There are 6 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro to Lima by plane, bus 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.
Recommended option
Fly from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont • 11 h 22 min
$272 - $644
Cheapest option
Bus #2 • 5 days 14 h
$220 - $310
4 alternative options
Fly from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao • 10 h 47 min
$245 - $615
Bus Rode Rotas • 3 days 13 h
$224 - $264
Bus • 4 days 20 h
$238 - $490
Drive • 2 days 16 h
$500 - $750
What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Lima, Peru?
LATAM Chile, Gol Transportes Aéreos and three other airlines fly from Rio de Janeiro to Lima hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rio de Janeiro to Lima via São Paulo – Tietê, Sao Paulo – Tiete, Rio Branco, Lima, and Javier Prado in around 3 days 13 h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont to Lima via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 11 h 12 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310 - $1,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont to Lima via Sao Paulo Congonhas, Foz do Iguacu
- Ave. Duration
- 12 h 30 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320 - $1,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont to Lima via Sao Paulo, Rosario
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360 - $1,300
Flights from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont to Lima via Belo Horizonte Confins, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15 h 20 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont to Lima via Sao Paulo Congonhas, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 16 h 40 min
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340 - $1,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont to Lima via Sao Paulo, Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 17 h 5 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360 - $1,300
Flights from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont to Lima via Sao Paulo, Asuncion
- Ave. Duration
- 17 h 40 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320 - $1,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 50 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440 - $900
Flights from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao to Lima via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 57 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440 - $900
Flights from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao to Lima via Foz do Iguacu
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 10 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440 - $900
Flights from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao to Lima via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440 - $900
Flights from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao to Lima via Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 30 min
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440 - $900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370 - $900
Flights from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao to Lima via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 19 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370 - $900
- Website
- expressobrasileiro.com
Bus from Rio de Janeiro - Novo Rio to São Paulo – Tietê
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- expressobrasileiro.com
- Book at
- clickbus.com.br
- Phone
- +55 (34) 3256-9666 / +55 0800 940 8090
- atendimento@viajerotas.com.br
- Website
- roderotas.com
Bus from Sao Paulo – Tiete to Rio Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 40 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- roderotas.com
- Book at
- portaldepassagens.com.br
- Phone
- Argentina: +54 11-431-32259 // Bolivia: +59 12-2280834 // Brasil: +55 11-20891196 // Chile: +56 2-779-3443 // Colombia: +57 1 410 7522 / +57 1 428-9210 / +57 310 609-6250 // Ecuador: +593 4-213-0847 / +593 2-245-6632 // Perú: +51 1 4725000 / +51 1 4721710
- servicioalclienteormeno@hotmail.com, adm.guayaquil@grupo-ormeno.com.pe
- Website
- grupo-ormeno.com.co
Bus from Rio Branco to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 37 h 29 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90 - $130
- Schedules at
- grupo-ormeno.com.pe
Bus from Sao Paulo to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4 days 12 h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $200 - $450
- Schedules at
- grupo-ormeno.com.pe
Bus from Rio de Janeiro to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5 days 14 h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $220 - $310
- Schedules at
- grupo-ormeno.com.pe
- Book at
- grupo-ormeno.com.pe
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Questions & Answers
The distance between Rio de Janeiro and Lima is 3776 km. The road distance is 4854 km.
The cheapest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Lima is to bus which costs R$ 800 - R$ 1200 and takes 5 days 14 h.
The quickest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Lima is to fly which takes 10 h 47 min and costs R$ 850 - R$ 2300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rio de Janeiro and arriving at Lima. Services depart twice a week. The journey takes approximately 5 days 14 h.
It takes approximately 11 h 22 min to get from Rio de Janeiro to Lima, including transfers.