Book and purchase your Bus Tickets from Cusco to Hydroelectrica (Outward Journey). Transfer Bus from Cusco to Hydroelectric by Bus One Way, alternative route to get to Machu Picchu (You will visit the Inca City of Machu Picchu on the next day).

Cusco to Hydroelectric by Bus One Way this alternative is designed for those who like adventure, it mixes various natural scenie such as snow-capped mountains and jungle eyebrows, which we will travel by a tourist minibus until we reach the Hydroelectric Bus Station. Later You will make a hike of 2 hours and 30 minutes to 3 hours approximately until to get to Aguas Calientes Town.

Bus Route: CUSCO to HYDROELECTRIC (Outward Journey).
Starting Point: Regocijo Square, Cusco.
Arrival Point: Bus Station, Hydroelectric.
Departure Time: 07:30 am.
Arrival Time: 14:30 pm.

More Information: Cusco to Hydroelectric One Way (Outward Journey)

NEW DEPARTURE SCHEDULE from January 1, 2022 until further notice:

* IMPROVEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE HYDROELECTRIC ROUTE

• Cusco - Hydroelectric Schedule: The new departure time is at 06:30 AM, you must be 10 minutes before your departure at Plaza de Regocijo, Restaurant Los Portales II.
• Only departure times until the improvement and expansion of the Santa María - Santa Teresa - Hydroelectric sector is completed.

• 07:00 / 07:10 hrs: Meeting point at Regocijo Square, journey informative talk.
• 07:20/ 07:30 hrs: Board the bus and departure from Cusco to the Hydroelectric.
• 08:50 hrs: 1st stop at a local restaurant.
• 09:30 hrs: We cross to the town of Ollantaytambo.
• 11:50 hrs: 2nd stop to have lunch in Huamanmarca (Optional, extra cost).
• 14:30 hrs: Arrival at the bus station in Hydroelectric.
• 14:50 hrs: Start of the hike, 11 km to get to the Aguas Calientes Town.
• 17:30 hrs: Arrival to the Aguas Calientes town, continue your visit plan to Machu Picchu (on next day).

Machu Picchu Bus Packers is a registered trademark by Enjoy Peru Holidays E.I.R.L., with tourism license Dircetur Cusco N° 082-2019GR CUSCO/DIRCETUR-DT and of Ministerio de Cultura Cusco N° AG2164. (See our tourism licenses)

• Municipality of Cusco: We have the operating license granted by the Provincial Municipality of Cusco to the Tourism Agencies.
• Registered with the Tourism Ministry: This certificate is issued only to legal agencies that pay their taxes.
• Good Institutional Practices: This certificate is issued only to legal agencies that pay taxes.

You must be at the meeting point "Restaurant Los Portales II, PLAZA DE REGOCIJO" in the morning 07:10 AM, informative session about the route and after 20 minutes we will transfer by bus to the Hydroelectric Bus Station (6 hours with 30 minutes to 7 hours approximately).

During the bus tour, We can appreciate different types of natural scenes such as: the Sacred Valley of the Incas, high Andean landscapes, snowy La Verónica - Abra Malaga and especially the presence of the humid or high jungle of the Cusco Region. We will also make some small stops in Ollantaytambo and Santa Teresa (Extra Option: You can buy a lunch in Santa Teresa or in Hydroelectric, not included in the transfer service).

Our hiking will last from 2 hours and 45 minutes to 3 hours approximately the entire route, the hiking time is according to the physical condition of each person, arrival time to the Aguas Calientes Town from 17:00 - 17:30 PM. (You should go to your hotel / accommodation of your choice, not included in the service).

Time on the Bus: 6 hours.
Time in Stops: 1 hour (20 minute break and 40 minute lunch).
Total Hiking distance: 11 km (6,83 miles).
Estimated Hiking time: 25 minute flat hiking, 15 minute climbing and the rest flat hiking.
Highest point altitude (Abra Málaga): 4,350 masl (14,271 feet).
Hiking Altitude (Hydroelectric): 1,890 masl (6,200 feet).