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The airport in Lima is located conveniently in the city, but traffic is a terrible, even late at night. Plan on anywhere from thirty minutes to an hour and a half to get to another neighborhood within Lima.
The metro does not service the airport.
Uber
Uber works in Lima
Costs: 100-140 PEN
Taxi
Use a licensed taxi from the Lima airport
Taxi Directo is a good option located inside the airport at both domestic and international terminals
Costs: 50-60 S
Bus
Buses are crowded unsuitable for luggage
Routing is not well mapped
Public buses are not recommended from the airport unless your Spanish is good and you know where you’re going
Shuttle
Many hotels offer a free airport shuttle service
Airport Express Lima is the official airport bus service
Costs: $8 USD
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Cell Phone
Sprint and Verizon allow free texts in Peru
T-Mobile’s international plan has pretty good coverage in Lima, some of the rural areas of Peru will have less signal
Wifi
The Lima airport will give you 30 minutes of free WiFi before asking for credit card info
Wifi is common in restaurants, hotels & cafes
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