There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Machu Picchu by train, plane, or car
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Train + Bus
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane ZRH - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
26h 57m$766–3,635Fly Basel to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Train + Bus
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane BSL - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
26h 53m$679–3,820Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Train + Bus
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane CDG - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
27h 7m$775–2,697Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport, drive
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP)plane ZRH - AYP
- Drive from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) to Machu Picchucar
30h 57m$1,016–2,940Fly Basel to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport, drive
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP)plane BSL - AYP
- Drive from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) to Machu Picchucar
37h 23m$929–3,125
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Machu Picchu is to train and fly and Train + Bus which costs $750 - $2,700 and takes 27h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Machu Picchu is to fly and Train + Bus which takes 26h 53m and costs $650 - $3,900.
The distance between Basel and Machu Picchu is 10629 km.
It takes approximately 26h 57m to get from Basel to Machu Picchu, including transfers.
Machu Picchu is 7h behind Basel. It is currently 6:15 AM in Basel and 11:15 PM in Machu Picchu.
There are 162+ hotels available in Machu Picchu.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Machu Picchu, Peru?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Machu Picchu. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 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 line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) 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 Zurich Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Punta Cana, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,700
Flights from Basel to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Basel to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Punta Cana, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via San Jose, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–2,500
Flights from Basel to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Basel to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Basel to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Toulouse, Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Basel to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Frankfurt, Bogota, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Barcelona, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Basel to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Barcelona, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Basel to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Basel to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Basel to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Toulouse, Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via London Heathrow, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Basel to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via London Heathrow, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via London Heathrow, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Miami, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Basel to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Barcelona, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
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