Buy Machu Picchu bus tickets online

You can buy your Machu Picchu bus tickets online and print them yourself to avoid the long lines at the ticket office where you could spend an additional hour just to purchase bus tickets. Remember that 5,000 people a day visit Machu Picchu so having your bus ticket in hand saves you time.

How to buy Machu Picchu bus tickets online

To buy your Machu Picchu bus tickets online, simply choose from one of the 3 Machu Picchu bus options:

• Machu Picchu bus tickets round trip
• Machu Picchu bus ticket going up to the entrance of Machu Picchu from the town of Aguas Calientes
• Machu Picchu bus ticket going down from the entrance of Machu Picchu to the town of Aguas Calientes.

After your reservation is received, you will be emailed you bus tickets within 24 hours unless your buying for tomorrow. In that case, we will rush your tickets and email them to you within 30 minutes.

Do I have to choose a specific time for the bus to Machu Pichu when booking?

No, you do not have to choose a specific time when booking your bus to Machu Picchu. You can board any bus during the operating hours as buses depart every 15 minutes. Since the bus journey is 20 minutes, it is recommended that you arrive to the bus station 35 minutes prior to the time of your Machu Picchu entrance ticket.

Machu Picchu bus station information

The town of Aguas Calientes, also known as Machu Picchu Pueblo, is where the Machu Picchu buses depart to to the Machu Picchu Citadel. When you purchase your bus tickets online, you will receive directions and a map to the bus station. However, the town of Aguas Calientes is so small that it is very easy to find the bus station.

Machu Picchu bus departure schedule

• Departure buses (going to Machu Picchu) depart every 10 minutes starting at 5:30am until 4pm
• Return buses (coming back from Machu Picchu) depart every 10 minutes starting at 7:30am until the last passanger is picked up.

Machu Picchu bus tickets include:

Guaranteed seat in a bus equipped with a modern ecological design that allows the passenger to travel comfortably during the 20 minute bus ride up to Machu Picchu as well as the bus down to Aguas Calientes. The bus route goes up in a zigzag through the middle of the cloud forest.

Price of Machu Picchu Bus ticket

$35USD Adults 11yrs and up
$23USD Children ages 5yrs-10yrs
$0USD Infants under 4 yrs as long as they sit on parent's lap

How long is the bus ride to Machu Picchu

The bus ride up to Machu Picchu from Aguas Calientes is 25 minutes. The bus ride down from Machu Picchu is also 20-minutes.