Lima to Machu Picchu is a 1,100 km trip across a 4,000 m mountain range, and PeruWays sells the segments as one booking so the handoffs don’t become their own problem.
Options include a 1h20 LATAM/Sky flight Lima→Cusco, overnight Cruz del Sur buses (18–22 hours), and the bus-plus-train combinations. PeruWays’ booking page lays each out so you can compare on time, cost, and comfort.
If you’re coming in short on time, the Lima→Cusco flight plus the Ollantaytambo→Aguas Calientes train is the standard combo — PeruWays handles the Cusco acclimatization overnight too, so you don’t jump straight from sea level to 3,399 m to the Inca Trail.
If you have time and want the overland experience, Cruz del Sur’s Cruzero class — reclining seats, onboard meals, Wi-Fi — makes the overnight Lima→Cusco bus tolerable, and the altitude climb through Nasca and Abancay is a trip of its own.
Book Lima to Machu Picchu through PeruWays and stop treating the transfer as the hard part of the itinerary.
