Between Aguas Calientes and the Machu Picchu gate, there’s a 400-metre vertical that most travellers cover on the Consettur bus — 25 minutes up a switchback road hanging over the Urubamba gorge. Peruways books the seats in advance.
PeruWays’ advance booking matters most in high season (June-August), when the morning queue at the Aguas Calientes bus terminal can hit 45 minutes. A prebooked ticket skips to the boarding line.
The bus service is useful even if you’re walking down after your visit — most travellers take the bus up and either take it or walk the Camino Peatonal back to town, which is a steep 1.5-hour descent through cloud forest.
Peruways packages the bus with the citadel entry ticket and your train from Cusco or Ollantaytambo. One confirmation, booked once.
Lock in your Consettur bus tickets with Peruways when you book the rest of the Machu Picchu day.
