Getting Around Peru is a big country, so many travelers take internal flights if they have limited time. AeroPeru, Faucett, Americana and Expresso Aero are the main domestic carriers, and provide extensive coverage. Public buses are the usual mode of transport over long distances. They are cheap, frequent and relatively comfortable, at least on major routes. When traveling between towns, have your passport with you as it will need to be shown at police checkpoints.
Trucks often double as buses in remote areas.
The fare is usually standardized according to the distance, but agree on the fare in advance. A short passenger line continues from Huancayo to Huancavelica. The Southern Railroad runs between Arequipa to Lake Titicaca and Cuzco. Services are cheap, fairly comfortable, but not particularly safe. Fall asleep in the second-class part of a night train and you are almost certain to be robbed.