There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Machu Picchu by train, plane, or car
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Train + Bus
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane FRA - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
27h 9m$701–2,786Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Train + Bus
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane DUS - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
26h 13m$495–3,185Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Train + Bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane CGN - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
28h 17m$500–3,141Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Train + Bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane AMS - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
26h 15m$775–3,480Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport, drive
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP)plane DUS - AYP
- Drive from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) to Machu Picchucar
29h 43m$785–3,090
Frankfurt (FRA) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Machu Picchu is to train and fly and Train + Bus which costs $750 - $3,500 and takes 26h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Machu Picchu is to train and fly and Train + Bus which takes 26h 13m and costs $490 - $3,200.
The distance between Cologne and Machu Picchu is 10779 km.
It takes approximately 27h 9m to get from Cologne to Machu Picchu, including transfers.
Machu Picchu is 6h behind Cologne. It is currently 3:05 PM in Cologne and 9:05 AM in Machu Picchu.
There are 135+ hotels available in Machu Picchu.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Machu Picchu, Peru?
There is no direct connection from Cologne to Machu Picchu. However, you can take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) 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 D-Flughafen Bf, walk to D-Flughafen Bf, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 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 Frankfurt to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Palma Mallorca, Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Valencia, Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via London Heathrow, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via London Heathrow, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via London Heathrow, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Barcelona, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–45
- Comfort
- $30–45
- Premium
- $50–70
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $60–100
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $20–30
- 1st Class
- $35–65
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