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Night-before booking · pickup in the historic center of Cusco

What time we pick you up tomorrow and where: Express from 6:20 am, Classic from 7:20 am

The bus starts picking up at 6:20 am (Express) or 7:20 am (Classic) at hotels and Airbnbs in the historic center of Cusco. Your exact time and meeting point arrive on WhatsApp the night before; if you book today for tomorrow, that same night.
Book today until 8 pm and tonight you have your pickup time for tomorrow.—Is there space tomorrow?

Book for tomorrow: Express US$32 · Classic US$30 · is there space? · how to book

The time you see on the tour page is the first pickup. The bus works its way around the historic center for a few minutes and calls at each place in order; that is why the exact time for your street is set the night before, once the bus list is closed, and sent to you on WhatsApp along with the name of the meeting point if one is needed.

Pickup time by departure

DepartureFirst pickupWhere the day ends
Express · retorno a Cusco6:20 am7 pm, central Cusco (not at your hotel)
Express · final en Ollantaytambo6:20 am3:30 pm, Ollantaytambo archaeological park
Classic · retorno a Cusco7:20 am6:30 pm, central Cusco (not at your hotel)
Classic · final en Ollantaytambo7:20 am3:30 pm, Ollantaytambo archaeological park

The time can shift by a few minutes depending on your area and the morning traffic. Be ready five minutes before the time you are given.

Where we pick you up

At your doorHotels and Airbnbs in the historic centerIf the bus can get down your street, it stops at the door.
Meeting pointPedestrian or narrow streetsWe give you a point a few minutes away on foot, with a name and a landmark, in the same message the night before.
Outside the centerAsk before you payGive us the address when you ask about space: we confirm whether it is on the route or which point is closest.

What you get the night before

Your pickup timeApproximate, for your accommodation or meeting point, give or take a few minutes.
The meeting point, if there is oneA name and a landmark; never a vague “somewhere around”.
The amount for the entrance feesThe Tourist Ticket and, on the Express routes, the Maras entrance, in soles, so you come with the right cash.
A number to write toThe same WhatsApp, staffed 24 hours, in case the bus is late or you cannot see it.

On the morning of the tour

  • Passport: they ask for it at the Tourist Ticket checkpoints.
  • Cash in soles for the entrance fees, if you did not add them when booking.
  • Have breakfast: lunch is at 12 pm in Urubamba and there is no food stop before that.
  • If the bus is not there ten minutes after your time, message us; do not go looking for it on other streets.

Where the day ends (and where it does not)

The return routes drop you in the center of Cusco, not at your hotel: from there you walk or take a taxi. The routes ending in Ollantaytambo finish at 3:30 pm inside the archaeological park, a 15-minute walk from the train station; there is no transfer to the station and no ride back to Cusco. We say it here because it is the difference that most surprises people who book the night before without reading the tour page.

Bookings for tomorrow: non-refundable; you can move the date if there is space, and we reschedule or refund if we cancel because of the weather.

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Not on the shared tour: the bus follows a route around the center with 17–18 travelers and each stop depends on the others. If you need a different departure time, the option is the private tour, which sets the schedule around you.

No. Pickups are at accommodation in the historic center of Cusco. If you land that same morning, the practical thing is to book for the next day; the Classic, which leaves at 7:20 am and starts lower, is the route we recommend for a first day.

Message the WhatsApp number from the night-before text; it is staffed 24 hours. Normally it is a few minutes of traffic delay. Stay at the agreed point: the driver looks for you there.

The message goes out as soon as we confirm the payment, normally the same night. If you do not have it by 10 pm, write to us with the booking name; it may be a typo in the WhatsApp number you gave.

No. The return ends in central Cusco, at 7 pm (Express) or 6:30 pm (Classic). The center is small; most places to stay are a few minutes away on foot or a short taxi ride.

Yes, if you arrange it on WhatsApp the night before; we give you the point and the time of the first pickup (6:20 am or 7:20 am). It helps if you are staying on a street the bus cannot enter and would rather not wait.

Book until 8 pmfrom US$29
Is there space tomorrow?