Transfer from Cusco airport to train station

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Even if your plane lands on time, it usually takes at least 20 mins to get off the plane. Then you have to exit the airport, collect your luggage and find a taxi. Assume another 20 mins minimum for the exit, a few mins for the luggage and a few more for the taxi and you are sure to miss the 6:40 train. Hopefully you are coming from Lima or another airport in Peru such that you have cleared immigration already.

Cusco Airport is also notorious for delays since fog often makes landing difficult so that counting on an on-time arrival is risky. It takes 30 mins to get to the train station, assuming no traffic which is likely for such an early arrival. However, should there be a delay landing, you would hit the start of the morning traffic.

Your safest and most likely time to take the train would be 8:25A. The best thing is to order online and pick up your tickets ahead of time in Lima, assuming you are connecting there. Otherwise, Peru Rail, asks for people who do not have a ticket to arrive one hour ahead of time, so that's 7:25A which you should be able to make unless there is a major delay. You can also pickup the tickets starting at 7 AM at Cusco Airport.

Not sure what happens if you book and miss a train but I assume they should have no trouble putting you on the later train unless it is full which is very unlikely in November.

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