How can you get to Machu Picchu?

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memorex

Option 1.-
Take the daily train from Cuzco to Macchu Picchu. Takes off at 6am and arrives 3 1/2 hours later, then a small bus from the riverside train station to the entrance, over a zig zag road some 200 ft above. Then go back to the station at 5pm to return to Cuzco.

Option 2.-
Take a bus or train to Km 88 (near Ollantaytambo town) from there you start the INKA TRAIL, a 4 day 3 night journey up the mountain to get to Macchu Picchu. This is a limited pass journey and you have to book-in with 45 days advance to ensure a spot. You reach Macchu Picchu in the morning and can visit the ruins the same day.

Option 3.-
Take a train to Km 104 and take the short INKA trail (1 day). You go from the river to the entrance of the ruins, but since it's in the afternoon, you have to go down to Aguas Calientes, a tourist town near Macchu Picchu for the night and the next morning go up to the ruins by bus (from 6am every 10 minutes) and visit Macchu Picchu without the crowds that arrive in train at 11am.

Option 4.-
Go to Aguas Calientes by train and stay for the night. The next morning take the first bus to Macchu Picchu at 6 am (10 minute drive) and enjoy the ruins until 5pm, then go back to Cuzco or Aguas Calientes for another shot.

Option 5.-
Take a Helicopter from Cuzco to Aguas Calientes and from there to Macchu Picchu by bus, then back to Aguas calientes. A whole lot of money and little fun.

Prices:
Train from Cuzco-Macchu Picchu-Cuzco US $ 100
4 d 3 n Inka Trail US $ 300
Bus from Aguas Calientes to Macchu Picchu US $ 10
One day entrance to Macchu Picchu US $ 46

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Visitors to Machu Picchu leave from Cusco. From there, a visitor has the following options to reach Machu Picchu:

Train: The most common way is to take the train to Machu Picchu in the morning, explore the ruins for a few hours and return to Cusco in the afternoon. The train terminates at Puente Ruinas station, where buses take tourists up the mountain to Machu Picchu. The Machu Picchu station is located at Aguas Calientes; this is not the station used by tourists on a day trip.

On foot: Hiking the Inca Trail is an alternative to get in and a great way to arrive as you first see the city through the Sun Gate (instead of arriving from beneath on the bus). Both the four-day and two-day hikes are controlled by the government. Travelers should be fit enough to walk for days and sleep in tents. A hiker can also follow the train tracks all the way to Machu Picchu. There is only one track leading out of the Machu Picchu train station in Cusco, so its quite simple. It takes about four days, and you only have to pay the entrance fee.

Bus: From Machu Picchu pueblo Aguas Calientes a traveler can take one of the frequent buses to the ruins (US$6 each way). It is also possible to walk the distance, about 2 hours (8 km).

Helicopter: Helicopter flights direct into Machu Picchu stopped in the 1970s due to concerns about harm to the ruins. However, a helicopter service from Cusco to Aguas Calientes is available.

Oscar P

look up the directions online

Jay

i believe there is one of those sky railways that will take you up too it, but some people can ride donkies/alpacas up to Machu Picchu

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