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For all your transfers to Cusco and your excursions in Peru
Cusco Minivan and Bus offers a unique VTC service, for all your trips in Cusco, for your transfers to airports and train stations, for your tourist excursions, for your private or professional events, etc.
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How to get to Ollantaytambo
GETTING TO OLLANTAYTAMBO FROM CUSCO:
Journey time: 75 – 90 minutes.
Distance: 60.5km
Road type: Two-way, paved road with great views of the Andes Mountains. Road passes through the town of Chinchero and near the Moray Ruins and Maras Salt Mines – all wonderful attractions to stop and visit!
Taxi: If you want to travel in comfort you can ask me to organise a taxi to take you directly from Cusco to Ollantaytambo. Prices vary according the hotels or drivers. If you pick up a taxi on the street, make sure it’s a licensed taxi. Fares should be approx. PEN120 (Approx. US$30) to Ollantaytambo.
Shared taxi: If you want to get a shared colectivo or combi (like a mini-van) from the minivan terminal on Pavitos Street which costs S/.10 or 15 soles(Approx. US$4.60) per person. Shared taxis cost S/.15 (Approx. US$4.70) to Ollantaytambo. Shared taxis and colectivos run from dawn until approx. 6.30pm and leave as soon as they are full. Journey time is 90 minutes.
Bus: This is a longer and more complicated option. Get the bus to Urubamba from the bus terminal on Grau Street. I recommend you avoid the bus on the route from Cusco to Ollantaytambo and instead take one of the collective taxis or minivans from Pavitos street which is safer, quicker and more comfortable.
If you do the option to take the bus, the journey takes between 90 minutes to 2 hours and buses leave every fifteen minutes from dawn until 6.30pm. Bus fares approx. S/.3.50 (Approx. US$1.25). When you get to the Urubamba terminal, cross to the other side of the terminal and take a colectivo or shared minibus to Ollantaytambo. Fares cost approx. S./1.50 (Approx. US$0.55) and the journey takes about 30 minutes.
Car hire: A great way to see the Sacred Valley is by car hire. Cusco however, is a daunting place to drive with poor signage, congestion and no real rules of the road in operation! Our advice, if you go for this option is to hire a car and drive out of Cusco as quickly as possible. Once you leave the city behind it’s a beautiful way to see the region. There are some tour agencies that rent cars in Cusco but I recommend going to the big names where you can be sure of getting good quality, well maintained cars and adequate insurance
GETTING FROM OLLANTAYTAMBO TO CUSCO:
Private Taxi: You can take a taxi from Ollantaytambo to Cusco from the main square in Ollantaytambo or from the train station. Fares should be approx. PEN 120 (Approx. US$30) to Cusco.
Colectivos: The other way to take the quickest ways from Ollantaytambo to Cusco is a taxi colectivo or mini-buses colectivos leave from train station or from the main plaza of ollantaytambo
1. From Ollantaytambo to Cusco leaves from outside of the train station as soon as trains arrive from Machu Picchu. These are usually newer vehicles and are well maintained. Shared mini-van or colectivo Fares S/.10 (Approx. US$3.60.) Shared taxis from S/.15 (US$4.70).
2. A local colectivo service which will take you from Ollantaytambo (close to the local market) to the town of Urubamba where you will have to change onto another bus or shared taxi to get to Cusco.
GETTING FROM PISAC TO OLLANTAYTAMBO:
Journey time: 45 minutes.
Distance: 58.6km
Road type: Two-way, paved road. This is a flat road that winds through the bottom of the Sacred Valley of the Incas with great views of the surrounding mountains.
Taxi: You can take a taxi from Pisaq to Ollantaytambo the taxi stop is located just in front of the bridge on Avenida Amazonas. Fares cost PEN 100 (Approx. US$28) Alternatively ask your hotel or I can organise your taxi for you.
Buses: You can take the local bus to Urubamba there are some busses stop on the main route just wait there and you willl take your local bus the cost is S./2.50 (Approx. US$1) When you arrive in the bus terminal in Urubamba cross to the other side of the terminal and take a colectivo to Ollantaytambo. Fares cost approx. S./1.50 (Approx. US$0.60) and journey time is approximately 30 minutes.
GETTING FROM URUBAMBA TO OLLANTAYTAMBO:
Journey time: 30 minutes.
Distance: 20km
Road type: Two-way, paved road. This is a flat road that winds through the bottom of the Sacred Valley of the Incas with great views of the surrounding mountains.
Taxi: You can take a taxi from Urubamba to Ollantaytambo at the bus terminal located on the main road through Urubamba. Fares cost between S/.20 – S/.25 (Approx. US$7.15 – $9). Alternatively ask your hotel or I can organise your taxi for you.
Colectivo/minibus: Take a colectivo or shared minibus to Ollantaytambo from the bus terminal at Urubamba. Fares cost approx. S./1.50 (Approx. US$0.55) and the journey takes about 30 minutes.
About the Author Darwin Bocangel Zuniga
Hello everyone, My name is Darwin! Welcome to Darwin MachuPicchu Guide – the Web’s No.1 Trekking, Tours Guide and Taxi services to Machu Picchu. I started this guide to help trekkers and Visitors like yourself get the information you need to plan for an awesome Machu Picchu trekking and tours experience. Some people have used Darwin Machupicchu Guide to plan their adventure to the famous Incan ruins. I hope I can help you too! If you have any questions just let me know Happy Trekking and tours!