If you plan to do a Machu Picchu tour, but you don’t have enough time, don’t worry, this is not an impediment, relax, choose the best time to start and end your trip and the type of train that suits you best, We have the best trip for you, prepare to live an unforgettable experience, enjoy the best day of your life on a Machu Picchu one day tour.
For this very special day trip for you, we have departures every day, where you can choose the departure time from Cusco and also what time you would like to be back in Cusco, this will depend on what time you want to arrive in Machu Picchu and how long time you would like to stay there, here you have a schedules simulation:
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Example 1: I decide to leave at 4:15 a.m. so I arrive in Machu Picchu at 9:00 a.m. then I can stay till noon up there (4 Hours in Machupicchu) and I’ll take the train to come back at 2:55 p.m. so I’ll be back in Cusco at 6:30 p.m.
Example 2: I would like to stay the longest time possible in Machu Picchu, so I decide to leave at 2:45 a.m. and I’ll arrive in Machupicchu at 7:30 a.m. I can stay until 4:00 p.m. up there (8 hours in Machu Picchu) I could climb the Waynapicchu Mountain and I’ll take the train to come back at 7:00 p.m. so I’ll be back in Cusco at 10:30 p.m.
Example 3: I don’t like to get up early and return late, I decide to leave at 6:45 a.m. I’ll arrive in Machupicchu at 11:30 a.m. and stay up there till 3:00 p.m. (3 and 1/2 Hours in Machupicchu) I’ll take the train to come back at 4:12 p.m. so I’ll be back in Cusco at 7:45 p.m.
The tour according to your preference, choose your schedule, reserve and go, you’ll have an unforgettable journey where you ‘ll make great memories of the new wonder of the world “MACHU PICCHU”.
We have trains departed from Cusco City, from SAN PEDRO TRAIN STATION, but there are only 4 departure, there are other two stations outside the town where you have more train schedules; We have a daily departures from POROY TRAIN STATION (located to 30 minutes from Cusco by car) and from OLLANTAYTAMBO TRAIN STATION (Located in the Sacred Valley, One and a half hours from Cusco). ALL OUR TOURS START AND FINISH IN CUSCO, we provide you transportation Hotel (Cusco) – Train Station – Hotel (Cusco).
We have departures every day for this MACHU PICCHU DAY TRIP, you can see down here train shedules to go and to return.
| SCHEDULES TO GO | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Departure from Hotel (Cusco) | Train/Company Departure | Train Station | Arrival to Machu Picchu |
| 4:30 | 5:00 (360° -Inca Rail) | San Pedro (Cusco) | 9:30 |
| 6:10 | 6:40 (Expedition and Vistadome -Peru Rail) | San Pedro (Cusco) | 10:52 |
| 7:00 | 7:30 (Expedition and Vistadome -Peru Rail) | San Pedro (Cusco) | 12:11 |
| 8:00 | 8:28 (First Class – Inca Rail) | San Pedro (Cusco) | 12:40 |
| SCHEDULES TO RETURN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Departure from Machu Picchu | Train and Company | Arrival Station | Arrival at Hotel (Cusco) |
| 16:12 | 360° – Inca Rail | San Pedro (Cusco) | 20:45 |
| 16:43 | Expedition and Vistadome -Peru Rail | San Pedro (Cusco) | 21:45 |
| 17:23 | Expedition and Vistadome -Peru Rail | San Pedro (Cusco) | 22:15 |
| 19:00 | First Class – Inca Rail | San Pedro (Cusco) | 22:45 |
The Machu Picchu one day tour is one of the most requested trips today. it is a short tour but an incredible trip.
The day trip to Machu Picchu starts when we will pick you up at your accommodation according to the agreed time, then we will take you to San Pedro train station (located in Cusco town), from here we will take a three and 1/2 hours train ride to Machu Picchu.
You will pass through small typical villages, beautiful valleys, snowy mountains and many local people doing their daily life, to get to Aguas Calientes (village of Machupicchu), arriving there, you will board a bus to the archaeological site of Machupicchu, where you will have two hours of guided tour, the guide will be around the main sites of the citadel, then, you will have free time to explore Machupicchu and take photographs on your own.
After free time, we will return to Aguas Calientes where you will have free time for lunch, depending on your train schedule to return, you have to be at the train station, ready to take your train. after three and 1/2 hours you will arrive again at San Pedro train station, and from here we will take you back to your accommodation in Cusco.
