Trujillo Getting There & Away

Getting There & Away

There is just one airport, one seaport, but many bus terminals a short taxi ride from the city centre. By plane Trujillo airport has connections to Lima, Chiclayo, Cajamarca, Tumbes & Chagual for Huamachuco. Three airlines offer daily flights from Lima to Trujillo : LanPeru{1}, Star Peru and WayraPeru. The airport is on the Huanchaco/Trujillo road, 5/10 km from them. There is a fairly universal ATM in the departure check-in area, & a US$5 departure tax from Trujillo & US$35 from Lima. Note: Lan peru is offering this deal: By train There is no train service in the area. By car If you must hire a car it is best also to hire an experienced local driver familiar with local driving habits who values his vehicle, human life and health. By bus Trujillo is on the Pan-American Highway with numerous connections south to Chimbote, Lima and north to Chiclayo, Piura, Mancora, and Tumbes on the border with Ecuador. Also to Otuzco & Huamachuco to the east, Cajamarca , Chachapoyas, Tarapoto and Yurimaguas to the north east, & Caraz & Huaraz to the South East. Transportes Linea is a good value bus company to most destinations in north Peru. There is a fairly universal ATM in their departure lounge on Avenida America Sur. Ormeño has buses to Lima, Santiago de Chile & Buenos Aires in Argentina, & north to Mancora, Tumbes, & Guayaquil (Ecuador) daily & Cuenca & Quito (both Ecuador) weekly. Both companies have 3 or 4 quality classes. Movil Tours comes from Lima, leaves Trujillo at 3/4pm via Chiclayo (3 hours) for Tarapoto/Chachapoyas. They & Transportes Linea have good night buses to Huaraz. You can catch a 6am Transportes Linea bus to Chimbote to catch the 8am bus up the spectacular Cañon del Pato to Huaraz in the day with Turismo Huaraz. By boat 15 Cruise ships arrive in Salaverry, 17km South East of Trujillo, during the summer months each year.