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

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Car, fly to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport
best
1. Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
2. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL)UIO - JUL
8h 35m
$295–565
Bus via Cusco
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Prado
2. Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Cusco
3. Take the bus from Cusco Bus Station to Puno
2d 16h
$112–193
Bus
1. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza NorteCúcuta
2. Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio to PunoLima
2d 5h
$170–245
Drive 3,000.4 km
1. Drive from Quito to Puno3,000.4 km
42h 5m
$451–652
Car, fly to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, bus
1. Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
2. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP)UIO - AQP
3. Take the bus from Arequipa to Puno
13h 41m
$246–480

Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) flights

8Weekly Planes

6h 32mAverage Duration

$216Cheapest Price

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Distance: 2,017.7 km
Duration: 8h 35m

What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Puno, Peru?

You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Puno via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Lima, and Lima 28 de Julio in around 2d 5h.

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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)

9.1Superb

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)

8.7Fabulous

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