Are you searching for Machu Picchu tickets for 2025? This one blog post should save you a heap of time. "You're welcome!" Machu Picchu tickets for 2025 are not available until January 2025. The official government website only shows availability for one year. Welcome to Peru! 

When can you buy Machu Picchu tickets for 2025?

How it works. Tickets for the following year are released on the official Machu Picchu website in early January of the year you're trying to buy for. But what if you're traveling to Machu Picchu in the early days of January? Starting in mid to late December, Machu Picchu tickets for the first few days in January will be released. After that the tickets for the rest of the year will be available in batches over the course of several days in January They don't typcially dump the entire year onto the website at one time. Or at least they have never done that in the past. 

In case you didn't know, a new website was launched in August 2024. The new website has maps, videos and tickets for all the new circuits in one handy website. Is it possible they built in a new system for releasing new tickets each year? Yes. But will they let us know? Nothing so far. We're anticipating they will continue to release new entry tickets in batches as they have done in the past. 

Can tour operators, train companies and licensed tour guides buy Machu Picchu tickets for the next year?

No. No one can buy tickets to Machu Picchu until they're available to everyone on the official Machu Picchu website. TUBOLETO.CULTURA.PE
It's acceptable for travelers who are planning trips in advance to make reservations for the next year, and when the tickets are available, tour operators will buy them. As I've explained before, no one can buy "blank" tickets to Machu PIcchu and store them until needed. Tickets cannot be purchased without a passport. Which is why I'm including this reminder! Don't ever buy a ticket to Machu Picchu from a private "reseller." It will have their passport details on it. 

When are permits for Inca Trail hikes available for the next year?

Permits for Inca Trail hikes for the following year are released in October. The hiking season operates from March 1 to January 31. The Inca Trail is closed every February for maintenance which also coincides with the peak of the rainy season. Permits for hikes in January are pretty easy to get even late in the year because it's the slow season. 

What are you going to do with all your free time now that you don't have to search for Machu Picchu tickets? You could start planning your other activities and tours. Just give me a holler if you need ideas for getting off the beaten path. It's what we do best!