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# Internet in Peru: Lima, Cusco and the route to Machu Picchu

> The cities are fine and the highlands have their gaps. What to expect on the train, in the valley and on the climb, and what to have downloaded.

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The cities are fine and the highlands have their gaps. What to expect on the train, in the valley and on the climb, and what to have downloaded.

**Irene Salazar** 10 Aug 2026 6 min Photo by Willian Justen de Vasconcellos on Unsplash

In this article › By area › The classic route, step by step › Altitude and the battery › What you will use

Peru is a country of contrasts in this too: Lima and Cusco are well covered, and the route almost everyone takes runs through valleys and mountains where the signal appears and disappears.

## By area

| Where | What to expect |
| --- | --- |
| Lima | Wide 4G and 5G in places |
| Cusco city | Good |
| Sacred Valley | Good in the villages, patchy in between |
| Train to Aguas Calientes | Comes and goes |
| Machu Picchu | Limited, and with crowds the network saturates |
| Jungle and Peruvian Amazon | Little or none |

## The classic route, step by step

Between Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu there are trains, buses and walking. Entry to Machu Picchu runs on timed slots and a ticket, so the sensible thing is to carry it downloaded and not depend on opening your inbox up there.

If you walk the Inca Trail or a multi-day route, count on being without signal for long stretches and tell someone your plan.

## Altitude and the battery

The cold of the highlands shortens the battery noticeably, and a phone hunting for a network in areas without coverage uses twice as much. Two habits that help: carry a power bank and switch on flight mode when you know there will be no network.

## What you will use

Between 300 and 600 MB a day. It is a trip of many photos and quite a lot of messaging with agencies and accommodation.

How to keep your home line from spending without your noticing is in [what to do on landing, step by step](https://getgigapass.com/en/blog/roaming-when-you-land).

Entrance tickets, train tickets and trail permits are best carried both downloaded and printed. It is the only destination on this list where paper still saves the day with some regularity.

Leaving soon?

Pick the days and the data you need. Install it before you leave and pay once.

[See plans](https://getgigapass.com/en/peru)

Irene SalazarDestination guides

She has lived in four countries and fought with the local SIM in every one of them. She writes the country guides she wishes she'd read first.

## Frequently asked questions

**Is there coverage at Machu Picchu?**

Limited, and with a lot of people connected at once the network saturates. Carry your entry and tickets downloaded.

**And on the train to Aguas Calientes?**

It comes and goes: over a good part of the route there are stretches with signal and others without.

**Is coverage good in Cusco and Lima?**

Yes, wide 4G in both, with 5G in parts of Lima.

**How many gigabytes do I need for Peru?**

Between 300 and 600 MB a day, so around 3 to 6 GB over ten days.

**Why does my battery drain so fast?**

Because of the cold in the highlands and because a phone hunting for a network where there is none uses twice as much. Flight mode on those stretches helps a lot.

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