There are 5 ways to get from Madre de Dios to Iquitos by plane, bus, ferry, car, 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.
Fly
best- Fly from Puerto Maldonado (PEM) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT)plane PEM - IQT
5h 1m$187–281Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Puerto Maldonado to Cuscobus
- Take the bus from Cusco to Limabus
- Take the bus from Lima - La Victoria to Yurimaguasbus
- Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Iquitosferry
7d 5h$139–179Bus, ferry, drive via Arequipa
- Take the bus from Puerto Maldonado to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tarapotobus
- Take the bus from Tarapoto to Yurimaguasbus
- Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Nautaferry
- Drive from Nauta to Iquitoscar
2d 17h$194–295Bus, ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Puerto Maldonado to Cuscobus
- Take the bus from Cusco to Limabus
- Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tarapotobus
- Take the bus from Tarapoto to Yurimaguasbus
- Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Nautaferry
- Drive from Nauta to Iquitoscar
2d 20h$182–260Tour, bus, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Maldonado to Lima
- Take the bus from Lima - La Victoria to Yurimaguasbus
- Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Nautaferry
- Take the ferry from Nauta to Iquitosferry
4d 10h
Puerto Maldonado (PEM) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madre de Dios to Iquitos is to bus and ferry which costs $130 - $180 and takes 7 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Madre de Dios to Iquitos is to fly which takes 5h 1m and costs $180 - $290.
The distance between Madre de Dios and Iquitos is 1091 km.
The best way to get from Madre de Dios to Iquitos without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 7 days 5h and costs $130 - $180.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Madre de Dios to Iquitos, including transfers.
There are 205+ hotels available in Iquitos.
What companies run services between Madre de Dios, Peru and Iquitos, Peru?
LATAM Chile flies from Puerto Maldonado (PEM) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) 5 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Puerto Maldonado to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Puerto Maldonado to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Cuzco, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Phone
- +51 9 6629 9448
- [email protected]
- Website
- reyna.com.pe
Bus from Puerto Maldonado to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/transportes-reyna-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- [email protected]
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- [email protected]
- Website
- tacnainternacional.com.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tarapoto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Cusco to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Cusco to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tarapoto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 922 570 344
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tarapoto to Yurimaguas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Lima - La Victoria to Yurimaguas
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tarapoto to Yurimaguas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Lima - La Victoria to Yurimaguas
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 998 840 376
- [email protected]
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Puerto Maldonado to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 993 888 999
- [email protected]
- Website
- turismopalomino.pe
Bus from Puerto Maldonado to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Schedules at
- turismopalomino.pe
- Book at
- turismopalomino.pe
- Phone
- +56 975 370 786
- [email protected]
- Website
- perurunatravel.com
Shuttle from Puerto Maldonado to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 1m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://perurunatravel.com/en/
- Phone
- +51 988 977 363
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Yurimaguas to Nauta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transport3sRomero/
Ferry from Yurimaguas to Nauta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transport3sRomero/
Ferry from Yurimaguas to Nauta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transport3sRomero/
- Phone
- +51 65 351270
- [email protected]
- Website
- yurimaguasperu.com
Ferry from Yurimaguas to Iquitos
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 12h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $54
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555938998494
Ferry from Nauta to Iquitos
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555938998494
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