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Cusco · Peru

Car hire and driving in Cusco

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Peru traffic drives on the right. Picking up at CUZ means 3 km (2 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648807 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648856 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4546664.

Drives from Cusco

Car rental from Cusco: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Cusco to AyacuchoPeru248 km (154 mi)about 3 h 46 min
Cusco to JuliacaPeru295 km (183 mi)about 4 h 30 min
Cusco to ArequipaPeru322 km (200 mi)about 4 h 55 min
Cusco to PunoPeru331 km (206 mi)about 5 h 3 min
Cusco to HuancayoPeru387 km (241 mi)about 5 h 55 min
Cusco to IcaPeru411 km (256 mi)about 6 h 16 min
Cusco to Chincha AltaPeru451 km (280 mi)about 6 h 52 min
Cusco to La PazBolivia526 km (327 mi)about 8 h 2 min
Cusco to TacnaPeru531 km (330 mi)about 8 h 6 min
Cusco to Santa Anita - Los FicusPeru567 km (352 mi)about 8 h 39 min
Cusco to San Francisco De BorjaPeru569 km (353 mi)about 8 h 40 min
Cusco to LimaPeru573 km (356 mi)about 8 h 44 min
Cusco to QuitoEcuador1,646 km (1,023 mi)about 25 h 6 min
Cusco to GuayaquilEcuador1,532 km (952 mi)about 23 h 22 min
Cusco to ManausBrazil1,751 km (1,088 mi)about 26 h 42 min
Cusco to Santa Cruz de la SierraBolivia1,053 km (654 mi)about 16 h 3 min
Cusco to CallaoPeru584 km (363 mi)about 8 h 54 min
Cusco to TrujilloPeru978 km (608 mi)about 14 h 55 min
Cusco to CochabambaBolivia755 km (469 mi)about 11 h 31 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Cusco?

The right, as everywhere in Peru.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

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.