Traveling Manchester to Iquidos in Peru MSE advice wanted

GringoGoesToVagas

Hello
Wanting to travel from Manchester to Iquidos in Peru and back some time late this year. Anyone done this and knows best budget route and way of doing it?
Thanks

Voyager2002

Do you mean Iquitos?

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la531983

Well you probably need to find a flight to Lima for starters, not even sure they exist from the UK. Probably be a change in Amsterdam/Paris, or even going somewhere in the States first (but would need an ESTA).

twopenny

The route is often a change in Europe. I went with Iberia and we changed planes I think, in Madrid.

They fly to Lima and from there you need an internal flight to Iquitos.

While it's quite a long journey the change actually helps and the scenery from the plane is amazing. You truely understand just how big the Amazon is. So get a window seat if you can.

Because of the internal flight it's probably a good idea to get an agent and leave a goodly time for change. They are very through in Lima as it's also a military base.

RAS

There are flights to Peru from the UK but many include stops in Columbia or Brazil, often with quite a tight connection.

The OP might be better looking at a flight to Madrid or Amsterdam and booking from there to Peru direct. Maybe on the way down allowing a long stop-over in case? Amsterdam would even offer the chance of alternative modes of transport if there were huge flight delays in the UK?

There are several local airlines offering Lima to Iquitos flights, with limited price difference, so fix the Europe to Lima part first? 

GringoGoesToVagas

Voyager2002 said:

Do you mean Iquitos?

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Yes made a typo; Sorry about that! But I do not know how to edit the post. If anyone knows please could you let me know?

Thanks

eskbanker

GringoGoesToVagas said:

Voyager2002 said:

Do you mean Iquitos?

(Spelling is critical when you use travel websites.)

Yes made a typo; Sorry about that! But I do not know how to edit the post. If anyone knows please could you let me know?

Thanks

You won't have post-editing rights yet, these are only available to posters who've built up some history.

GringoGoesToVagas

twopenny said:

The route is often a change in Europe. I went with Iberia and we changed planes I think, in Madrid.

They fly to Lima and from there you need an internal flight to Iquitos.

While it's quite a long journey the change actually helps and the scenery from the plane is amazing. You truely understand just how big the Amazon is. So get a window seat if you can.

Because of the internal flight it's probably a good idea to get an agent and leave a goodly time for change. They are very through in Lima as it's also a military base.

So to confirm; first we are looking at Iberia airlines for lights from Madrid to Lima
And then 2nd find an internal flight from Lima to Iquitos (somehow???). Not boat up the river then?

GringoGoesToVagas

RAS said:

There are several local airlines offering Lima to Iquitos flights, with limited price difference, so fix the Europe to Lima part first? 

Do you know where to start this search from please? Anyone traveled this and if so can you not buy tickets when there (would be cheaper)? and no one been by boat?

eskbanker

Iquitos is over 1000km from Lima, i.e. further than Lands End to John O'Groats, to put it in the context of UK distances!

Google Flights will be somewhere to start your search....

GringoGoesToVagas

eskbanker said:

Iquitos is over 1000km from Lima, i.e. further than Lands End to John O'Groats, to put it in the context of UK distances!

Google Flights will be somewhere to start your search....

Yes but I was thinking that the distance on the boat would be far far less