Trains to Machu Picchu

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    There are two train companies that exist in the south of Peru, which have categories for their services and particular experiences for each of them, let’s get to know them:

    • Perú Rail: This company operates throughout southern Peru, although its most popular route is from Cusco to Machu Picchu, it also offers its services on the Puno, Juliaca and Cusco railway line. Additionally, this company owns the Sleeper most luxurious train in all of Latin America, the Andean Explorer train.

    In this company we have the following Train categories:

    TRAIN CATEGORYDESTINATIONCATEGORY
    Peru Rail ExpeditionTrain to Poroy , Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu or Aguas CalientesHalf
    Peru Rail VistadomeTrain to Poroy , Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu or Aguas CalientesPremium
    Perurail Vistadome observatoryTrain to Poroy , Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu or Aguas CalientesPremium
    Hiram Bingham to Belmond TrainTrain to Poroy , Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu or Aguas CalientesLuxury
    Andean Explorer to Belmon TrainTrain to Cusco, Puno and ArequipaLuxury
    Peru Rail TiticacaTrain to Cusco, Puno and ArequipaLuxury
    • Inca Rail: This company uses the train tracks of the Peru Rail company and only offers its services on the Cusco to Machu Picchu route.

    This company offers the following categories of its services:

    TRAIN CATEGORYDESTINATIONCATEGORY
    Voyager _Train to Poroy , Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu or Aguas CalientesHalf
    Voyager PremiumTrain to Poroy , Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu or Aguas CalientesPremium
    The 360Train to Poroy , Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu or Aguas CalientesPremium
    The First classTrain to Poroy , Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu or Aguas CalientesLuxury
    The PrivateTrain to Poroy , Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu or Aguas CalientesLuxury

    Stations in Cusco-South Section:

    The Machu Picchu trains are the most popular, as they travel the Cusco route to the town of Aguas Calientes, and in the middle of this entire section is the Sacred Valley of the Incas:

    You can take any of these stations depending on your activities:

    SEASONSDESTINATIONKILOMETRES
    San Pedro Station in Cusco to Aguas CalientesDestined for Poroy , Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu or Aguas Calientes117km
    Poroy Station to Aguas CalientesDestined for Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu or Aguas Calientes99km
    Urubamba-Urubamba Station to Aguas CalientesDestined for Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu or Aguas Calientes63km
    Ollantaytambo Station- Ollantaytambo to Aguas CalientesDestined for Machu Picchu or Aguas Calientes67km
    Aguas Calientes Station-Aguas Calientes to Cusco to San Pedro StationDestined for Ollantaytambo, Urubamba, Poroy or Cusco117km

    Stations in the south of Peru-Eastern Section:

    It includes the railway that begins in the town of Matarani, passing through Puno to Juliaca, this route is divided into two, one that passes along the side of Lake Titicaca and the other that goes to Cusco.

    SEASONSDESTINATIONKILOMETRES
    Mollendo StationDestined for Arequipa165 km
    Arequipa StationDestined for Juliaca304 km
    Juliaca StationDestined for Puno47km
    Juliaca StationDestined for Cusco338km
    Machu Picchu Team
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    Machu Picchu Team

    We are passionate local experts based in Cusco, Peru. We specialize in trekking tours to Machu Picchu including the Salkantay Trek, Inca Trail, and Amazon rainforest expeditions.

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