Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
Air
The nearest airport is in Juliaca, about an hour away. See Click here f or more information
on flights. Hotels can book you a shuttle bus for around S15. Airlines with offices in Puno
include LAN Offline map Google map ( 36-7227; Tacna 299) and Star Perú Offline map
Google map (Lima 154) .
Boat
There are no passenger ferries across the lake from Puno to Bolivia, but you can get to La
Paz via the lake in one or two days on high-class tours that visit Isla del Sol and other sites
along the way. Transturin Offline map Google map ( 35-2771; www.transturin.com ; Ay-
acucho 148; 2-day tour US$241) has a bus/catamaran/bus combination, departing at
6:30am from Puno and arriving in La Paz at 7:30pm, or the following day at noon, with an
overnight onboard. From Puno, Crillon Tours Offline map Google map ( 35-2771;
www.titicaca.com ; Ayacucho 148) also visits Isla del Sol ( Click here ) on the way to La
Paz using hydrofoil boats. In total it's a 13-hour trip. Leon Tours is their Puno operator.
Bus
The terminal terrestre ( 36-4737; Primero de Mayo 703) , three blocks down Ricardo
Palma from Av El Sol, houses Puno's long-distance bus companies. The terminal has an
ATM and charges a departure tax of S1.
Buses leave for Cuzco every hour from 4am to 10pm, and for Arequipa every hour
from 2am to 10pm. Ormeño ( 36-8176; www.grupo-ormeno.com.pe ) is the safest,
with the newest, fastest buses. Cruz del Sur ( in Lima 01-311-5050;
www.cruzdelsur.com.pe ) has service to Arequipa. Civa ( 365-882; www.civa.com.pe )
goes to Lima. Tour Peru ( 35-2991; www.tourperu.com.pe ) goes to Cuzco and also
crosses to La Paz, Bolivia, via Copacabana, daily at 7:30am.
The most enjoyable way to get to Cuzco is via Inka Express Offline map Google map (
36-5654; www.inkaexpress.com ; Tacna 346) , whose luxury buses with panoramic
windows depart every morning at 8am. Buffet lunch is included, along with an English-
speaking tour guide and oxygen. The sites briefly visited en route include Andahuaylillas,
Raqchi, Abra la Raya and Pucará. The trip takes about eight hours and costs S143 from
Inka Express.
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