Peru » Getting to Lima

 An approximate flight time to Lima from London is 15 hours including stopover from London to Lima.

By Air

The capital city of Lima has the Jorge Chavez International Airport with frequent flights all over the world. Main airlines are American Airlines, Delta, LAN, LAN Peru, Continental, Iberia, Copa, Taca and others. There are non-stop flights to Lima from Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, and New York City in the United States.

There is also a non-stop flight from Toronto, Canada with Air Canada. There are five different airlines that offer non-stop service to Europe. In the future there may be non-stop flights from Oceania or Asia but for now travellers usually connect through Los Angeles.

For example, Iberia flies directly from Madrid to Lima, the trip lasting around 13 hours. When leaving the country on an international flight you have to pay a departure tax. The amount changes, but expect it to be US$25-$30 or the equivalent in Nuevo Soles (PEN). This has to be paid in cash before entering the departure area. There is also an internal flight tax, around 6 US Dollars, same conditions as the international one.