There are 4 ways to get from Basel to Machu Picchu by plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Train + Bus
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane BSL - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
27h 23m$499–3,120Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Train + Bus
cheapest- 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
27h 17m$471–2,971Train, 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
26h 46m$561–3,099Train 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 37m$661–2,176
Basel (BSL) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Machu Picchu is to train and fly and Train + Bus which costs $470 - $3,000 and takes 27h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Machu Picchu is to train and fly and Train + Bus which takes 26h 46m and costs $550 - $3,100.
The distance between Basel and Machu Picchu is 10468 km.
It takes approximately 27h 23m to get from Basel to Machu Picchu, including transfers.
Machu Picchu is 7h behind Basel. It is currently 4:48 PM in Basel and 9:48 AM in Machu Picchu.
There are 167+ 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 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. Alternatively, 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.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Basel to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Miami, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Punta Cana, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Basel to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Barcelona, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Barcelona, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Barcelona, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Basel to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Basel to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Basel to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Basel to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via London Heathrow, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Phone
- +51 1625 4848
- reservas@perurail.com
- Website
- PeruRail
Train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–1,600
- Website
- PeruRail
Train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–1,600
- Website
- PeruRail
Train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–1,600
- Website
- PeruRail
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Belgian Railways
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