Getting in Chimbote

Chimbote has an airport, although there are currently no flights to or from the city. Chimbote has a new bus station, opened in 2000, which makes travelling to and from the city easier and safer. Most companies have offices in the terminal, although Cruz del Sur does not. Its office is at Av. Bolognesi 716. A taxi to the bus station from the centre costs just over USD 1.

Lima

There are plenty of bus companies with services to Lima. Ittsa has a bus-cama service for USD 10 that leaves at midnight and takes 6 hours. Ormeno also has different levels of services to Lima. Most buses leave in the evening.

Trujillo

There are services to Trujillo every half and hour, or so with Transportes El Sol, taking 2 hours, for USD 1.50.

Huaraz

There are plenty of bus services to Huaraz. The Canon del Pato route is the most spectacular, although the road is unpaved. There is also an unpaved route via Camsa. Both routes take about 10 hours. The more common route is on the Pan-American Highway to Pativilca and from there following a paved road to Huaraz. This takes about 8 hours.

Turismo Huaraz has a service taking the Canon del Pato route leaving at 8am, and a route via Casma at 7.30pm, both costing USD 6. Yungay Express has a bus via the Canon del Pato leaving at 8am for USD 5, and via Casma at 6am and 1pm at the same price. Movil Tours has a bus via Pativilca leaving at 9pm for USD 6 and a more comfortable bus with a toilet and heating leaving at 10.45pm for USD 7. Rodriguez also has a service with toilet and heating via Pativilca at 9.30pm for USD 5.

Colectivos to Casma leave from the 8th block of Av. Jose Pardo, next to the market. These take 45 minutes and charge USD 1.