There are 10 ways to get from Alameda to Tucson by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, subway, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Tucson
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tucson (TUS)plane SFO - TUS
5h 9m$130–713BART, bus
cheapest- 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$103–163Bus
- 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$110–247Train (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$273–595Drive 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 5m$153–856BART 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
6h 58m$189–1,011Fly Oakland International Airport to Phoenix, bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Phoenix (PHX)plane OAK - PHX
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenixbus
6h$128–521Fly San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SFO - PHX
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenixbus
6h 31m$300–948BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Phoenix, bus
- Take the subway from Fruitvale to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SJC - PHX
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenixbus
6h 58m$149–646
Alameda to Tucson by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alameda to Tucson is to BART and bus which costs $100 - $170 and takes 21h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Alameda to Tucson is to fly which takes 5h 9m and costs $130 - $750.
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 $110 - $250.
It takes approximately 5h 9m 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 9m and costs $130 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $250 and takes 19h, you could also train, which costs $270 - $600 and takes 23h 40m.
What companies run services between Alameda, Alameda County, CA, USA and Tucson, AZ, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tucson (TUS) every 2 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
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Fruitvale to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.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
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
- $65–130
- 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
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
- 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
- Adult One way
- $140–180
- 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
- $95–150
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–150
- Titanium
- $113–115
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More Questions & Answers
Alameda to Tucson bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
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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