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There are 5 ways to get from Iquitos to Puno by plane, car, ferry, or bus

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Fly
best
1. Fly from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL)IQT - JUL
6h 2m
$205–438
Drive, ferry, bus #2
cheapest
1. Drive from Iquitos to Nauta
2. Take the ferry from Nauta to Yurimaguas
3. Take the bus from Yurimaguas to Lima - La Victoria
4. Take the bus from Terminal Ronco to Puno
2d 18h
$165–227
Drive, ferry, bus
1. Drive from Iquitos to Nauta
2. Take the ferry from Nauta to Yurimaguas
3. Drive from Yurimaguas to Tarapoto
4. Take the bus from Tarapoto to Lima 28 de Julio
5. Take the bus from Terminal Ronco to Puno
2d 6h
$179–280
Drive, ferry, bus via Yurimaguas
1. Drive from Iquitos to Nauta
2. Take the ferry from Nauta to Yurimaguas
3. Take the bus from Yurimaguas to Tarapoto
4. Take the bus from Tarapoto to Lima 28 de Julio
5. Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Puno
2d 13h
$166–266
Ferry, bus
1. Take the ferry from Iquitos to Nauta
2. Take the ferry from Nauta to Yurimaguas
3. Take the bus from Yurimaguas to Lima - La Victoria
4. Take the bus from Lima - Luna Pizarro to Cusco
5. Take the bus from Cusco Bus Station to Puno
4d 1h

Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) flights

26Weekly Planes

5h 56mAverage Duration

$111Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,400.3 km
Duration: 6h 2m

What companies run services between Iquitos, Peru and Puno, Peru?

Sky Airline and LATAM Chile fly from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) 4 times a day.

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Puno(opens in a new window), Peru(opens in a new window)

Puno (Aymara and Quechua: Punu) is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca. It is the capital city of the Puno Region and the Puno Province with a population of approximately 140,839 (2015 estimate). The city was established in 1668 by viceroy Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro as capital of the province of Paucarcolla with the name San Juan Bautista de Puno. The name was later changed to San Carlos de Puno, in honor of king Charles II of Spain. Puno has several churches dating back from the colonial period; they were built to service the Spanish population and evangelize the Quechua people.

Things to do in Puno

Yavari (ship)(Opens in a new window)

Yavari is a ship commissioned (along with her sister ship Yapura) by the Peruvian government in 1861 for use on Lake Titicaca. She is named after the Javary River in the Loreto Region of Peru, bordering the Amazonas State (Brazil).

Sillustani(Opens in a new window)

Sillustani is a pre-Incan cemetery on the shores of Lake Umayo near Puno in Peru. The tombs, which are built above ground in tower-like structures called chullpas, are the vestiges of the Qulla people, who are Aymara conquered by the Inca Empire in the 15th century.

Places to stay in Puno

Tierra Viva Puno Plaza(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Sol Plaza Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Colonial Plaza Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Hotel Hacienda Plaza de Armas(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

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