Lima's wealthiest district, Miraflores, is served by express buses or minibuses run by two private companies. The journey time is around 90 minutes.
In addition to the official taxis, the Uber mobile app is very popular in Lima and works for travel to/from the airport. It takes 75-90 minutes to get to Miraflores and about 30-45 minutes to the historic centre.
| Uber/Taxi | Bus Quick Llama |
Bus Airport Express Lima |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Miraflores | 46 pen | 20 pen | 15 pen |
| Historic Centre | 35 pen | -- | -- |
Taxi, Uber
When travelling by taxi, we strongly recommend using official taxi services that have their counters still inside the terminal.
The Uber mobile app also works well in Lima and its airport, through which you can usually get to the city centre for lower prices than taxis:
- Miraflores (Parque Kennedy) - approx. 46 pen
- Historic Centre (Plaza Miguel Grau) - approx. 35 pen
Express buses
The Miraflores district can be reached by modern, air-conditioned buses. They do not stop anywhere else during the journey.
Both the Airport Express Lima and Quick Llama stops are located about 70 metres from the central part of the terminal (between the domestic and international sections).
Tickets can be paid for on the spot with the bus driver or conductor. Payment can be made by card or cash.
- Airport Express Lima - large buses run to Miraflores, stopping at 4 locations (at the Boulevard Hotel, Parque Kennedy, Larco Tourist Information Centre and the Marriott Hotel near the seafront promenade).
- Price - 15 pen
- Travel time - 90 minutes
- Frequency - 60 minutes
- Last bus from the airport - 22:00
- First bus to the airport - 6:50 a.m.
- Official information: airportexpresslima.com
- Quick Llama - minibuses run to Miraflores, stopping at Parque Kennedy and, if booked in advance, at selected hotels, see link below.
- the price - 20 pen
- Ride time - 90 minutes
- Frequency - 50-70 minutes (on Sundays only the services marked with an asterisk in the timetable run)
- Last buses from the airport - 0:00, 3:10
- First buses to the airport - 2:20, 3:40 (not running on Sundays), 4:30
- Official information: quickllama.com
Tip for hotels near Parque Kennedy
If you don't want to spend a long time looking for accommodation after arriving in Lima by bus, we recommend these hotels right on Parque Kennedy:
- Miraflores City Hotel *** - A local hotel with reasonable prices and good ratings.
- Alpes Lima Kennedy Hostel - a popular and very cheap hostel with a great rating
Car rental
If you are only heading to Lima, renting a car is not worth it due to the extremely unorganized and chaotic traffic.
If you want to venture out of the airport and into the mountains, there are several local and large multinational car rental companies.
Prices for weekly rentals start at 165 usd.
City buses (Colectivos)
There is no conventional public transport to the airport. While there are dozens of different minibus lines running along the main road outside the terminal, you can't fit inside with a small backpack.
There are no timetables or line routes marked anywhere, and drivers and passengers almost never speak English.
