Four options: an organised day tour with pickup, guide and lunch from US$29; public minibuses to Pisac or Urubamba; a taxi or private transfer; or the train to Ollantaytambo. By road, Pisac and Chinchero are about an hour from Cusco.
The four ways
Organised day tour from US$29
Hotel pickup, certified guide, lunch and every transfer in a single booking. For two people with a guide, it is usually cheaper than taxi and guide separately.
Shared minibus or bus low
They leave Cusco for Pisac or Urubamba; from there, another leg to each site.
Taxi or private transfer per vehicle
Negotiated per vehicle and day; you reach wherever you want.
Train to Ollantaytambo train fare
Direct from Cusco or Poroy to Ollantaytambo station.
Distances that shape the day
Cusco to the Taray viewpoint takes 40 minutes; to Chinchero, an hour. From Chinchero to the Maras salt mines is 30 minutes and to Moray another 15. The run down to Urubamba takes 40 minutes, Urubamba to Ollantaytambo 1 h 10, and Ollantaytambo to Pisac 1 h 50. Pisac back to Cusco is 40 minutes; Chinchero back to Cusco, 45.
If you take the tour
Pickup at your hotel in central Cusco from 07:20 (Classic) or 06:20 (VIP), and either back in the centre of Cusco at 18:30–19:00 or dropped in Ollantaytambo at 15:30 for the train. Departure times and pickup.
Updated 2 October 2026.
