Popular Airport | Machu Picchu Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 13 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 10832 Km |
Transportation in Ljubljana is provided with buses and taxis. You can also rent a car if you want to have a quick and effortless travel to the airport.
You can go to the airport at any time of day with a taxi that you can easily find in almost every part of the city. It may be advantageous to bargain about the fare before getting on a taxi because taxis compete with each other in order to get the customer.
If you choose to travel to the airport by bus, you should take the bus route 28 from the terminal or private buses belonging to Alpetour. If you are flying at the weekend, you should know that the buses have less services. You can get information about the routes and schedules from the electronic public transportation timetables.
Car rental companies offer affordable, high quality and comfortable vehicles for their passengers. In addition, they provide convenience for delivering the rented car at the airport. Nevertheless, you may not choose this option because taxis are available 24 hours a day and buses run during the majority of the day.
In addition to the flight services, the airport also offers services that will meet all needs of the passengers. The passenger who arrive at the airport can buy gifts, exchange money, eat something or chat with friends over the internet.
At Joza Pucnik Airport, there are many stores you can do shopping. Some of these are Travel Value and Duty Free, Shop Ljubljancek, General Store Medved and Zlatarna Sara. If you are hungry or want to drink something while waiting for your flight, you can visit one of these places: Take Off Bar, Hermann’s Bike Snake Cart, Mondo Snack Cart, Caffe Avioncek, Terrace Bar, Follow Me Bar, Culto Bar, Globetrotter A’la Carte Restaurant and Market Place Selfservice Restaurant.
Since Machu Picchu Airport is close to flights, you need to land at Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport which is one of the closest airports to the city. This airport is located in the city of Cusco. You can benefit from taxi, car rental or transfer services as well as bus and train for travelling to Machu Picchu from the airport.
It is possible to reach Machu Picchu from Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport by using Peru Rail trains. Firstly, you need to reach the railway station in Cusco where the trains in three different sizes and price tariffs provide this transportation. After arriving at the station, you get on the Machu Picchu train. Since it is not possible to reach Machu Picchu city center by train directly, you can reach Machu Picchu city center by having a short bus travel after getting off the train at the last station. You can reach the city center in about 20 minutes by bus after getting off Aguas Calientes. After arriving at Aguas Calientes, you can reach the city center in about 20 minutes by bus. Travelling to Machu Picchu from Cusco by Peru Rail train lasts about 4 hours and 15 minutes.
Another option is to reach Ollantaytambo from Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport by bus or taxi and then get on the trains directly going to Machu Picchu from Ollantaytambo. Reaching Ollantaytambo from the airport lasts about one and half an hour and it costs 40 dollars. You can get to Machu Picchu by getting on your train with Inca Rail. The cost of this train travel is approximately 60 dollars for economy class by 2016. The trains of both train companies depart from Ollantaytambo station in the Sacred Valley or Poroy station that is 20 kilometers away from Cusco.
There are many taxis waiting outside the terminal building of Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport. Since the distance between Machu Picchu and the airport is not short, we advise you to share your taxi with other passengers. Travelling to Machu Picchu from the airport by taxi lasts about 1,5-2 hours.
If you don’t want to lose time with the means of public transportation, another transportation option is to rent a car. You can rent a car from Hertz car rental company located at Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport terminal. Travelling to Machu Picchu from the airport by renting a car lasts about 1,5-2 hours.