There are 4 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Cusco by bus, plane, or car
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Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Hospital to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane SCL - CUZ
9h 3m$173–361Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Santa Cruz to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna Bus Station to Cusco Bus Stationbus
2d 3h$94–192Drive 3,003.5 km
- Drive from Santa Cruz to Cuscocar 3,003.5 km
40h 9m$452–653Bus via Oruro Airport (ORU)
- Take the bus from Hospital to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Orurobus
- Take the bus from Oruro to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Cuscobus
2d 9h$106–124
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Cusco is to bus via Oruro Airport (ORU) which costs $100 - $130 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Cusco is to bus and fly which takes 9h 3m and costs $170 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Cusco station. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Buses Santa Cruz and arriving at Cusco Bus Station via Terminal San Borja, Terminal Internacional and Tacna Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Cusco is 2445 km. The road distance is 3003.5 km.
The best way to get from Santa Cruz to Cusco without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 3h and costs $90 - $200.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Santa Cruz to Cusco, including transfers.
Santa Cruz to Cusco bus services, operated by Expreso Santa Cruz, depart from Terminal de Buses Santa Cruz station.
Santa Cruz to Cusco bus services, operated by Expreso Santa Cruz, arrive at Terminal Sur de Santiago station.
Cusco is 1h behind Santa Cruz. It is currently 4:46 AM in Santa Cruz and 3:46 AM in Cusco.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Cruz to Cusco is 3004 km. It takes approximately 40h 9m to drive from Santa Cruz to Cusco.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, O'Higgins, Chile and Cusco, Peru?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Buses Santa Cruz to Cusco Bus Station via Terminal Sur de Santiago, Terminal San Borja, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal Internacional, and Tacna Bus Station in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–380
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–380
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–330
- Phone
- +56 22 683 8528
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.cl
Bus from Hospital to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $4–9
- Cama
- $7–13
Bus from Terminal de Buses Santa Cruz to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $4–9
- Cama
- $6–12
Bus from Hospital to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $4–9
- Cama
- $7–13
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresosantacruz.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Santa Cruz to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- expresosantacruz.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Santa Cruz to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $5–11
- Phone
- +56 2 2666 5505
- [email protected]
- Website
- jetsur.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Santa Cruz to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/buses-jet-sur/en
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmansanandres.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $90–130
- Cama
- $100–140
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $60–85
- Phone
- +56 58 222 8603
- [email protected]
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
- Phone
- +51 051 602 943
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tacna Bus Station to Cusco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 2527 7355
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $43
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 128 1779
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Oruro to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://boliviatravelsite.com/predilecto-bus
- Phone
- +591 466-60443
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Oruro to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 22283843
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–340
- Book at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/nc_internacional.php
- Phone
- +591 2 228 1920
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
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