Thursday, March 14, 2019

🔴 How to get to Miraflores from Lima Airport?



How to get to Miraflores from Lima Airport?

In this post you will briefly know about:

► Lima Airport characteristics
► How long will it take to get to Miraflores
► Taxi services and buses - cost and quality.

Read► Travel to Peru: Travel solo or with a buddy?

Firstly, you need to know about the Lima International Airport, also known as Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez, which is the most important gate of entrance to Peru.
  • One of the South America busiest airports.
Although, the Lima International Airport is not considered one of the largest airports in the World (it is seen as small size airport), it is ranked as one of the busiest in the region – almost 16’500,000 passangers annually.
  • Relatively close to Lima
The Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chavez is located in the province of Callao, which is the most important port of Perú, and center of national trade

The province of Callao is 10 km away from Lima centre, and and 17 km away from the touristic neighbours of Miraflores and Barranco. 

Depending on the traffic, your journey from el Callao to Lima, could take from 40 minutes to a couple of hours (during the rush hour).

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SERVICES AVAILABLE


#1 Airport Express Lima

The Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez has an exclusive service of luxury buses that has more than 60 departures per day.

The buses will take you to Miraflores, where you can stop at 7 different places, close to more than 150 hotels and backpackers.

These buses are equipped with charging ports and free Wi Fi, as well as on board TVs.


You can buy the tickets online or within the airport and they are about $8 one way. Return ticket costs $15.

#2 Buses and Combis
The public service of buses do not have a fix schedule, and they have hundreds of different routes across the city. 

They do not represent a good service, but it is an extremely cheap service. Fares can cost between S/2 - S/2.5. 

Nevertheless, You could need more than one bus or combi to get to Miraflores. 

#3 Taxi
Whenever you think of taxis services in Peru, you have to have in mind that it is not a regulated system which is no formal in many ways. 

Lima International Airport has a lot of registered taxi services that you can take within the terminal, and they are the only ones allowed to work inside. 

Registered taxis
These are the companies allowed to work within the terminal. 
Unregistered taxis
✔️They are not safe, since many assaults were reported in the past. 

✔️You will have to bargain the cost, since this service is not metered. 

✔️From Callao to Miraflores, you usually pay from S/60 - S/70  

IMPORTANT: Remember to make sure to mention the currency when bargain. Taxi dirvers could tap into this to get dollars instead of soles. 

Avoid taking a taxi service outside the terminal. That area is not safe in any time. 

Shuttle Service
Lima Transfers and Peruvian Shuttle are some of the companies that offer private transfer services from the airport to the main areas of Lima. 

The average cost per passangers is $20. It is better for you to take it inside the airport. 













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