There are 10 ways to get from Pereira to Machu Picchu by bus, plane, train, taxi, 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.
Bus to Armenia, fly, Train + Bus
best- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
- Fly from Armenia (AXM) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane AXM - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
17h 32m$196–2,074Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipialesbus
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Abancaybus
- Take the taxi from Abancay to Machu Picchutaxi
3d 2h$217–327Drive 3,646.1 km
- Drive from Pereira to Machu Picchucar 3,646.1 km
2d 9h$548–792Fly from Pereira, Train + Bus
- Fly from Pereira (PEI) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane PEI - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
14h 8m$236–2,316Bus to Perales Airport, fly, Train + Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Fly from Perales Airport (IBE) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane IBE - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
19h 39m$288–2,439Bus, bus to El Dorado International Airport, fly, Train + Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Terminal Salitrebus
- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane BOG - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
19h 26m$326–2,082Bus to Manizales, fly, Train + Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizalesbus
- Fly from Manizales (MZL) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane MZL - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
18h 41m$392–2,827Bus, bus to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, fly, Train + Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to La Felisabus
- Take the bus from La Felisa to Terminal del Surbus
- Take the bus from Terminal del Sur to Aeropuerto J.M.C.bus
- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane MDE - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
19h 48m$285–2,126Bus, taxi via Cusco
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipialesbus
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cuscobus
- Take the bus from Qorikancha to Plaza de armas de Ollantaytambobus
- Take the taxi from Plaza de armas de Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchutaxi
3d 4h$197–277Bus, taxi #2
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to La Felisabus
- Take the bus from La Felisa to Terminal del Surbus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Abancaybus
- Take the taxi from Abancay to Machu Picchutaxi
3d 7h$863–968
Armenia (AXM) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pereira to Machu Picchu is to bus and taxi via Cusco which costs $190 - $280 and takes 3 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Pereira to Machu Picchu is to fly and Train + Bus which takes 14h 8m and costs $230 - $2,400.
The distance between Pereira and Machu Picchu is 2220 km. The road distance is 3646.1 km.
The best way to get from Pereira to Machu Picchu without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 3 days 2h and costs $210 - $330.
It takes approximately 17h 32m to get from Pereira to Machu Picchu, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Pereira to Machu Picchu is 3646 km. It takes approximately 2 days 9h to drive from Pereira to Machu Picchu.
There are 142+ hotels available in Machu Picchu.
What companies run services between Pereira, Colombia and Machu Picchu, Peru?
There is no direct connection from Pereira to Machu Picchu. However, you can take the bus to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia, take the taxi to Armenia (AXM) 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 bus to Terminal de Transporte Cali, take the bus to Ipiales, walk to Terminal Ipiales, take the bus to Rumichaca, take the bus to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, take the bus to Lima, walk to Lima 28 de Julio, take the bus to Abancay, then take the taxi to Machu Picchu.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Armenia to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Armenia to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Perales Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–450
Flights from Manizales to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–480
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Armenia to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Pereira to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–430
Flights from Manizales to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–480
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Pereira to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Cartagena, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- 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
- +57 606 331 7161
- coochoferessecretaria@gmail.com
- Website
- coochoferes.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- coochoferes.com
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Abancay
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +57 333 033 4244
- redessociales@velotax.com.co
- Website
- velotax.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Schedules at
- velotax.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +57 310 695 9595
- clientes@cootranshuila.com
- Website
- cootranshuila.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- cootranshuila.com
- Phone
- 01 8000 42 37 87
- contacto@empresaarauca.com.co
- Website
- empresaarauca.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $3–5
- Phone
- +57 314 8882781
- info@flotaospina.com
- Website
- flotaospina.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- flotaospina.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to La Felisa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Book at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Corriente
- $7–11
Bus from La Felisa to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Book at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Corriente
- $10–16
- Phone
- +57 604 444 0786
- pqrs@transchachafruto.com
- Website
- transchachafruto.com
Bus from Terminal del Sur to Aeropuerto J.M.C.
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- transchachafruto.com
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +51904244509
- atencionalcliente@aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Qorikancha to Plaza de armas de Ollantaytambo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–16
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Estimated price
- $10–635
Pavitos Colectivo A Ollantaytambo
Palomino
- Phone
- +51 953 035 169
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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