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About Bus Trips to Piura
Piura is one of the most important cities in Peru, not only for its tourist attractions but also for the warmth of its people and its rich cuisine. It is undoubtedly one of the best tourist destinations to travel to.
About land transportation: In Piura, you can move around the city without much hassle as you will find a plethora of modes of transportation such as taxis, buses, trains, shared taxis, and even motorcycle taxis (3-wheeler motorcycles that run short distances in some parts of the city).
About Piura
Piura was one of the first cities to be founded by Spanish in Latin America, in this case by Francisco Pizarro in 1532. The name of Piura comes from the word “Pirhua” that in quechua means barn or supply storehouse. In times Piura was a storehouse base to quechua inhabitants. It’s also known as “the carob tree city”, due to its leafy vegetation in the summer rainy season. Numerous ethnic groups have lived in Piura throughout History; among those settlers, the tallanes, vicus and yungas stand out.
Bus Companies in Piura
● Sullana Express
Address: Av. Loreto Sur 1254
Telephone: 989323142
Sullana Express is one of the biggest bus companies on the Peruvian Northside, as it offers routes that connect Piura with Lima on its comfortable and modern buses.
● Ittsa Bus
Address: Av. Sanchez Cerro 1142
Telephone: 073-333982
Ittsa Bus gives the transportation service mainly to the Peruvian northside. From Piura, some of the most popular destinations are Trujillo, Chiclayo, and Tumbes. You can travel on its Semi Cama, Sofa Cama, and Cama Cama services.
● TERRAmovil Peru
Address: 1465 Loreto Avenue
Telephone: 979 707 957
TERRAmovil Peru is one of the biggest bus companies in Piura. From this city, you can travel comfortablly to the capital, Paita, Chiclayo, among other destinations.
Most Popular Routes from Piura
● Piura to Mancora: It is one of the most popular routes of the Peruvian northside. You can find bus tickets throughout the day, with many different bus operators at different times. The travel time is approximately 3 hours.
● Piura to Lima: Traveling to the capital from Piura is very simple. By land, there are many bus companies that offer daily departures like Civa, Sullana Express, or Ittsa Bus. You can find bus tickets for 80 soles.
● Piura to Chiclayo: This route connects both cities of the Peruvian northside, traveling the 216 km that separates both cities. Thanks to the nearness between these cities, Chiclayo is a very popular destination among travelers that are on Piura. The travel time is approximately 3 hours.
● Piura to Tumbes: Travel the co ast from Piura to Tumbes. For this route, you can find bus tickets for 25 soles on redBus.
Most Popular Routes to Piura
● Mancora to Piura: It is one of the most popular routes of the Peruvian northside. You can find bus tickets throughout the day, with many different bus operators at different times. The travel time is approximately 3 hours.
● Lima to Piura: Traveling from the capital to Piura is very simple. By land, there are many bus companies that offer daily departures like Civa, Sullana Express, or Ittsa Bus. You can find bus tickets for 80 soles.
● Chiclayo to Piura: This route connects both cities of the Peruvian northside, traveling the 216 km that separates both cities. Thanks to the nearness between these cities, Piura is a very popular destination among travelers that are on Chiclayo. The travel time is approximately 3 hours.
● Tumbes to Piura: Travel the coast from Tumbes to Piura. For this route, you can find bus tickets for 25 soles on redBus.
Piura weather
Best time to visit Piura
The best period to visit Piura is from September to November, a period when the temperature stays below 77 °F (25 °C) and there are several important dates that are celebrated.
Climate in Piura
-Many towns of the Piura department, and among them Paita, Talara, Sechura, Piura, Chulucanas, Morropón and Ayabaca, have an arid and warm weather, without rains throughout the year and a half atmospheric humidity.-The minimum temperature is 61 °F (16 °C) and the maximum 93 °F (34 °C).
The things to do in Piura
Piura is the capital of the Piura region. It is located in the center West of the region in the "Valle del río Piura" (river Piura's valley) at the north of the biggest peruvian desert, Sechura, very close to the Equator border. Piura is considered as one of the best places in Peru to eat a cevicheand the variety of fish and shellfish. Some says the secret of their food comes from t...he way they are seasonning...Piura is also known for its warm climate and is named the city of the "eternal summer". Besides, Piura counts with various museums of religious art and pre-Columbian pottery, as many galleries where you can appreciate the paintings of the most famous artists. In Piura stands the famous house museum of the admiral Miguel Grau, the hero of the Pacific war.View More
Nightlife in Piura
Tequila Club
Location: 634, Arequipa street
Hours: open from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.
This bar is a place to listen and dance the best music, hits of all times. They have also food in case you want to take a snack.
Aruma
Location: Jr. San Ramón with Av. Panamericana A3
Hours: from 7:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
It’s a place that you can enjoy having drinks with friends.
Faborit
Location: Avda. Sánchez Cerro
Hours: Thursday to Sunday from 9:00 p.m. to the early morning
It’s a nightclub with the best music and dancing atmosphere.
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Where to eat in Piura?
La Tomasita
Location: 579, Ayacucho street
Price: 40 soles
At this restaurant they are specialists in creole food. We recommend the dish “arroz con pato” (rice with duck), if you go on Sunday to the restaurant.
