Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Medical Center
(
www.medicalcentermancora.com
;
Panamericana s/n; 24hr)
If you
get stung by a ray or break a bone, head to this full-service clinic at the far northern en-
trance to town.
Getting There & Away
Air
Star Perú
( 01-705-9000;
www.starperu.com
)
flies from Talara, a 40-minute bus ride
south of Máncora. The flight leaves the capital at 1:30pm and returns from Talara at
4:50pm. Fares start at S108. It's also an option to fly to Piura with LAN, Taca or Peruvian
Airlines (
Click here
)
or to Tumbes with LAN (
Click here
)
and catch onward road trans-
portation from there.
Bus
Many bus offices are in the center, though most southbound trips originate in Tumbes.
Combis
leave for Tumbes (S10, two hours) regularly; they drive along the main drag until
full.
Bus-camas
from Máncora go direct to Lima (14 hours); other services can drop you
in intermediate cities on the way to Lima (18 hours). Regular minibuses run between
Máncora and Punta Sal (S3, 30 minutes).
Cial
( 96-540-2235; Piura 520)
Has a Lima-bound bus at 5:30pm.
Civa
( 25-8086; Piura 704)
Has an economical 3:30pm service to Lima, as well as
nicer buses at 5:30pm and 6:30pm; and a midnight bus to Guayaquil.
Cruz del Sur
( 25-8232; Grau 208)
Has a
bus-cama
service to Lima at 5:30pm; buses
to Trujillo and Chimbote on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday at 10:30pm; and you can catch
its Guayaquil-bound bus from Lima at 9am on Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
El Dorado
( 96-964-2226; Grau 201)
Six buses a day to Piura between 9:30am and
9:30pm; buses for Chiclayo (9:30am, 9:30pm, 11:30pm, midnight) and Trujillo (9:30am,
9:30pm, 11pm). A Tumbes-bound bus also grabs passengers seven times a day.
Emtrafesa
( 41-1324; Grau 193)
Heads to Chiclayo at 9:30pm and 10pm; Trujillo at
8:30pm, 9:30pm and 10pm.
Eppo
( 25-8140; Piura 679)
Fast and regular hourly buses to Sullana and Piura
between 4am and 8pm.
Oltursa
( 25-8276; Piura 509)
Lima
bus-cama
(with wi-fi!) at 5:30pm and 6pm
Monday to Saturday; 4pm and 4:30pm Sunday.
Tepsa
( 25-8672; Grau 113)
Lima bus at 6pm.
