Bus Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu Citadel IN/OUT

Mountain bus transfer between Aguas Calientes and the Machu Picchu citadel entry control on a shared service. The item covers a single leg, up or down, as per the booking.

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The bus covers the stretch between the town of Aguas Calientes and the sanctuary entrance along a road of tight bends that climbs the mountainside. The ascent takes about 25 minutes and the descent about 20, continuously gaining or losing height above the Urubamba river canyon.

The service corresponds to a single leg, up or down, as defined in the booking. Departures are frequent during the operating window and boarding follows the queue order at the departure point.

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Operational notes

The item covers a single leg (up or down); the direction is defined at the time of booking. Frequent departures during the operating window; boarding follows the queue order and footfall is high in the early hours and at closing. The bus time window must be coordinated with the assigned entry time of the citadel admission.