There are 8 ways to get from Buga to Machu Picchu by bus, plane, train, taxi, 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.
Bus to Cali, fly, Train + Bus
best- Take the bus from Buga to Cali Airportbus
- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane CLO - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
14h 40m$289–2,269Bus, taxi via Cusco
cheapest- Take the bus from Buga to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipialesbus
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cuscobus
- Take the bus from Qorikancha to Plaza de armas de Ollantaytambobus
- Take the taxi from Plaza de armas de Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchutaxi
3d 1h$188–273Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Buga to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipialesbus
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Abancaybus
- Take the taxi from Abancay to Machu Picchutaxi
2d 23h$208–318Drive 3,506.2 km
- Drive from Buga to Machu Picchucar 3,506.2 km
2d 7h$527–762Bus to Armenia, fly, Train + Bus
- Take the bus from Buga to Caicedoniabus
- Fly from Armenia (AXM) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane AXM - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
18h 8m$205–2,082Bus to Perales Airport, fly, Train + Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Fly from Perales Airport (IBE) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane IBE - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
23h 49m$292–2,445Bus to Pereira, fly, Train + Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Pereirabus
- Fly from Pereira (PEI) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane PEI - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
18h 17m$255–2,279Bus, bus to El Dorado International Airport, fly, Train + Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Terminal Salitrebus
- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane BOG - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
19h 51m$332–2,211
Cali (CLO) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buga to Machu Picchu is to bus and taxi via Cusco which costs $180 - $280 and takes 3 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Buga to Machu Picchu is to bus and fly and Train + Bus which takes 14h 40m and costs $280 - $2,300.
The distance between Buga and Machu Picchu is 2128 km. The road distance is 3506.2 km.
The best way to get from Buga to Machu Picchu without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 2 days 23h and costs $200 - $320.
It takes approximately 14h 40m to get from Buga to Machu Picchu, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Buga to Machu Picchu is 3506 km. It takes approximately 2 days 7h to drive from Buga to Machu Picchu.
There are 150+ hotels available in Machu Picchu.
What companies run services between Buga, Colombia and Machu Picchu, Peru?
There is no direct connection from Buga to Machu Picchu. However, you can take the bus to Cali Airport, walk to Cali (CLO) 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 Terminal de Transporte Cali, take the bus to Ipiales, walk to Terminal Ipiales, take the bus to Rumichaca, take the bus to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, take the bus to Lima, walk to Lima 28 de Julio, take the bus to Abancay, then take the taxi to Machu Picchu.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cali to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Armenia to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Armenia to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Perales Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Pereira to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–480
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cali to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–440
Flights from Armenia to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Perales Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Pereira to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–600
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Armenia to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Perales Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Pereira to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Cartagena, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Perales Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- 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
- +57 318 760 6799
- cooperativa@cootrancise.com
- Website
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Buga to Cali Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Buga to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Abancay
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Buga to Caicedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- Phone
- +57 602 229 7017
- info@deoccidente.com
- Website
- deoccidente.com
Bus from Terminal de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- deoccidente.com
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +51904244509
- atencionalcliente@aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Qorikancha to Plaza de armas de Ollantaytambo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Estimated price
- $9–25
Pavitos Colectivo A Ollantaytambo
Palomino
- Phone
- +51 953 035 169
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