There are 5 ways to get from Cincinnati to Machu Picchu by car, plane, train, or bus
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Drive to Blue Grass Airport, fly, Train + Bus
best- Drive from Cincinnati to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane LEX - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
20h 14m$491–3,238Bus to Indianapolis, fly, Train + Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane IND - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
24h 42m$352–2,742Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly, Train + Bus
- Drive from Cincinnati to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane SDF - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
20h 32m$394–2,943Fly from Covington, Train + Bus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane CVG - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
21h 14m$426–3,116Bus to Dayton, fly, Train + Bus
- Take the bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane DAY - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
25h 20m$478–3,161
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cincinnati to Machu Picchu is to bus and fly and Train + Bus which costs $350 - $2,800 and takes 24h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cincinnati to Machu Picchu is to drive and fly and Train + Bus which takes 20h 14m and costs $490 - $3,300.
The distance between Cincinnati and Machu Picchu is 6140 km.
It takes approximately 20h 14m to get from Cincinnati to Machu Picchu, including transfers.
Machu Picchu is 1h behind Cincinnati. It is currently 10:00 PM in Cincinnati and 9:00 PM in Machu Picchu.
There are 115+ hotels available in Machu Picchu.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Machu Picchu, Peru?
There is no direct connection from Cincinnati to Machu Picchu. However, you can drive to Lexington-Airport-LEX 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 drive to Louisville-Airport-SDF 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 Blue Grass Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Covington to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,700
Flights from Indianapolis to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Miami, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Dayton to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Covington to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Miami, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Dayton to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Indianapolis to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Orlando, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Dayton to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Miami, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Covington to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Miami, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Miami, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Miami, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- 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
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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