Callao, Peru's first port, lies about half an hour from the centre of Lima. Its best-known sight is the Real Felipe Fortress, built by the Spanish to protect Lima and its port from pirates; today it houses the Peruvian Army Museum, with old… More about Callao (Lima) →
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About as busy as a typical day in Callao (Lima). Busiest 00:00 – 00:00, when 1 ship is alongside.
Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Callao (Lima) day.
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
Cruise ships dock in the Port of Callao. The port area is about a 1 km walk from the Real Felipe Fortress. Jorge Chavez International Airport is about 8 km away, typically 16-30 minutes by road. Plaza Mayor in Lima's historic centre is about 14 km away (30 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes), and Miraflores about 18 km along the coastal Circuito de Playas (22-35 minutes).
8 km · 16–76 min by car
The new airport terminal is about 8 km from the port by road via Avenida Argentina.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Traffic makes road times vary widely. Distances and times are approximate.
Pick the area first. Typical nightly prices, approximate.
Short hop to the port
Typical hotel
Pre-cruise nights after a flight, with the airport and the port both close by.
Prices are approximate, per night in USD. Port time is the airport-to-port drive.
Callao, Peru's first port, lies about half an hour from the centre of Lima. Its best-known sight is the Real Felipe Fortress, built by the Spanish to protect Lima and its port from pirates; today it houses the Peruvian Army Museum, with old tanks and cannons, the Governor's House and a viewpoint over the whole port. Nearby La Punta has a seafront walk lined with old republican houses and many restaurants, and boat tours leave from Callao or La Punta for the Palomino Islands. Lima's Miraflores district and historic Plaza Mayor are 14-18 km away by road.
Eighteenth-century Spanish fortress in Plaza Independencia, now the Peruvian Army Museum with cannons, tanks, the Governor's House and a port viewpoint.
Seafront walk past old republican houses facing yachts and boats, with many restaurants for lunch.
Boat tours of about four hours leave from the Callao pier or La Punta to the islands off the coast, rich in wildlife.
