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 $1.
Lima
There are plenty of bus companies with services to Lima. Ittsa has a bus-cama service for $10 that leaves at midnight and takes 6 hours. Ormeño 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 $1.50.
Huaraz
There are plenty of bus services to Huaraz. The Cañon 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 Cañon del Pato route leaving at 8am, and a route via Casma at 7.30pm, both costing $6. Yungay Express has a bus via the Cañon del Pato leaving at 8am for $5, and via Casma at 6am and 1pm at the same price. Movil Tours has a bus via Pativilca leaving at 9pm for $6 and a more comfortable bus with a toilet and heating leaving at 10.45pm for $7. Rodríguez also has a service with toilet and heating via Pativilca at 9.30pm for $5.
Colectivos to Casma leave from the 8th block of Av. José Pardo, next to the market. These take 45 minutes and charge $1.
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