Transport in Peru


The transport in Peru.

Railways

total: 2,374 km

standard gauge: 1,608 km, gauge

narrow gauge: 380 km, gauge
There are two unconnected principal railways in Peru.
The Ferrocarril Central Andino runs inland from Callao and Lima across the Andes watershed to La Oroya and Huancayo. It is the second highest railway in the world, with the Galera summit tunnel under Mount Meiggs at and Galera station at above sea level. In 1955 the railway opened a spur line from La Cima on the Morococha branch to Volcán Mine, reaching an world record altitude of. Both branch and spur have since closed to traffic. From Huancayo the route is extended by the Ferrocarril Huancayo - Huancavelica. In July 2006 FCCA began work to regauge the Huancavelica line from to standard gauge and it was finished in 2010. There was also a proposal for a 21 km tunnel under the Andes.
The Ferrocarriles del Sur del Perú, now operated by PeruRail, runs from the coast at Matarani to Cuzco, and to Puno on Lake Titicaca. From Cuzco, PeruRail runs the gauge line to Aguas Calientes for Machu Picchu.

Maps

Central railways

See Ferrocarril Central Andino
See PeruRail

Metro

has a metro service or Lima Metro, also called Tren eléctrico that has now only one line. The line has an extension of 34.6 km. with 26 stations, and goes from the south east to north east Lima urban districts passing downtown. The second line is now under construction and will run from the port of Callao to Ate passing downtown too..
Huancayo Metro is the second urban rail line in Peru, is located in the Andean city of Huancayo and is currently under construction.

Proposed

total:
85,900 km
paved:
45,000 km
unpaved:
40,900 km
The Pan American Highway runs the country from north to south next to the coast, from Tumbes to Tacna. From Arequipa a branch goes to Puno and then to Bolivia. Other important highways are the Longitudinal de la Sierra, that goes from north to south in the highlands; and the Carretera Central, that goes from Lima to Pucallpa.

Long distance buses

Inter-city travel in Peru is almost exclusively done in long distance buses. Buses in most of the cities depart from bus terminals called terminal terrestre. The main bus companies which link Lima with the major cities include Cruz del Sur and Ormeño. Other companies are Civa, Tepsa, Cial, Flores and Oltursa.

Waterways

8,600 km of navigable tributaries of Amazon system and 208 km of Lake Titicaca.
There are river boat service from Yurimaguas and Pucallpa to Iquitos, and from there to the Brazilian border in the Amazon river. Touristic boats can be reached at Puno in the Lake Titicaca.

Pipelines

Pacific Ocean

Lake Titicaca

total:
7 ships totaling /
ships by type:
;Airports
According to a 1999 estimate there are 234 airports in Peru. Jorge Chavez International Airport, in Lima is Peru's main national and international gateway, with an estimate of 98 percent of all international flights into Peru landing at this airport. Other important airports are located in Cusco, Arequipa, Iquitos and Piura.
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
44
over 3,047 m:
2,438 to 3,047 m:
17
1,524 to 2,437 m:
12
914 to 1,523 m:
under 914 m:
1
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
190
over 3,047 m:
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1,524 to 2,437 m:
26
914 to 1,523 m:
67
under 914 m:
94
;Airlines
International airlines connecting Peru with North America, Europe and other Latin American countries include: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United Airlines, Air Canada, Iberia, Air France, KLM, LATAM Airlines, Avianca, AeroMexico, and British Airways.
:Category:Airlines of Peru|Airlines in Peru with domestic service in Peru include LAN Peru, Star Peru, Peruvian Airlines, and LC Perú. Charter and Cargo airlines include ATSA, Andes Air and Cielos Airlines.
:Category:Defunct airlines of Peru|Former Peruvian airlines include Aero Continente, AeroPerú and Faucett.