There are 6 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Machu Picchu by bus, plane, train, subway, or car
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Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Train + Bus
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)SFO - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblo
24h 16m$436–2,676Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Train + Bus
cheapest- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)OAK - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblo
26h 21m$377–2,776Train, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Train + Bus
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitas
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)SJC - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblo
26h 17m$411–2,843Fly Sonoma County Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Train + Bus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)STS - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblo
23h 10m$487–2,967Train, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Train + Bus
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)SMF - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblo
27h 55m$519–2,266Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP)SFO - AYP
- Drive from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) to Machu Picchu
26h 53m$466–1,581
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Machu Picchu is to train and fly and Train + Bus which costs $500 - $2,300 and takes 27h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Machu Picchu is to fly and Train + Bus which takes 23h 10m and costs $480 - $3,000.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Machu Picchu is 7974 km.
It takes approximately 24h 16m to get from Santa Rosa to Machu Picchu, including transfers.
Machu Picchu is 3h ahead of Santa Rosa. It is currently 4:00 AM in Santa Rosa and 7:00 AM in Machu Picchu.
There are 145+ hotels available in Machu Picchu.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Machu Picchu, Peru?
There is no direct connection from Santa Rosa to Machu Picchu. However, you can take the bus to San Francisco Airport, walk to San-Francisco-Airport-SFO 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 train to SMART San Rafael, walk to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, take the line 580 bus to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, walk to El Cerrito Del Norte, take the subway to Milpitas, walk to Milpitas BART, take the line 60 bus to SJC Airport Terminal A, walk to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 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.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via San Salvador, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Cancun, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Houston, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via San Salvador, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Houston, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via San Salvador, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–850
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- 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
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
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