The Inca Trail by train is Peruways’ name for the standard Cusco-to-Machu-Picchu rail route — the alternative to the four-day Inca Trail walk, which runs along the same ridgelines on foot. The train is faster, more comfortable, and open to travellers who can’t commit to four days under a pack.
Trains leave from Cusco (Poroy or Wanchaq) and Ollantaytambo. Most travellers board at Ollantaytambo to skip the switchback descent — 90 minutes to Aguas Calientes from there, three and a half hours from Cusco. Classes range from the budget Expedition and Voyager to the panoramic Vistadome and 360, up to the Hiram Bingham with lounge car and dinner.
Aguas Calientes is the drop-off. From the station, a 25-minute Consettur bus climbs to the citadel gate. Peruways’ licensed Peruvian guides meet you at the top.
Book the full chain — train, bus, timed-entry ticket, guide — at Peruways.
