There are 11 ways to get from Alameda to Tucson by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), subway, bus, train, car, shuttle, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Tucson
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tucson (TUS)plane SFO - TUS
5h 2m$140–813BART, bus, train
cheapest- Take the subway from Fruitvale to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Stationbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
19h 25m$99–195Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US0831
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tucsonbus FlixBus 2054
19h$108–297Drive 852.1 mi
- Drive from Alameda to Tucsoncar 852.1 mi
13h 51m$156–225Fly Oakland International Airport to Tucson
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Tucson (TUS)plane OAK - TUS
6h$153–906BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Tucson
- Take the subway from Fruitvale to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Tucson (TUS)plane SJC - TUS
7h 4m$189–1,111Fly Oakland International Airport to Phoenix, shuttle
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Phoenix (PHX)plane OAK - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
5h 40m$222–630Fly San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix, shuttle
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SFO - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
6h 6m$444–1,747BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Take the subway from Fruitvale to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SJC - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
6h 44m$243–745BART, bus
- Take the subway from Fruitvale to Berryessa / North San Josesubway Orange-S / ...
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucsonbus San Jose
21h 25m$103–153Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain Texas Eagle / ...
23h 40m$109–254
Alameda to Tucson by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alameda to Tucson is to BART and bus which costs $100 - $160 and takes 21h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Alameda to Tucson is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs $140 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Alameda to Tucson. However, there are services departing from Oakland and arriving at Tucson via Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h.
No, there is no direct train from Alameda to Tucson station. However, there are services departing from Oakland and arriving at Tucson Amtrak Station via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 40m.
The distance between Alameda and Tucson is 789 miles. The road distance is 857.1 miles.
The best way to get from Alameda to Tucson without a car is to bus which takes 19h and costs $100 - $300.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Alameda to Tucson, including transfers.
Alameda to Tucson bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Oakland station.
Alameda to Tucson train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Oakland station.
The best way to get from Alameda to Tucson is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs $140 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $300 and takes 19h, you could also train, which costs $100 - $260 and takes 23h 40m.
What companies run services between Alameda, Alameda County, CA, USA and Tucson, AZ, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and American Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tucson (TUS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oakland to Tucson via Los Angeles Union Station in around 19h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Fruitvale to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Fruitvale to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $134
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–140
- Titanium
- $110–113
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More Questions & Answers
Alameda to Tucson bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Tucson is 1h ahead of Alameda. It is currently 1:31 AM in Alameda and 2:31 AM in Tucson.
Alameda to Tucson train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alameda to Tucson is 857 miles. It takes approximately 13h 51m to drive from Alameda to Tucson.
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