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If you want to get to the airport by using one of the means of public transportation, you can use the airport shuttle services. For a more comfortable transportation, you can use get on a taxi or rent a car.

The transportation of those coming to the city with a tour company is enabled by private buses. In addition, if your hotel offers airport shuttle service, you can get to the airport from the city center in a very comfortable and easy way.

Thanks to metro, which is now under construction, it will become possible to reach the airport by metro.

Airport Shuttle

You can use the airport shuttles individually or in group. You can ask for help from your hotel about the arrangement of the shuttle. The amount you need to pay is 25 dollars per person. However, if you are travelling in group, you need to pay 6 dollars. By using these shuttles, you can be at the airport in about 45 minutes under normal traffic conditions.

Hotel Shuttle

A few hotels in Lima offer airport shuttle service. You should learn in advance whether your hotel offers this service or not. By benefitting from this service, you can enjoy the comfort of being picked up from your hotel and transported to the airport easily. Even if your hotel doesn’t offer airport shuttle service, they can help you with other transportation alternatives.

Taxi

Taxi is not a very safe option throughout Lima. If you are planning to use a taxi for your transportation, you can ask for help from your hotel about finding a reliable taxi for you. In addition, you can call a taxi by using the applications that you can download on your smart phone. The both methods are safer than getting on a taxi on a street.

The travel to the airport from the city center by taxi lasts about half an hour. There are no taximeters in the taxis and the fares are predetermined according to the regions. However, you should bargain with the driver and agree on the fare before getting on.

Car Rental

If you want to rent a car for travelling in the city or just for getting to the airport, you can get help from your hotel about this issue. In the city center, there are also the offices of many car rental companies. When driving, you should keep in mind that traffic can be quite heavy throughout Lima.

Tour Bus

If you are traveling to Lima with a tour company, you can reach the airport by using the private buses of this company.

Airport Information

In Lima, tourists generally prefer to stay in Miraflores region. This region is located 17 km of the airport. The distance between the airport and the historical city center is 11 kilometers. A shopping center called Peru Plaza Shopping Center and a 4-star hotel called Ramada Costa del Sol are parts of the airport complex.

There is an application center for tourists at the arrival terminal where international flights are performed. In this center, you can get your guide and map for your transportation, obtain information regarding safety and even demand help for finding a hotel or a taxi for you.

There are many cafes and restaurants at Jorge Chaves International Airport which was chosen as the best airport of South America in 2010 and 2012. There is also free Wi-Fi service at these cafes and restaurants. In addition, the lounge prepared for the passengers fond of their comforts was chosen as the best lounge among 600 VIP lounges in 2010.

A Merino Benitez Airport connects Santiago, which hosts almost half of the Chilean population, with the world. The airport is meeting the transportation needs of its passengers with metro, taxi and rental vehicles.

Taxi

The taxis belonging to Euro Taxi and Radiotaxi companies, which are waiting for their passengers in the parking area in front of the terminal building of A Merino Benitez Airport, apply increased tariff on weekends and holidays. In addition, passengers who use a taxi from 10 pm to 7 am are required to pay a fee based on night tariff.

Metro

The metro which does not have a stop at the airport and the passengers who want to go to the city center can reach the Barrancas stop after an 8 minutes taxi journey and can go to the city center by metro from there. Metro, which makes its first ride at 05:40 in the morning, continues to carry passengers until 23:35 in the night. You can buy tickets sold at discounts on weekends. The passengers who want to go to the city center need to follow the Los Heroes stop and get off here.

Car Rental

Passengers who prefer a private rental car to reach the city center can rent a car from three car rental companies in the terminal building. While Europcar operates 24 hours a day, Sixt accepts passengers between 07:00 and 22:00 all week and Alamo between 06:30 and 23:00 all week.