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Public transit, airports, and getting around in Peru

Peru, with a population of 32.9 million, features a diverse transportation landscape dominated by right-hand driving roads, extensive bus networks in urban areas like Lima, and 206 airports including 31 major ones. Key strengths include ongoing infrastructure investments via the $110B National Infrastructure Plan (PNIC) targeting roads, rails, and airports, while challenges persist in rural connectivity, road maintenance outside concessions, and Lima's congestion. Residents and visitors rely on buses, emerging metros, taxis, domestic flights, and limited trains for mobility across varied terrain.
Public Transport
Below Average
Road Infrastructure
Moderate
Public Transport
4.2/10

Basic public transport concentrated in Lima with Metropolitano BRT (since 2010, connecting 12 districts), Metro Line 1 (elevated, linking periphery), and under-construction Line 2 (underground, 35 stations). Bus networks dominate but are often informal and inefficient (57% of trips); limited trains (1,939 km total, mostly freight); poor rural coverage and integration.

Road Infrastructure
5.1/10

National network of 25,530 km highways (84% paved via concessions adding 2,163 km new roads); 27,109 km departmental paved/unpaved mix. Concessions improved connectivity, but rural unpaved roads (e.g., 111,999 km neighborhood), maintenance gaps, and Lima congestion persist. Ongoing projects like Lima ring road address logistics corridors.

Internet Speed
5.3/10

Moderate broadband speeds averaging around 60 Mbps; fiber expanding in Lima and urban areas via PNIC investments (6% telecom gap), but significant rural-urban divide with ADSL reliance outside cities. Mobile internet improving with 4G/5G focus.

Avg: 60+ Mbps • Growing in major cities like Lima; limited rural deployment per PNIC priorities

Airport Connectivity
7.2/10

Strong network with 206 total airports, 31 major (large/medium); Jorge Chávez International (LIM) as primary hub expanding under PNIC. Good domestic coverage; international routes to Americas/Europe; projects enhance Chancay port-airport logistics.

Hubs: Jorge Chávez International (LIM) - Lima

Transportation Costs

Metro Pass
PEN 72/month (Lima Metropolitano card)
Bus Trip
PEN 2.50-4 single ride (Lima buses)
Taxi
PEN 3-5 start + PEN 1.5-2/km (Lima)
High-speed Train
Limited; Tren Grau commuter PEN 5-20 short routes

Mobile Network

5G Coverage: Deployed in Lima, Arequipa, Trujillo; expanding to major cities 2024-2026 via Claro, Movistar, Entel
4G Coverage: 85-90% population coverage, strong urban, patchy rural/mountainous areas

Reliable urban networks from major carriers; 4G dominant with improving speeds; rural gaps due to terrain, but PNIC telecom investments closing divide.

Driving License

IDP requiredConversion needed

Foreign licenses valid 30-183 days (tourists/residents); IDP required with original license for non-Spanish documents. Long-term residents must convert to Peruvian license via exam after 1 year. Right-hand driving.