São Paulo to Lima

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from São Paulo to Lima. From €275.08, fastest 8h 2m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from São Paulo to Lima costs €275.08 at the cheapest and takes 8h 2m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 5 operators. The route covers 3,556 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
3,556 km
Fastest
8h 2m
Average
8h 23m
Services per day
40
Cheapest
€275.08
CO2 per passenger
526.3 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 29, 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
Flight8h 2m4h 52m3h 10m€327.59526.3 kg40
  • 8h 2mFastest, by Flight
  • €327.59Cheapest, by Flight
  • 526.3 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 3,556 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

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

Cheapest€275.08
  1. LAN Peru LA882412:525h 13m18:05São Paulo GRULima LIM

Door to door 8h 23mCO2 526.3 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Fastest€405.47
  1. TAM Brazilian Airlines TA187020:264h 52m01:18São Paulo CGHLima LIM

Door to door 8h 2mCO2 526.3 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.

Checking the live timetables.

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 São Paulo to Lima
Cheapest fare by mode and day for São Paulo to LimaSunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Flight€688.67€513.44€500.46€442.05€551.20€508.13€532.91€389.54€338.21€327.59€364.76€448.54€409.60€430.25

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €275.08

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

Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.

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Booking window

When to book São Paulo to Lima

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €330.5490 days
  2. €223.1660 days
  3. €231.4245 days
  4. €226.7030 days
  5. €327.0021 days
  6. €430.2514 days
  7. €532.917 days
  8. €500.463 days
  9. €688.671 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €223.16.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 209 percent. The most expensive point is €688.67, 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.
€688.67€223.161371421304560

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. €389.54Sun
  2. €338.21Mon
  3. €327.59Tue
  4. €364.76Wed
  5. €448.54Thu
  6. €409.60Fri
  7. €430.25Sat
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. €500.46Sep
  2. €294.55Oct
  3. €260.33Nov
  4. €268.59Dec
  5. €256.20Jan
  6. €218.44Feb

The route

São PauloSão PauloLimaLima
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 3,556 km against 3,453 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves São Paulo at 06:12 and the last at 20:51, 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.

São Paulo

Rail
  • Ipiranga (CPTM, São Paulo Metro)
  • Washington Luis (São Paulo Metro)
  • Brás
Bus
  • Sao Paulo Jabaquara bus station
  • 8017-10
Air
  • GRU
  • CGH

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.
OperatorFromFastest
Avianca El Salvador€280.988h 2m
LAN Airlines€278.628h 2m
LAN Peru€275.088h 2m
TACA Peru€276.268h 3m
TAM Brazilian Airlines€280.988h 2m
The price

What the fare is made of

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

The cheapest flight fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€225.5082%
Taxes€40.5915%
Supplier fees€7.003%
Our service fee€1.991%
Total you pay€275.08100%

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 São Paulo 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 São Paulo to Lima?

The fastest journey from São Paulo to Lima takes 8h 2m door to door, of which 4h 52m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 8h 23m, 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 São Paulo to Lima?

The cheapest fare from São Paulo to Lima is €275.08, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €476.57. 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 São Paulo to Lima?

The cheapest way from São Paulo to Lima is by flight, at €327.59 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 8h 2m 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.

When should I book São Paulo to Lima?

Fares from São Paulo to Lima bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €223.16. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 209 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for São Paulo to Lima?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from São Paulo to Lima, at €327.59. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for São Paulo to Lima?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from São Paulo to Lima, at €218.44 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 São Paulo to Lima?

5 operators sell services from São Paulo to Lima across 1 mode: Avianca El Salvador, LAN Airlines, LAN Peru, TACA Peru, TAM Brazilian 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 São Paulo to Lima?

Every service we sell from São Paulo to Lima is direct, with around 40 departures a day and a fastest journey of 8h 2m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

Which station or terminal do services from São Paulo to Lima use?

Services from São Paulo to Lima by flight leave from São Paulo CGH 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 São Paulo to Lima?

0 of the 5 operators we sell from São Paulo 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 São Paulo to Lima on September 12, 2026: 3556 km of route against 3453 km in a straight line, 40 services a day, 5 operators, a cheapest fare of €275.08, and 8h 2m 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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