There are 3 ways to get from Aguascalientes to Machu Picchu by plane, train, shuttle, or bus
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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 10m$398–2,931Shuttle 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$415–2,960Bus 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 51m$533–3,360
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 fly and Train + Bus which costs $390 - $3,000 and takes 18h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Aguascalientes to Machu Picchu is to fly and Train + Bus which takes 18h 10m and costs $390 - $3,000.
The distance between Aguascalientes and Machu Picchu is 5272 km.
It takes approximately 18h 10m to get from Aguascalientes to Machu Picchu, including transfers.
Machu Picchu is 1h ahead of Aguascalientes. It is currently 5:33 PM in Aguascalientes and 6:33 PM in Machu Picchu.
There are 133+ 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 shuttle to San Luis Potosí, take the taxi to San Luis Potosí Airport (SLP) 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 11m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Houston, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
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
- $500–1,700
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Cancun, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Houston, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
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
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zacatecas International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- 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
- $330–1,300
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- 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 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- 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
- +52 449 913 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 2643 9028
- Website
- apoloplatinum.com.mx
Bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–32
- Schedules at
- apoloplatinum.com.mx
- Ejecutivo
- $23–27
- Confort
- $28–32
- Primera Clase
- $18–26
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