Destinations
Peru: cities and how to get around
24 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
Peru has 24 cities on this site, including the capital, Lima. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do, built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
CapitalLima
Population32 million
Area1,285,220 km²
CurrencySol (PEN)
Dialling code+51
Driving sideRight
Plug typesEuro, NEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15
Emergency numberhttp://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648807 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648856 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4546664
Official languagesAymara, Quechua, Spanish
Internet domain.pe
Cities in Peru
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | Lima Province | 7,737,002 | LIM (10 km) | 2,683+ |
| Callao | Callao | 1,226,200 | LIM (4 km) | 34 |
| Arequipa | Arequipa | 1,195,700 | AQP (7 km) | 537 |
| Trujillo | La Libertad | 1,067,700 | TRU (9 km) | 180 |
| Piura | Piura | 630,000 | PIU (5 km) | 164 |
| Chiclayo | Lambayeque | 609,400 | CIX (4 km) | 131 |
| Huancayo | Junin | 456,250 | JAU (43 km) | 124 |
| Cusco | Cuzco Department | 428,450 | CUZ (3 km) | 1,766+ |
| Iquitos | Loreto | 377,609 | IQT (7 km) | — |
| Pucallpa | Ucayali | 326,040 | PCL (2 km) | — |
| Chimbote | Ancash | 316,966 | CHM (11 km) | — |
| Tacna | Tacna | 286,240 | TCQ (5 km) | — |
| Ica | Ica | 282,407 | — | — |
| Juliaca | Puno | 245,675 | JUL (4 km) | — |
| Cajamarca | Cajamarca Department | 201,329 | CJA (3 km) | — |
| Huánuco | Huánuco Department | 196,627 | HUU (7 km) | — |
| Santa Anita - Los Ficus | Lima region | 184,614 | LIM (16 km) | — |
| Sullana | Piura | 160,789 | PIU (34 km) | — |
| Chincha Alta | Ica | 153,076 | — | — |
| Ayacucho | Ayacucho | 140,033 | AYP (2 km) | — |
| San Martin | Piura | 130,000 | PIU (6 km) | — |
| Puno | Puno | 128,637 | JUL (44 km) | — |
| Huaraz | Ancash | 118,836 | — | — |
| San Francisco De Borja | Lima region | 105,076 | LIM (15 km) | — |
Neighbouring countries on this site: Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia.
Common questions
Which cities in Peru are covered?
Lima, Callao, Arequipa, Trujillo, Piura, Chiclayo, Huancayo, Cusco and 16 more.
What currency does Peru use?
The Sol (PEN).
Which side of the road does Peru drive on?
The right.
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.