There are 9 ways to get from Desaguadero to Machu Picchu by bus, train, car, plane, taxi, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Desaguadero to Terminal Zonal Sur de Punobus
- Take the bus from Puno to Cusco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre del Cusco to Avenida Ferrocarrilbus
- Take the train from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
12h 48m$71–738Bus, train, Train + Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Desaguadero to Terminal Zonal Sur de Punobus
- Take the train from Puno to Cusco - Wanchaqtrain
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
19h 54m$325–7,644Drive 747.7 km
- Drive from Desaguadero to Machu Picchucar 747.7 km
12h 31m$113–163Bus to El Alto International Airport, fly, Train + Bus
- Take the bus from Desaguadero to La Pazbus
- Fly from El Alto International Airport (LPB) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane LPB - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
13h 2m$268–1,978Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Desaguadero to Terminal Zonal Sur de Punobus
- Take the bus from Puno to Cusco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre del Cusco to Plaza de armas de Ollantaytambobus
- Take the taxi from Plaza de armas de Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchutaxi
13h 40m$169–256Bus, Bus and Train
- Take the bus from Terminal Interregional de Desaguadero to Terminal Zonal Sur de Punobus
- Take the bus from Puno to Cusco Real Inka Carbus
- Take the train from Ave. El Sol 843 , Cusco to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
18h 1m$260–1,404Shuttle to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport, fly, Train + Bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Desaguadero to Puno
- Fly from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane JUL - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
14h 10m$425–2,145Shuttle, bus to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, fly, Train + Bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Desaguadero to Puno
- Take the bus from Puno to Arequipabus
- Fly from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane AQP - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
17h 58m$262–1,960Shuttle, Tour
- Take a shuttle bus from Desaguadero to Puno
- Take a shuttle bus from Puno to Cusco
- Take a shuttle bus from Cusco to Machu Picchu
2d 11h
El Alto International Airport (LPB) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Desaguadero to Machu Picchu is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 12h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Desaguadero to Machu Picchu is to drive which takes 12h 31m and costs $110 - $170.
The distance between Desaguadero and Machu Picchu is 642 km. The road distance is 747.7 km.
The best way to get from Desaguadero to Machu Picchu without a car is to bus and train which takes 12h 48m and costs $70 - $750.
It takes approximately 12h 48m to get from Desaguadero to Machu Picchu, including transfers.
Machu Picchu is 1h behind Desaguadero. It is currently 9:46 PM in Desaguadero and 8:46 PM in Machu Picchu.
Yes, the driving distance between Desaguadero to Machu Picchu is 748 km. It takes approximately 12h 31m to drive from Desaguadero to Machu Picchu.
There are 150+ hotels available in Machu Picchu.
What companies run services between Desaguadero, Bolivia and Machu Picchu, Peru?
You can take a shuttle from Desaguadero to Machu Picchu via Puno and Cusco in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–330
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima, Rodríguez Ballón International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–330
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima, Puerto Maldonado
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–330
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–350
- Phone
- +51 1625 4848
- [email protected]
- Website
- PeruRail
Train from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu Pueblo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–650
- Website
- PeruRail
- Observatory 603
- $76
- Expedition 75
- $79
- Expedition 51
- $63
- Observatory 303
- $99
- Expedition 603
- $99
- Visitandome 73
- $79
- Expedition 91
- $63
- Bingham 11
- $630
Train from Puno to Cusco - Wanchaq
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–6,000
- Website
- PeruRail
Train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–1,600
- Website
- PeruRail
Train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–1,600
- Website
- PeruRail
Train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–1,600
- Website
- PeruRail
Train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–1,600
- Website
- PeruRail
- Phone
- +51 84 581860
- [email protected]
- Website
- Incarail
Train from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu Pueblo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Incarail
- The premium & lounge
- $50–130
- Voyager Bimodal
- $30–65
- The 360°
- $55–70
- THE VOYAGER BIMODAL
- $55–70
- THE 360° BIMODAL
- $66–69
- The Prime
- $130–140
Train from Ave. El Sol 843 , Cusco to Machu Picchu Pueblo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- Incarail
- The premium & lounge
- $120–160
- Voyager Bimodal
- $85–120
- The 360°
- $120–140
- THE VOYAGER BIMODAL
- $55–70
- THE 360° BIMODAL
- $66–69
- The Prime
- $130–140
- Phone
- +51904244509
- [email protected]
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Desaguadero to Terminal Zonal Sur de Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre del Cusco to Avenida Ferrocarril
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–16
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Desaguadero to Terminal Zonal Sur de Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Desaguadero to Terminal Zonal Sur de Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre del Cusco to Plaza de armas de Ollantaytambo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–16
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Interregional de Desaguadero to Terminal Zonal Sur de Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 989 990 918
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Cusco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–28
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- zolorzano.com.pe
Bus from Puno to Cusco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–28
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- zolorzano.com.pe
Bus from Desaguadero to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Phone
- +51993063390
- [email protected]
- Website
- realinkacar.com
Bus from Puno to Cusco Real Inka Car
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $190–1,200
- Schedules at
- realinkacar.com
- Book at
- realinkacar.com
- Phone
- +51 95 175 5337
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sacred Lake Titikaka
Shuttle from Desaguadero to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $140
- Website
- Sacred Lake Titikaka
Shuttle from Desaguadero to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $140
- Website
- Sacred Lake Titikaka
Shuttle from Desaguadero to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $140
- Website
- Sacred Lake Titikaka
Shuttle from Puno to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $420
- Website
- Sacred Lake Titikaka
- Phone
- +51 987 048 942
- [email protected]
- Website
- transzela.com.pe
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- transzela.com.pe
- Book at
- transzela.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 914 879 671
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6629 9448
- [email protected]
- Website
- reyna.com.pe
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Book at
- Transportes Reyna
- Website
- Cosmos Bus
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- Cosmos Bus
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–50
- Schedules at
- CIVA
- Phone
- +51 928351548
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311 5050
- Website
- Cruz del Sur
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Cruz del Sur
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- Expreso Turismo San Martin Nobleza
- Phone
- +51 951 921 780
- Website
- Expreso Sur Oriente
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- Expreso Sur Oriente
- Phone
- +51 84 245 171
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turismo Mer
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- Turismo Mer
- Phone
- +51 978645747
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turismo Real Dorado
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- Turismo Real Dorado
- Phone
- +51 959 570 871
- [email protected]
- Website
- Romeliza
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Romeliza
- Phone
- +56 975 370 786
- [email protected]
- Website
- Peru Runa Travels
Shuttle from Puno to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Peru Runa Travels
Shuttle from Cusco to Machu Picchu
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Peru Runa Travels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
Palomino
- Phone
- +51 953 035 169
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