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By MachuPicchu.Center

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Price is NZ$41 per adult

Features

  • 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Take a comfortable 20-minute bus ride from the town of Machu Picchu Pueblo (also known as the town of Aguas Calientes) through a road that zig zags from the foot of a mountain all the way up to the entrance of the Machu Picchu Historic Sanctuary. The bus is air-conditioned, eco-friendly and the only authorised method of transport from the nearest town of Machu Picchu Pueblo to the entrance of the Machu Picchu ruins.

    You will receive 2 tickets. One ticket to go up to Machu Picchu and another ticket to return (Round trip tickets).  These are the official bus tickets that will be emailed to you and that you must PRINT and bring with you to skip the long lines at the purchasing booth. As long as you bring your printed tickets, you simply board any bus at any time within their hours of operation.

Activity location

  • Bus to Machu Picchu
    • 08681, Aguas Calientes, Cusco, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Bus to Machu Picchu
    • 08681, Aguas Calientes, Cusco, Peru

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Bus one-way (going up)

  • Activity duration is 30 minutes30m
    30m
  • English

Aguas Calientes to Entrance: Bus from Aguas Calientes/Machupicchu Pueblo to the main entrance of MACHUPICCHU CITADEL (one way only / going up)

Price details
NZ$40.53 x 2 AdultsNZ$81.06
Total
Price is NZ$81.06

Bus going down (one way)

  • Activity duration is 30 minutes30m
    30m
  • English

Duration: 30 minutes
Bus going down: Bus will take you from entrance of MACHUPICCHU CITADEL to the town of Aguas Calientes/Machupicchu Pueblo (one way down)

Price details
NZ$42.94 x 2 AdultsNZ$85.88
Total
Price is NZ$85.88

Bus to the entrance of Machu Picchu

  • Activity duration is 30 minutes30m
    30m
  • English

Duration: 30 minutes
Return: Board the bus from Aguas Calientes/Machupicchu Pueblo to the entrance of MACHUPICCHU CITADEL and back (Round trip)

Price details
NZ$83.45 x 2 AdultsNZ$166.90
Total
Price is NZ$166.90

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    You may board any bus returning from Machu Picchu at any time during operating hours
  • Inclusions
    Seating guaranteed except for infants. No standing allowed. Everyone must take a seat.
  • Inclusions
    Transport by air-conditioned and eco-friendly bus
  • Exclusions
    Hotel drop-off
  • Exclusions
    Hotel pickup
  • Exclusions
    Entrance to Machu Picchu
  • Exclusions
    Guided tour of Machu Picchu

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • We will email you the electronic tickets for you to show to board bus
    • You must also provide the following info
    • 1) Firstname and Surname exactly as shown in your passport(s)
    • 2) Date(s) of Birth
    • 3) Passport Number(s)
    • 4) Country that issued passport

Activity itinerary

From your hotel in the town of Machu Picchu Pueblo (also known as the town of Aguas Calientes) you simply walk to the high street where all the buses line up and depart every 10 minutes. No need for an address, the town is small enough you can go from the furthest hotel and walk 15 mintues to the high street and you cannot miss the buses. And don't worry about boarding the wrong bus. The only vehicles in Machu Picchu Pueblo are these buses. If you arrive the same day by train, the bus station is 5 minutes from the train station, you simply follow the crowd and you will end up at the high street where all the buses depart. With your printed ticket in hand and your original passport, you get in-line and board any bus at any time within their hours of operation. Bus to Machu Piccu Operating Hours: • Buses depart from Aguas Calientes every 10 minutes starting at 06:30am. Last bus to go up to Machu Picchu is at 2pm. The bus going to Machu Picchu will drop you off at the entrance of the Machu Picchu Historic Santuary.  After your visit, you simply board the buses that go back to the town. Return Bus from Machu Piccu Operating Hours: Buses return to Aguas Calientes every 10 minutes starting at 07:30am. Last bus to go down to the town is at 6pm.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    Bus to Machu Picchu
    • 08681, Aguas Calientes, Cusco, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Bus to Machu Picchu
    • 08681, Aguas Calientes, Cusco, Peru

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