Cuzco Transport

Getting around

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Bus & tram

Bus

Local rides on public transportation cost only around US$0.30, though it’s much easier to walk or just take a taxi than to figure out where any given minibus or minivan is headed.

Tram

The Tranvia (22 4377) is a free-rolling tourist tram that conducts a two-hour hop-on, hop-off city tour; the fare for adults is US$2. It leaves at 10am and 1pm daily from Portal Comercio on the Plaza de Armas.

Local transport

Taxi

Always negotiate the fare in advance, as there are no meters. Trips within the city center should cost around US$1. Official taxis, identified by a lit company telephone number on the roof, are more expensive than taxis flagged down on the street, but they are safer and more reliable. Unofficial ‘pirate’ taxis, which only have a taxi sticker in the window, have been complicit in muggings, violent assaults and kidnappings of tourists. Before getting into any taxi, do as savvy locals do and take conspicuous note of the registration number. One recommended company is Aló Taxi (22 2222; www.alocusco.com), whose drivers are all licensed and should carry photo ID.