The ticket to Machu Picchu you can buy in Cuzco in Ministerio de Cultura on Avenida de Cultura or in Aquas Calientes. The ticket is valid only on selected date. The basic cost 126 soles, with extra Machu Picchu Mountain cost 142soles or with extra WaynaPicchu 152 soles. Pay with cash or credit card extra charges apply.
There is a few ways to get to Machu Picchu. One is to buy the train ticket from Cuzco to Aquas Calientes (the village on the bottom of Machu Picchu). The cheapest return train ticket is about $85. Than from Aquas Calientes you can walk 1h up the hill to get to the entrance gate to MP or you can take a bus $18 return ticket.
The second option is to ride from Cuzco to Hydroelectrica (passing by Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Santa Maria, Santa Teresa) where you can safely leave your bike with all the gear by a private house. In Hydroelectrica, just before the Machu Picchu Park barier there is a bridge to your left, pass it and 50m after on your right there are a few small houses. This is the right place. If there is no one there you can ask for the parking on the registation place, where the barier is.
After you follow the rail ways for 2-3h, that is a nice walk and if you look up you may see some ruins. There is no road to Aquas Calientes, only train.
The journey on the bike from Cuzco to Hydroelectrica takes about 5-6h plus 2h walk to Aquas Calientes and you can make it in one day.
If not there is plenty of hostels in Santa Teresa (40 soles for a couple for a night).
In Agusa Calientes there is lots of hostels so you don`t need to book in advance. Also lots of restaurant. Quite expensive though as everything else. There is a cash mashine there, and also most of the places accept USD.
To walk to the entrance to Machu Picchu it takes 1h, the best time is on the opening time 6:00am as there is not many people there, good for pictures. So you have to leave Aquas Calientes about 4:45am. Take some drinks and snacks with you as up on the hill everything is extremaly expensive. The park closes at 5pm but if you like to walk you can easly spent there all day.
You can take a guide up on the entrance, you can choose the language. It cost 120 soles and it splist for a number of people in your group. You can also read infos in your guidebook and safe on the guide.
Hope it helpes.

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