There are 4 ways to get from Colorado to Machu Picchu by plane, train, or bus
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Fly from Colorado Springs Airport, Train + Bus
best- Fly from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane COS - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
26h 51m$329–2,619Fly from Pueblo Memorial Airport, Train + Bus
cheapest- Fly from Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane PUB - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
28h 14m$323–2,472Fly from Denver, Train + Bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane DEN - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
23h 31m$458–2,578Bus, bus to Eagle County Regional Airport, fly, Train + Bus
- Take the bus from Federal Center Station Gate L to Vail Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Vail Transportation Center to Eagle County Airportbus
- Fly from Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane EGE - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
27h 20m$432–2,812
Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colorado to Machu Picchu is to fly and Train + Bus which costs $320 - $2,500 and takes 28h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Colorado to Machu Picchu is to fly and Train + Bus which takes 23h 31m and costs $450 - $2,600.
The distance between Colorado and Machu Picchu is 6879 km.
It takes approximately 26h 51m to get from Colorado to Machu Picchu, including transfers.
Machu Picchu is 1h ahead of Colorado. It is currently 10:46 PM in Colorado and 11:46 PM in Machu Picchu.
There are 152+ hotels available in Machu Picchu.
What companies run services between Colorado, USA and Machu Picchu, Peru?
There is no direct connection from Colorado to Machu Picchu. However, you can take the line 1 bus to Academy/Astrozon, take the line 37 bus to Airport/ Arrivals, walk to Colorado Springs Airport (COS) 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 taxi to Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) 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 Colorado Springs Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Houston, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Pueblo Memorial Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Denver, Houston, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Pueblo Memorial Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Denver, Cancun, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Pueblo Memorial Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Denver, San Jose, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Denver to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Cancun, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Denver to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Panama City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Denver to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via San Jose, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Denver to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Houston, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Houston, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Pueblo Memorial Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Denver, San Jose, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Denver to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via San Jose, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Salt Lake City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Miami, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- 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
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Federal Center Station Gate L to Vail Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 970-328-3520
- info@coretransit.org
- Website
- evta.colorado.gov
Bus from Vail Transportation Center to Eagle County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://evta.colorado.gov
- Schedules at
- https://evta.colorado.gov/schedule
- Phone
- +1 970-754-7433
- Website
- epicmountainexpress.com
Bus from Vail Transportation Center to Eagle County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.epicmountainexpress.com/
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