Capuccino
Location: 786, Tacna street
Price: 50 soles
Capuccino has a lovely dinning room where you can try traditional, classic dishes for lunch or dinner. Don't leave without trying the shrimp grilled in olive oil.
Picantería Los Santitos
Location: 1001, Libertad street
Price: 50 soles
At this restaurant we recommend the classical ceviche and cabrito con frejoles (kid with a kind of beans). They offer an assorted menu of fish from the area, cooked on the most traditional way.
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The tourist places to see in Piura are:
The Cathedral Basilica of San Miguel Arcángel de Piura
Location: 362, Huancavelica street, in front of the Plaza de Armas of Piura
Hours: open everyday from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Price: free entrance
The cathedral of Piura was built in 1588. The largest altar was sculpted by the Spanish sculptor Julián Alagua, of plateresque style, and substitutes the ancient baroque altar, which was destroyed by the earthquake in 1912.
La Casa Museo Almirante Miguel Grau (The Museum House Admiral Miguel Grau)
Location: 662, Tacna street
Hours: Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Price: free entrance. But you must sign on the visitors registration book
The Grau House is where the admiral Miguel Grau was born in 1834 and he passed part of his childhood. He was a Peruvian hero on the war against Chile. The house harbour numerous objects that belonged to the admiral and are part of Peru’s history.
Museo de Oro Vicús (Gold Museum Vicus)
Location: 893, Huánuco, crossing with Jr. Sullana
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sundays and holidays from 9.00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Price: 2.5 soles for the public in general
The Gold Museum Vicus exhibits gold objects, among the ones a gold belt with cat heads in real size stands out.
Ecological park Kurt Beer
Location: It’s located at 4 mi (7 km) to the south-west of Piura
Hours: open Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Price: there is no information
This park is an educational and ecological tourism center. There you can enjoy observing its wealthy in flora and fauna (deers, glasses bears, wild cats, red headed parrots and boote eagles among others); besides that it offers the possibility of going on a boat ride and make excursions.
Catacaos town
Location: 7 mi (12 km) at the south-west of Piura
Hours: from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
How to get there: Take a bus at 1 sol and that takes 15 minutes
Catacaos is characterized for its cotton and textile on straw production and for the gold filigree in gold and silver. Catacaos is also famous for its gastronomy: we recommend you to taste its specialties as the “seco de Chabelo”. Besides that, if you go in Easter, the Catacaos processions have a good name.
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The things to do in Piura
Beaches
The north of Peru has numerous beaches famous for their waves, that attract the surf lovers around the world. Beaches as Cangrejos, Máncora and Órganos are the favourite destination of surfers.They propose also horse rides through the beaches.
Eco-Lodge La Caprichosa
Location: Quebrada Fernández, at 10 minutes from MáncoraThere are many adventure activities that can be done: a canopy circuit (you slide through cables on air, with a harness that holds it). It’s also a sighting of birds.
Several places and activities
For the bravest, at the desert of Sechura you can make motocross.At the Yacida beach, you can practice rappel. Mountain cycling in Huancabamba. You can surf in sand as well in the Médalo Blanco dune.
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Typical dishes in Piura
Majado de yuca con chicharrón (Mashed mannioc with pork rind)
This dish is made with boiled mannioc mashed with chilly pepper and served with pork rind.
Seco de chavelo
It’s a delicious dish, original from the Chulucanas. Among the ingredients, we can find the green banana, smoked meat or “cecina”, seasonned fresh meat, onion, tomato, coriander, dried chilly pepper, boiled mannioc and “cancha” (a sort of dried corn). Just delightful!
Sudado de mariscos o cachema
It’s a classical dish where the fish is seasonned with salt, “chicha de jora” (a sort of alcoholic drink) and pepper.
Chifles
Chifles are fried banana chips.
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FAQs
Do I need to make an account on the redBus website to book a bus?
No, you do not need to make an account with redBus to book a ticket. But, it is advisable to make an account to help speed up the booking process the next time you need to book a bus ticket. redBus offers a number of discounts and offers as well and you can easily avail these offers if you are registered with redBus.
An M-Ticket is the virtual replacement of your bus ticket printout. An M-Ticket is an SMS that’s sent to your registered mobile number the moment you have successfully booked a bus ticket on the official website of redBus. The M-Ticket will basically contain details of your bus ticket such as timing, pick-up and drop-off points, vehicle registration number, PNR, and TIN numbers as well. The M-Ticket procedure has been an eco-friendly initiative employed by redBus to help reduce the amount of paper being used.
How do I book my bus ticket at Piura?
You can either visit the bus operator counter of your choice or you can visit the official website of redBus. The user-friendly and interactive website offers a step-by-step process of booking a bus ticket in a matter of minutes. The site offers a lot of useful information such as bus timings, fares, pick-up and drop-off points, and much more.
Is it safe to use my debit or credit card to book a ticket on the redBus website?
redBus has invested a lot to ensure that their customers are protected at all times and not just during their journey. redBus hosts a secure platform where transactions can be made safely. With over 180 million satisfied users, history should tell you exactly how secure it is to make a payment through the redBus website or app.
What are the most popular beaches near Piura?
Piura has beautiful beaches along its coast. Some of the most popular ones are Máncora, Vichayito, and Colán. These beaches offer white sands, turquoise waters, and are ideal for water sports, sunbathing, and relaxing by the sea.
