Lima Getting There & Away

Getting There & Away

By plane The international airport of Lima (flight infos T:+51 (1) 511-6055), called Jorge Chavez airport Lima-Callao, is actually located in the harbour city Callao (part of metropolitan Lima). Lima is well connected with most cities in South America. There are regualar flights to Miami, Newark and Houston in the US. There are daily flights from Amsterdam and Madrid and Toronto as well. These airlines fly to Lima (April 2006): LAN (has a subsidiary called LAN Peru for domestic flights) COPA Airlines TACA Peru Avianca Varig Iberia (code-share with British Airways) KLM Royal Dutch (code-share with Air France) American Airlines Continental Airlines Air Canada Lima is the hub for most domestic flights and is served by: Aerocondor, LAN Peru, LC Burse, TACA Peru, Star Peru and Wayra Peru. The airport is a 20-30 minutes drive from San Isidro or Miraflores. Be wary of the taxi drivers at the airport, they will charge hugely inflated fees. If you need transportation at the airport hire it inside the reception area, and do not use the "informal" taxis outside of it. The Best Western in the Miraflores section offers free airport pickup. By bus Unlike many other cities in Peru, Lima doesn't have a big bus terminal. Most companies are in La Victoria, not Lima's nicest neighbourhood. More expensive express buses tend to run from terminals by the inner ringroad. Regular buses run up and down the Panamerican Highway and inland: South: Pisco, Ica, Nazca, Arequipa & Tacna North: Huaraz, Chimbote, Trujillo, Chiclayo & Piura