Train Characteristics:
TOUR PACKAGE INCLUDED 360° TRAIN
Train Characteristics:
TOUR PACKAGE INCLUDED FIRST CLASS TRAIN
Train Characteristics:
TOUR PACKAGE INCLUDED EXPEDITION TRAIN
Train Characteristics:
TOUR PACKAGE INCLUDED VISTADOME TRAIN
The difference between the Expedition and Vistadome Trains (PeruRail) and 360° Trains (IncaRail) would be the seats and their taller and wider windows that make them more panoramic, besides the type of Snack; Hiram Bingham (PeruRail) and Presidential Train (IncaRail) are Luxury trains.
The difference between the two companies is not much, both of these go through the same route and the journey lasts the same time, Peru rail is the company that has more schedules available and Inca Rail a company very committed to the service, if you want more information about trains please inquire.
| SCHEDULES TO GO | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Departure from Cusco (Hotel) |
Train Departure |
Train Station | Arrival to Machu Picchu |
| 5:00 | 5:55 (360° – Inca Rail) | Poroy | 9:30 |
| 5:40 | 6:40 (Expedition and Vistadome – Peru Rail) | Poroy | 10:30 |
| 6:30 | 7:35 (Expedition and Vistadome – Peru Rail) | Poroy | 11:30 |
| 7:25 | 8:25 (Expedition and Vistadome – Peru Rail) | Poroy | 12:50 |
| 8:05 | 9:05 (Hiram Bingham – Peru Rail) | Poroy | 13:10 |
| SCHEDULES TO RETURN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Departure from Machu Picchu |
Train Company |
Arrival Station | Arrival at Hotel (Cusco) |
| 15:20 | Expedition and Vistadome – Peru Rail | Poroy | 19:45 |
| 16:12 | 360° – Inca Rail | Poroy | 20:20 |
| 16:43 | Expedition and Vistadome – Peru Rail | Poroy | 21:00 |
| 17:23 | Expedition and Vistadome – Peru Rail | Poroy | 21:30 |
| 17:50 | Hiram Bingham – Peru Rail | Poroy | 22:00 |
This Machu Picchu one day tour, is one of the most requested trips today. it is a short tour but an incredible trip.
The day trip to Machu Picchu starts when we will pick you up at your accommodation according to the agreed time, then we will take you by car to Poroy train station (located 30 minutes from Cusco), from here we will take a three hour train ride to Machu Picchu.
We will pass through small typical villages, beautiful valleys, snowy mountains and many local people doing their daily life, to get to Aguas Calientes (village of Machupicchu), arriving there, you will board a bus to the archaeological site of Machupicchu, where you will have two hours of guided tour, the guide will be around the main sites of the citadel, then, you will have free time to explore Machupicchu and take photographs on your own.
After free time, we will return to Aguas Calientes where you will have free time for lunch.
depending on your train schedule, you have to be at the train station, ready to take your train. after three hours you will arrive again at Poroy train station and from here we will take you back to your accommodation in Cusco.
Train Characteristics:
TOUR PACKAGE INCLUDED 360° TRAIN
The difference between these two companies is not much, both of them go by the same way and the trip last the same 1 and 1/2 hours; Peru rail is the company who has more departures and Inca Rail a company committed with the tourist service; If you want more information about the trains please consult.
The Tour Package price can change according to the departure and arrival time and the kind of train you would like to take.
TOUR PACKAGE INCLUDED VISTADOME TRAIN
This is the most popular train station, where there are more timetables for train departures and arrivals.
It is highly recommended to start the machu picchu one day tour from the Ollantaytambo station because you have more shedules to go and back.
We have departures every day for this MACHU PICCHU DAY TRIP, you can see down here train shedules to go and to return.
