Timed entry or quotaAmericasApply yourselfCheck · Sep 2026
Machu Picchu timed tickets
A timed entry ticket for one set circuit, with a daily cap; a guide is required inside.
The permit
- Who issues it
- Ministry of Culture, Peru
- How to get it
- Apply yourself. Buy on the official ticket site; a limited number of same-day tickets are sold in Machu Picchu Pueblo (Aguas Calientes) in some seasons.
- Lead time
- 4 weeks+ · 1–3 months ahead for June–August and holidays; add a Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain slot early, they go first.
- Cost (check)
- PEN 152 base price for foreign adults plus a PEN 11 conservation fee since May 2026 (about PEN 163), about PEN 200+ with Machu Picchu Mountain or Huayna Picchu; bus and guide extra (check).
- Documents
- Passport used to buy the ticket
- Printed or phone ticket
- If you skip it
- Late arrivals can be refused; tickets are not transferable and circuits are one-way with staff checks.
- Official site
- Official ticket site
Worth knowing
- Daily cap about 5,600 in high season (June–November, January, Holy Week, year-end) and 4,500 otherwise; circuits have been redrawn several times since 2024 (check the current map).
- Tickets are sold only on tuboleto.cultura.pe and by licensed agencies.
Check before you pay
Fees, quotas and closed areas change, sometimes with days of notice. These figures were last checked in Sep 2026; confirm on the official site or with a licensed operator before you book flights.