There are 4 ways to get from Cusco to Iquitos by plane, bus, ferry, 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
best- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT)plane CUZ - IQT
4h 24m$88–298Bus, ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tarapotobus
- Take the bus from Tarapoto to Yurimaguasbus
- Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Nautaferry
- Drive from Nauta to Iquitoscar
2d 9h$153–221Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Cusco to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima - Nicolás Arriola to Tarapotobus
- Take the bus from Tarapoto to Yurimaguasbus
- Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Iquitosferry
6d 16h$145–191Bus, ferry, drive via Lima
- Take the bus from Cusco to Limabus
- Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tarapotobus
- Take the bus from Tarapoto to Yurimaguasbus
- Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Nautaferry
- Drive from Nauta to Iquitoscar
2d 10h$159–258
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cusco to Iquitos is to bus and ferry and drive via Lima which costs $150 - $260 and takes 2 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Cusco to Iquitos is to fly which takes 4h 24m and costs $85 - $300.
The distance between Cusco and Iquitos is 1103 km.
The best way to get from Cusco to Iquitos without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 6 days 16h and costs $140 - $200.
It takes approximately 4h 24m to get from Cusco to Iquitos, including transfers.
There are 177+ hotels available in Iquitos.
What companies run services between Cusco, Peru and Iquitos, Peru?
LATAM Chile and Sky Airline fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) every 4 hours.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Arequipa, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Puerto Maldonado, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–280
- Phone
- +51 9 1461 0940
- contacto@loschankasgroup.pe
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tarapoto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Cusco to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tarapoto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 955 897 202
- turismo.universo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tarapoto to Yurimaguas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311 5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Cusco to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +51 1 716 8000
- info@movilbus.pe
- Website
- movilbus.pe
Bus from Lima - Nicolás Arriola to Tarapoto
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- movilbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 988 977 363
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Yurimaguas to Nauta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transport3sRomero/
- Phone
- +51 65 351270
- transpeduardo@hotmail.com
- Website
- yurimaguasperu.com
Ferry from Yurimaguas to Iquitos
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 12h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $54
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555938998494
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