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 Vistadome by SirRichard
It leaves Aguas Calientes earlier for Cuzco, at about 3pm
It costs 89USD for a round-trip. Leaves Cuzco at 6am and arrives at 9:30 am in Machu Picchu. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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Most people tend to take the train from Cusco to MP which costs about $60.00 one way. Another option that I found to be really fulfilling is to take the busses. For 4 soles (about $1.00) you can take a bus to Urubamba. This takes about 2 hours. It may smell a little, but the views are amazing and the locals are very friendly.
From Urubamba, take a bus to Ollantaitambo for 1 sole (about $.30). This takes about another hour. This town is beautiful. Take time to check out the ruins and talk to the locals.
Make sure when you buy your train ticket for $36.00 to Aguas Calientes, that you buy it round trip. We had to wake up the next morning at 4am to buy a ticket. The train station sells out quickly and there is no other transportation out of Aguas Calientes but the train. Theme: Bus
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 The bus to the ruins by SirRichard
If you arrive with the Inca Trail, the bus ticket to go down the ruins to the town should be included, so don't forget to ask your guide about it! Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 The train in Aguas Calientes by SirRichard
The train back to Cuzco leaves at about 16:20.
Tickets: 60 USD for a round-trip
This is the cheapest train, the "backpackers" train. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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 backpaper express by cbeaujean
1.INCA train: cusco 6.15am aguas calientes 9.40am....return:3.30pm from aguas calientes fare was 80$
2.AUTOVAGON:cusco 6am aguas 9.10am
return:3pm from aguas fare was 55$
3.TREN TURISMO ECONOMICO (also called "backpacker express") mon-sat cusco 7.45am aguas 11.45am....return 5.45pm from aguas (10.10pm in cusco) fare was 8,80$
all prices are return tickets!
all trains stop in ollantaytambo.
of course,all the infos can change!!!but,they give you an idea.... Leave a Comment
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runs since october 2003.
return ticket:416,50 euros.
4 coaches:2 dining cars with five stars service!
ticket price includes night dinner on the way back,meals,guides,cocktails and live music.
timetable:
cusco 9am-aguas calientes (puente ruinas) 12.30
aguas calientes (puente ruinas) 6.30pm-cusco 10.15pm Leave a Comment
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 by krissyM
Ollyatatambo, in the sacred Valley just over a hour's drive from Cuzco has multiple departures a day on both the BackPacker Trains and Vistadome trains. The earliest train departs at 5:30 am followed by a departure at 6am. These trains will put you at MP by 7:30 am which is hours before the serious crowds arrive on the 10:30am train.
This is the route which I took to MP (as I didn't opt to hike the Inca Trail). By the time we were finished at MP and ready to leave the later trains had just arrived which made it impossible to even walk on the narrow paths around MP. I was even there on the off-season which makes me wonder how busy it would be on a normal day. Leave a Comment
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 platform market by cbeaujean
autovagon:7.55am;inca 8.20am;backpacker 10.05am.
from aguas calientes,to cusco:
autovagon:4.20pm;inca 5pm;backpaper 7.35pm. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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Machu Picchu has been trumpeted as one of the “must see sights before a man dies” for quite a bit of time. It is not overstated. It has all of the components of a magical place - the jungle location, the megaliths and the myth. At the same time, the modern business practices have been applied to it in order to generate wealth for whomever and in the process Machu has turned into a typical attraction of the tourist industry. Once in this realm, the site has gained almost unlimited access. The hordes of tourist visit en mass – some sources quote a number of 1000 a day! This must be a record. It is easy to believe though since most of the people visit during the two summer months and they happen to be day trippers. This is a bonanza for Peru Rail and its proud staff. There is only one way to get there and it is by rail. Respectively, the prices are raised to a “western” level. In exchange the customer gets to travel with a bunch of look-alikes proudly called backpackers. Some of them might be insulted by the term but when they get on board and see the endless row of backpacks precariously hanging on the overhead racks they are bound to admit that yes, indeed, this is the backpacking travel mode of the future. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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 Inca Trail by head05
In addition...once you arive to Macchupicchu and begin to explore the city, a large toursit bus will arive carrying folks up the mountain. There is a startling contrast between those who have traveled through the Andes by foot for 4 days to reach the city, and those who just slept in a bed & breakfast, had a nice morning shower and enjoyed shelter from the elements the night before.... Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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