Lima is €34.83, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €102.21. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Arequipa to Lima?

The cheapest way from Arequipa to Lima is by Coach, at €42.53 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 10h 42m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Arequipa to Lima?

The fastest way from Arequipa to Lima is by Flight, at 4h 34m door to door. Only 1h 24m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €79.79.

When should I book Arequipa to Lima?

Fares from Arequipa to Lima bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €28.78. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 191 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Arequipa to Lima?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Arequipa to Lima, at €42.53. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Arequipa to Lima?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Arequipa to Lima, at €27.13 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Arequipa to Lima?

6 operators sell services from Arequipa to Lima across 2 modes: Aeroexpreso, Avianca El Salvador, JetSMART Perú, LAN Airlines, LAN Peru, Peruvian Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Arequipa to Lima?

Every service we sell from Arequipa to Lima is direct, with around 52 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 34m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

How much CO2 does the journey from Arequipa to Lima produce?

Traveling from Arequipa to Lima by Coach produces about 20.7 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 193.8 kg, roughly 9 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Arequipa to Lima use?

Services from Arequipa to Lima by Flight leave from Arequipa AQP and arrive at Lima LIM. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Arequipa to Lima?

1 of the 6 operators we sell from Arequipa to Lima allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

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, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Arequipa to Lima on September 10, 2026: 783 km of route against 765 km in a straight line, 52 services a day, 6 operators, a cheapest fare of €34.83, and 4h 34m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Lima is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Things to do in Lima

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