Page Contents<\/p>
- Best Ways to Book Flights to Machu Picchu<\/a>
- LATAM Airlines<\/a><\/li>
- American Airlines<\/a><\/li>
- Delta Air Lines<\/a><\/li>
- Book Star Alliance award flights via United MileagePlus and Avianca LifeMiles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Flying to Cusco<\/a><\/li>
- Hotels Near Machu Picchu<\/a>
- Marriott<\/a><\/li>
- Hilton<\/a><\/li>
- Accor Live Limitless<\/a><\/li>
- Other booking strategies<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Bottom Line<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n
Best Ways to Book Flights to Machu Picchu<\/span><\/h2>\n
Your journey to Machu Picchu starts with a flight to Lima\u2019s Jorge Ch\u00e1vez International Airport (LIM), which is the main gateway to Peru. From there, a 1.5-hour flight to Cusco (CUZ) brings you to the doorstep of the Sacred Valley. And, fortunately, there are several ways to book these flights with points and miles.<\/p>\n
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Credit: Eddie Kiszka\/Unsplash<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n LATAM Airlines<\/span><\/h3>\n
LATAM Airlines is not part of a major airline alliance but has partnerships that allow you to book flights to Lima using points. The airline offers direct flights to Lima from New York (JFK), Atlanta (ATL), Miami (MIA), and Los Angeles (LAX).<\/p>\n
Book via Virgin Atlantic Flying Club<\/h4>\n
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club<\/a> uses a distance-based award chart for LATAM flights<\/a>, charging the following plus modest taxes and fees:<\/p>\n
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- 25,000 points in economy and 50,000 points in business from most U.S. gateways.<\/li>\n
- 37,500 points in economy and 95,000 points in business from LAX.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Credit: Virgin Atlantic<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n It may also be possible to book a one-stop itinerary directly to Cusco (CUZ) at the same price (with slightly higher taxes), though business class availability is much harder to find because of the lack of premium cabin space on the planes LATAM operates on these short-haul routes.<\/p>\n
Credit: Virgin Atlantic<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n Virgin points are easy to accumulate since all major flexible currencies<\/a> transfer to Virgin Atlantic. Occasional transfer bonuses<\/a> can reduce the number of points required even further.<\/p>\n
From<\/div>To<\/div>Transfer Ratio<\/div>Min.Transfer<\/div>Average Time<\/div><\/div>Amex (Membership Rewards)<\/a>United States<\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>1,000:1,000<\/div>-<\/div>Immediate<\/div><\/div><\/div>Amex (Membership Rewards)<\/a>United Kingdom<\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>500:500<\/div>1,000<\/div>Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div>Capital One<\/a>United States<\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>100:100Capital One points transfer to Virgin Red. Link your Virgin Red and Flying Club accounts to use points for flights<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>1,000<\/div>Immediate<\/div><\/div><\/div>Chase (Ultimate Rewards)<\/a><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>1,000:1,000<\/div>-<\/div>Immediate<\/div><\/div><\/div>Citibank (ThankYou Rewards)<\/a>United States<\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>1,000:1,30030% transfer bonus through April 18, 2026<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>-<\/div>Immediate<\/div><\/div><\/div>Marriott (Bonvoy)<\/a><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>3:1<\/div>3,000<\/div>15 hours<\/div><\/div><\/div>Bilt Rewards<\/a><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>1,000:1,000<\/div>2,000<\/div>15 hours<\/div><\/div><\/div>Wells Fargo (Go Far Rewards)<\/a><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>1:1<\/div>-<\/div>Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nBook via Qatar Airways Privilege Club<\/h4>\n
Qatar Airways Privilege Club also uses a distance-based award chart for LATAM flights, and you can lock in a one-way ticket from somewhere like New York (JFK) to Lima (LIM) for 20,750 Avios in economy or 62,000 in business class.<\/p>\n
Credit: Qatar Airways<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n This is a better option for economy than Virgin since you'll redeem fewer miles. But if you're trying to book business class, you should look to Virgin Atlantic or Alaska Airlines instead to save on the mileage cost.<\/p>\n
If you need to stock up on Avios, you can transfer plenty of flexible rewards points to Qatar Privilege Club directly \u2014 or move Avios from other programs such as British Airways Club or Iberia Plus to Privilege Club freely and easily<\/a>.<\/p>\n
From<\/div>To<\/div>Transfer Ratio<\/div>Min.Transfer<\/div>Average Time<\/div><\/div>Amex (Membership Rewards)<\/a>United States<\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Qatar Airways (Privilege Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>1,000:1,000<\/div>-<\/div>15 hours<\/div><\/div><\/div>Amex (Membership Rewards)<\/a>United Kingdom<\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Qatar Airways (Privilege Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>500:500<\/div>-<\/div>
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- American Airlines<\/a><\/li>
- LATAM Airlines<\/a><\/li>
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