Trujillo: 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.
Trujillo is a city of 1.1 million people in Peru (La Libertad), 31 m (102 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU), 9 km (6 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 180 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Trujillo runs from about 11 h 41 min a day in late June to 12 h 38 min in late December (computed for -8.12° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Trujillo is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU), 9 km (6 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,920 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Trujillo: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Trujillo · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 180 places to stay in Trujillo. Of the 115 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (78), and 1 are five-star. Across 34 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.4 out of 10. Guests have left 15,207 reviews in total.
Hotels in Trujillo: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 13 hostels in Trujillo, out of 180 places to stay of every kind — 7.2% of everywhere it lists in the city, which puts it in the top tenth of the cities we hold hostel figures for — a well-established backpacker trail. Guests have left 542 reviews across them.
Hostels in Trujillo: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Piura, 372 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Chiclayo, 175 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Chimbote, 117 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Cajamarca, 121 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Huánuco, 367 km — flights · buses · car rental
- San Martin, 373 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Huaraz, 228 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Timișoara, Lima, Astana, Trujillo, Trujillo, Trujillo, Dallas, Managua, Asunción, Metepec, Pabillonis, Barcelona.
Common questions
Which airport serves Trujillo?
Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU), 9 km (6 mi) from the centre.
How big is Trujillo?
About 1.1 million people live in Trujillo (GeoNames).
What time zone is Trujillo in?
America/Lima, currently UTC-5.
What currency is used in Trujillo?
The Sol (PEN). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Trujillo?
13 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Trujillo.
How many hotels are there in Trujillo?
Our booking partner lists 180 places to stay in Trujillo, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Trujillo?
Piura (372 km), Chiclayo (175 km), Chimbote (117 km), Cajamarca (121 km), Huánuco (367 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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.