| SCHEDULES TO GO | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Departure from Cusco (Hotel) | Train Departure | Train Station | Arrival to Machu Picchu |
| 3:00 | 5:05 (Peru Rail) | Ollantaytambo | 7:30 |
| 4:00 | 6:10 (Peru Rail) | Ollantaytambo | 8:30 |
| 4:30 | 6:40 (Voyager -Inca Rail) | Ollantaytambo | 9:00 |
| 5:00 | 7:05 (Peru Rail) | Ollantaytambo | 9:15 |
| 5:20 | 7:20 (360° – Inca Rail) | Ollantaytambo | 9:30 |
| 6:00 | 8:00 (Peru Rail) | Ollantaytambo | 10:00 |
| 6:30 | 8:29 (Peru Rail) | Ollantaytambo | 10:30 |
| 7:00 | 8:53 (Peru Rail) | Ollantaytambo | 11:10 |
| 7:15 | 9:15 (Peru Rail) | Ollantaytambo | 11:35 |
| 8:30 | 10:32 (PeruRail) | Ollantaytambo | 12:50 |
| 9:15 | 11:15 (Voyager -IncaRail) | Ollantaytambo | 13:15 |
| 9:30 | 11:30 (360° -IncaRail) | Ollantaytambo | 13:30 |
| SCHEDULES TO RETURN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Departures from Machu Picchu | Train and Company | Arrival Station | Arrival at Hotel (Cusco) |
| 13:37 | Peru Rail | Ollantaytambo | 17:00 |
| 14:30 | Voyager – Inca Rail | Ollantaytambo | 18:00 |
| 14:55 | Peru Rail | Ollantaytambo | 18:30 |
| 15:20 | Peru Rail | Ollantaytambo | 19:00 |
| 15:48 | Peru Rail | Ollantaytambo | 19:30 |
| 16:12 | 360° – Inca Rail | Ollantaytambo | 20:00 |
| 16:43 | Peru Rail | Ollantaytambo | 20:30 |
| 17:23 | Peru Rail | Ollantaytambo | 21:00 |
| 18:20 | Peru Rail | Ollantaytambo | 21:30 |
| 19:00 | Voyager – Inca Rail | Ollantaytambo | 22:00 |
| 20:30 | Voyager – Inca Rail | Ollantaytambo | 23:15 |
| 20:50 | Peru Rail | Ollantaytambo | 23:45 |
| 21:50 | Peru Rail | Ollantaytambo | 00:30 |
We’ll pick you up at the hotel in Cusco according to the agreed time, then we’ll take you by bus passing by beautiful landscapes and valleys, you’ll be able to see smalls villages with local people in the route, then you’ll arrive in Ollantaytambo’s Train station (located 1 and a ½ hours from Cusco), from this place we’ll go by train one and a half hours to arrive in Aguas Calientes (town of Machupicchu), once you arrive, the guide will pick you up from the train station to take you by bus to the archaeological site of Machupicchu (25 minutes), where you’ll have two hours guided tour, the guiding will be around the main places of the citadel, then, you’ll have free time to explore Machupicchu and take pictures by your own, after the free time you’ll return to Aguas Calientes where you’ll have free time to have lunch; then you’ll take the train to go back to Ollantaytambo again, so there we’ll pick you up to bring you back by bus to Cusco and your hotel (Arrival time is according the train you choose)
INCA RAIL TRAINS
PERU RAIL TRAINS
The difference between these two companies is not much, both of them go by the same way and the trip last the same 1 and 1/2 hours; Peru rail is the company who has more departures and Inca Rail a company committed with the tourist service; If you want more information about the trains please consult.
The Tour Package price can change according to the departure and arrival time and the kind of train you would like to take.
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1.- I am just one person, can I join some group tour?
Yes, you can, we have departure every day, feel free to decide when to go.
2.- We don’t like to go in a big group, can we arrange a private tour?
Yes you can, our group tours go with 15 or 19 people, but if you want, you can also arrange a private tour, we have different rates for it depending on how many people you are.
3.- I will travel with my family, we have two 65 YO people, do you think, can they make it?
We had people on this tour from 70 and 75 YO, the tour is not hard, but you have some small hikes into the Inca Sites where there are many steps to go up and down if you think they are not to fit to do it, we recommend to take a Private tour, that will be a perfect plan to do the tour quite easily and smoothly.
4.- We want to take the tour included Wayna Picchu or Machu Picchu mountain, do we have enough time to do it in the same day tour of Machu Picchu?
Yes, On this tour you will sleep in Aguas Calientes (Town of Machu Picchu) so you can take some of the first busses, the park opens at 6:00 am. suppose that you will get in at 7:00 am. First, you can climb the Mountain (2 or 3 and 1/2 hours hike) until 10:30 am. Then, you can go out to use the toilet or eat something and rest, then you can start the guided tour around the citadel (Around 2 hours) until 14:00 hrs. Then you will have free time to continue exploring on your own, the park is open until 5 pm. You will have like 10 hours to be there, the train departure to return is at 19:00 hrs.
5.- How about my luggage, can I take all my staff?, or where can I store it?
As this tour is only for 2 days we recommend to take only small backpacks because there are restrictions to take on the train, and also all the streets in Aguas Calientes have only pedestrian access. The rest of your stuff you can be stored at your accommodation in Cusco, All the Hotels have storage if you book the night for your way back, you can leave your stuff there, another option is that you can leave your stuff in our office, in the two options you don’t need to pay anything extra.
6.- How about the altitude, Are going to pass by other places higher than Cusco?
Cusco city is located in 3350 masl. (10990 Ft.) the only place higher than Cusco is Chinchero area 3750 masl. then you will descend to Aguas Calientes 2050 masl. Machu Picchu is located in 2450 masl (8038 Ft.); we always recommend to have at least one day in Cusco to acclimatize; altitude sickness is very different for everyone, sometimes you don’t have any problem.
