The Machu Picchu ticket sets the route, the date and the entry time slot. You can buy it on TuBoleto. The tour with tickets from Cusco also includes the train, the bus and the guided visit. Confirm the code with the operator.
Machu Picchu
Code 1-B shows where the route appears on the ticket. Confirm with the operator which route your tour includes.
Guide in English and Spanish
Not included · Food and drinks.
If the tour is cancelled
If a strike or bad weather forces a cancellation and the date can't be changed, the entry ticket (about 200 PEN) is not refunded.
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3 circuits · 10 routes
The circuit shows the general area. The route spells out whether you head to a terrace, walk part of the citadel or follow a trail up a mountain.
Compare the routes by what you want to see. Then check the date and entry time slot on TuBoleto.
Route 1-B focuses on the upper terrace. Route 2-B passes the lower terrace and continues through the urban sector.
Route 2-A passes by the Sun Temple Viewpoint. Route 2-B adds the lower platform and 3-B concentrates on the lower sector.
Check the name of the mountain on the map. Machupicchu, Waynapicchu and Huchuypicchu each have different codes.
Compare the maps for the Sun Gate, the Inka Bridge and the Great Cave. Check the date for each route.
Look for “Route” on the ticket. If a tour confirmation only says “entry included”, ask the operator for the code.
This is the ascent route up the mountain of the same name, within the panoramic circuit. The map marks the trail from the terrace sector.
Centered on the upper terrace of the agricultural sector, near the Caretaker's Hut. The main draw is the view of the citadel from above.
Follows the trail to Intipunku, the Sun Gate, from the upper sector. Check the date on TuBoleto.
High-season route
Follows the branch to the Inka Bridge from the panoramic sector. The map shows how far this route goes.
High-season route
The map shows a stop beside the Sun Temple Viewpoint before continuing to the Plaza of the Temples. The variant that passes the lower terrace is 2-B.
Early in the visit, the official layout marks a detour through the Lower Platform. From there it continues to the urban sector of the classic circuit.
Code 3-A marks the trail to Waynapicchu from the Royalty circuit. Machupicchu Mountain is 1-A.
Concentrates on the lower sector of the citadel, with terraces and urban areas near the Sun Temple. For a mountain climb, look for its specific code.
Adds the trail to the Great Cave within the Royalty circuit. Follow the branch shown on map 3-C.
High-season route
The climb marked on map 3-D is Huchuypicchu. Waynapicchu is a different mountain and has code 3-A.
High-season route
The farming terraces and the citadel's buildings step down the ridge between Machupicchu and Waynapicchu.
Guide in English and Spanish
Not included · Lunch, drinks and access to the mountains.
If the tour is cancelled
If a strike or bad weather forces a cancellation and the date can't be changed, the entry ticket (about 200 PEN) is not refunded.
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With the official ticket you choose the route and time slot and arrange transfers yourself. With the tour from Cusco, the operator organises the round trip as well as the guided visit.
Ask for the code, the date and the time slot of the alternative. Compare its map with the route you were expecting, and confirm with the operator whether the visit or the transfers change before you accept.
You travel from Cusco, visit the citadel and come back the same day.
The two-day tour includes a night in Aguas Calientes and visits the citadel the next day.
Expedition and Voyager are the tourist options. Vistadome and The 360º are the first-class alternatives listed on the tour page.
Follow the date and time slot printed on your ticket. Time slots depend on the route.
Official schedulesBefore booking, check which route your ticket covers. Each circuit goes through a different part of the site.
Official circuitsBring your ticket and the ID document it was issued with.
Ticket informationCheck the rules of conduct and the restrictions on luggage and personal items.
Visiting rulesPeru's Ministry of Culture ·
It includes access to the archaeological site on the route and time slot confirmed in the booking.
For a standalone ticket, use TuBoleto, the official platform of Peru's Ministry of Culture.
The ticket shows the route code, the date and the entry time slot. On TuBoleto you can choose among the options available for your date.
Route 1-B focuses on the upper terrace of the panoramic circuit. Route 2-B goes through the lower terrace and continues towards the urban sector of the classic circuit.
If the activity is cancelled because of a strike or bad weather and the date cannot be changed, Civitatis states that the entry ticket is not refunded.