There are 4 ways to get from Aguascalientes to Machu Picchu by plane, train, bus, or shuttle
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Fly from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, Train + Bus
best- Fly from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane AGU - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
18h 5m$379–2,831Bus to Zacatecas International Airport, fly, Train + Bus
- Take the bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecasbus
- Fly from Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane ZCL - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
21h 46m$494–3,261Shuttle to San Luis Potosí Airport, fly, Train + Bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Aguascalientes to San Luis Potosí
- Fly from San Luis Potosí Airport (SLP) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane SLP - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
22h 11m$426–2,961Bus to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, fly, Train + Bus
- Take the bus from Aguascalientes to Guadalajara Airportbus
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane GDL - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
22h 51m$451–2,265
Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aguascalientes to Machu Picchu is to bus and fly and Train + Bus which costs $450 - $2,300 and takes 22h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Aguascalientes to Machu Picchu is to fly and Train + Bus which takes 18h 5m and costs $370 - $2,900.
The distance between Aguascalientes and Machu Picchu is 5272 km.
It takes approximately 18h 5m to get from Aguascalientes to Machu Picchu, including transfers.
Machu Picchu is 1h ahead of Aguascalientes. It is currently 10:33 PM in Aguascalientes and 11:33 PM in Machu Picchu.
There are 134+ hotels available in Machu Picchu.
What companies run services between Aguascalientes, Mexico and Machu Picchu, Peru?
There is no direct connection from Aguascalientes to Machu Picchu. However, you can take the taxi to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) airport, fly to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ), walk to Cusco Airport, take the bus to Avenida Pardo, walk to Cusco - Wanchaq, take the train to Machu Picchu Pueblo, walk to Aguas Calientes, then take the bus to Machu Picchu. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Zacatecas, take the taxi to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL) airport, fly to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ), walk to Cusco Airport, take the bus to Avenida Pardo, walk to Cusco - Wanchaq, take the train to Machu Picchu Pueblo, walk to Aguas Calientes, then take the bus to Machu Picchu.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Houston, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Cancun, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Cancun, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Houston, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Panama City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zacatecas International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Zacatecas International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Phone
- +51 1625 4848
- reservas@perurail.com
- Website
- perurail.com
Train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–1,600
- Website
- https://www.perurail.com/
- Phone
- +52 55 2643 9028
- Website
- apoloplatinum.com.mx
Bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–33
- Schedules at
- apoloplatinum.com.mx
- Ejecutivo
- $24–28
- Confort
- $29–33
- Primera Clase
- $18–27
- Phone
- +52 449 913 0502
- tours.lopez@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Aguascalientes to San Luis Potosí
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–120
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Aguascalientes to Guadalajara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
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