Getting to Huaraz

Transportation

V!VA User‘s Description

In terms of getting to Huaraz from Lima, go to either Avenida Raymondi or Avenida Fitzcarrald, where you will find the following bus companies, CIVA, Cruz del Sur, and Movil Tours. They offer a variety of busses departing during throughout the day into the evening; the trip generally takes eight hours. The cost is generally $10.  There are no airports, hence no flights.

Most people leaving Huaraz will either head north to Trujillo or south to Lima. Heading south, most of the above companies will offer departures during the day. Heading north, however, they offer only overnight busses, and you are advised to book at least a day in advance.

If you prefer to head to Trujillo in the morning from Huaraz, Empresa de Transportes (located on Avenida Manco Capac) offers a bus leaving at 8 a.m. for about $6 for the coastal town of Casma, and from there you another bus company, America Express has busses heading north along the coast for little more than $2.  Brace yourself, however, the trip down the mountain ranges heading towards the coast is both scenic and scary, with many zigzag turns on narrow, unpaved roads. The same busses can also take you from Trujillo to Huaraz—and with the same risks.

Carhuaz, Yungay, and Caraz

Leaving near the bridge in Huaraz, there are vans—combis—that depart routinely from Huaraz every half-hour or so, depending on how full they are, and head towards the towns of Carhuaz, Yungay, and Caraz. The price ranges from 50 cents to $1.

CIVA 51-01-332-5236

Móvil Tours 51-43-422-55 (Huaraz)

Cruz del Sur 51-01-424-615

Empresa de Transportes 51-01-428-6621

America Express 51-01-353-473