Consettur Bus Ticket

One of two ways you can access Machu Picchu, either pay for the bus ticket or walk up the mountain. This would be the most expensive transport service you can pay here in Peru (given the short distance). The location is fine, easy to find, and with plenty of signage at the end of the street. You'd often see a line up here so not hard to miss. Staff speaks enough English to sell you the ticket.

I would suggest going to buy a ticket in person - they scan passports similarly as they do at the border control (fast!), so you don't have to enter all the details by hand when buying online.
It is pricey, but why should I complain if I paid 5 times more for the train from Cusco?
Don't believe the signs saying that it is only 3km to get to the Machu Picchu entrance - it is 8.8km according to google maps and 400 meters elevation. My kids would not go that long, so it is worth buying the bus ticket.

Staff was very helpful. Provided answers to all of our questions. One way ticket is USD $12. Soles is accepted too. But can’t mix and match currencies. You are able to buy the return bus ticket at the Machu Picchu ruins bus station as well. Same pricing applies. No added benefit in purchasing a round trip ahead of time unless you’re certain. The bus journey from the bus station in Aguas Calientes to the Machu Picchu bus station is around 20-25 minutes.

It’s a bus station. Yes, they accept dollars in 2023 and they exchange at the market rates.

오얀따이땀보에서 오후 4시30분즈음에 잉카레일을 타서 오후 6시 넘어서 오피스에 도착했는데, 6시 전에 문을 닫아서 그 당일은 표를 구매할 수 없었습니다.
대신 그 다음날 오전 6시즈음에 사무실을 오픈해서, 그 때 맞춰서 나가면 표를 살 수 있었습니다.

Sehr nettes Personal. Busticket könnte natürlich etwas billiger sein. Der erste Bus kam pünktlich um 5:30h.

Lugar de rapido atendiendo mas os preços são bem altos
Más valeu a pena
Se quiser poupar seu dinheiro, tem um trajeto a pé para chegar a montanha do Machupicchu 😅

Compra de boletos del bus para subir y bajar al Santuario de Machu Picchu.

Salidas rápidas hacia MachuPicchu

This is where you buy a ticket for the bus up to or down from Machu Picchu. My photos with prices and info are from March 2024 for reference. You'll see signs with big red BUS TICKET lettering directing you to this office on the neighboring main street. Buy a ticket here in person instead of online because it's way easier. If you don't buy a bus ticket here then you're walking yourself all the way.

Bring your ORIGINAL passport to buy a ticket! You have an option to buy a ticket only going up, only going down, or both. It's $24 for a round trip ticket but only half that is you just purchase an up ticket and enjoy your walk back downhill from Machu Picchu. The bus tickets they print you will be for a specific route (up, down, both) on a specific day, but not for a specific bus. You'll be able to jump on any open bus for your trip to Machu Picchu or back to town.

All the negative reviews are valid - this is a monopoly service, it's annoying they scan your passport, etc. However, it's not as if these are terrible people are the help desk. They're friendly, speak decent English, and the lines moves fairly well when the counter is full of staff.

It's either bus or walking up to Machu Picchu so we had to buy the expensive ticket to save energy in Machu Picchu. For foreigners one way is 12USD and you can buy return ticket and next day ticket there too. Passport is needed so bring it with you (you will need it to enter Machu Picchu too). No specific time written on the ticket. You have to queue up for the bus according to your MP ticket entrance time. Can't go up to the entrance too early. On the way back you can get on any bus whenever you finish visiting MP.

The bus service is fine. It's way overpriced ($24 round trip), but if you want to save your energy for wandering Machu Picchu, it's the only option. It would be nice if you could get back on the bus when you stop at the museum (but apparently the museum is only free at certain times of the day... So Peruvian).

Eingang ist in einer kleinen Seitengasse.. Heute Vormittag Buskarten für morgen Früh gekauft. Keine Wartezeit. +5% bei Zahlung mit Kreditkarte, egal mit welcher (!)
Mitarbeiter freundlich und können etwas Englisch. Die Buskarte ist sehr teuer, für eine solch kurze Fahrt, aber so ist das hier...

Current prices on photos.
Foreign: up + down, from "aguas calientes" to Machu Picchu citadel : $24. Up or down: $12
Precios actuales para nacionales peruanos en las fotos:
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At this place you can buy the bus tickets to Machu Picchu. For foreigners it is 12 USD one trip (May 2019). To be one of the first ones to enter a bus and therefore the park in the morning you should be at the bus station between 04:30 and 05:00 a.m. Some days maybe even earlier.

Un po' lentini e servizio abbastanza costoso, di cui non bisogna stupirsi dato che hanno il monopolio.
Meglio comprare i biglietti prima su internet, vi evitate lunghe code (non ci sono orari di andata e ritorno)

Precios excedidos al servicio, pero frente a los monopolios no podemos hacer nada en esta parte del mundo . Sobre el servicio estuvo bueno y sin contratiempos

Precios en la foto