Lima
The journey to Lima takes around 11 hours on a good, paved road. León de Huánuco (Enrique Pimentel 164, 1 block from Banco de la Nación) has a regular service at 6.30pm for $6 and special services with a toilet onboard at 7.30am and 7pm for $8. Continental (Enrique Pimentel 185) has a special service at 7pm for $10. TransInter (Enrique Pimentel 182) has a basic service at 7.30pm for $6. Leoncido Prado (Enrique Pimentel 127) has a basic service at 6pm for $6. Transmar (Enrique Pimentel 145) has basic services at 3.30pm, 5pm and 7pm for $6.
Huánuco
Colectivos to Huánuco leave from the corner of Av. Raymondi and Jr. Cayumba. These take 2 hours and charge $3.50. Combis to Huánuco leave from the corner of Av. Raymondi and Jr. Callao, 1 block from the Banco de la Nación. These take 3 hours and charge $2.
Huancayo
Turismo Central (Jr. Callao 135, 1 block from Banco de la Nación) has a bus to Huancayo at 6pm. This takes 10 hours and costs $7.
Pucallpa
Buses to Pucallpa take around 8 hours on a rough, unpaved road, and charge $4. León de Huánuco (Enrique Pimentel 164, 1 block from Banco de la Nación) has a bus at 10am. Leoncido Prado (Enrique Pimentel 127) has buses at 10am and 11am. Transmar (Enrique Pimentel 145) has services at 4am, 7am and 10.30am. There have been reports of armed robbery on Transmar buses.
The quickest way to get to Pucallpa is by colectivo. These leave from Jr. Cayumba 222, on the corner of Av. Raymondi (opposite the Banco de la Nación). Colectivos charge $10 and take 5 hours. It is best to get there very early in the morning as not many leave after 9am. Combis to Pucallpa leave from next to the Banco de la Nación on Av. Raymondi at 9am. These take around 7 hours and charge $5.
Tocache/Juanjuí/Tarapoto
The road through the Huallaga Valley is along one of the main coca-growing routes in Peru and is therefore prone to narco-terrorism. However, things have improved greatly in recent years, and if the road is travelled by day there are rarely problems, although travel on this route is still not recommended. Colectivos to Tocache leave from next to the Banco de la Nación on Av Raymondi, taking 3 ½ hours and charging $7. From there, pick-up trucks leave for Juanjuí, taking around 7 hours for the rough journey. This costs $8 in the back of the truck or $12 in the front. From Juanjuí, there is regular bus transport to Tarapoto, 5 hours away.
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