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Peru · Cuzco Department

Cusco: how to get there and around

Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.

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Cusco is a city of 428,450 people in Peru (Cuzco Department), 3,312 m (10,866 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ), 3 km (2 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 1,766+ places to stay.

Key facts

Population428,450
Elevation3,312 m (10,866 ft)
Area385 km²
Time zoneAmerica/Lima (UTC-5 now)
CurrencySol (PEN)
Dialling code+51
Driving sideRight
Plug typesEuro, NEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15
Postal codes3 codes, 08001 to 08003
UN/LOCODEPECUZ
Coordinates-13.532, -71.967
Cusco

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Daylight in Cusco runs from about 11 h 22 min a day in late June to 12 h 58 min in late December (computed for -13.53° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.

Getting there

Cusco is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ), 3 km (2 mi) from the centre, whose 11,146-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.

Flights to Cusco: every airport, routes and times

Buses to Cusco · Driving and car hire

Where to stay

Our booking partner lists 1,766+ places to stay in Cusco (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 702 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (465), and 9 are five-star. Across 387 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.6 out of 10. Guests have left 180,378 reviews in total.

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What people come for

UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Casa Guevara; Casa Meloc 422; Casa Ochoa Escalante; Casa de Rozas Velasco; Cusco Cathedral.

Tours, tickets and day trips from Cusco

Nearby cities, and how to get between them

Twin towns and sister cities: La Paz, Samarkand, Athens, Mexico City, Bethlehem, Xi'an, Rio de Janeiro, Kraków, Chartres, Santa Rosa de Copán, Cuenca, Havana, Jerusalem, Kyoto.

Common questions

Which airport serves Cusco?

Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ), 3 km (2 mi) from the centre.

How big is Cusco?

About 428,450 people live in Cusco, across 385 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).

What time zone is Cusco in?

America/Lima, currently UTC-5.

What currency is used in Cusco?

The Sol (PEN). Traffic drives on the right.

How many hotels are there in Cusco?

Our booking partner lists 1,766 or more places to stay in Cusco, bookable on this site.

Which cities are near Cusco?

Arequipa (322 km), Huancayo (387 km), Juliaca (295 km), Ayacucho (248 km), Puno (331 km).

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.