There are 10 ways to get from Berkeley to Tucson by subway, plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Tucson
best- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tucson (TUS)SFO - TUS
5h 8m$141–763BART, bus, train
cheapest- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Take the bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Station
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Station
19h 46m$106–147BART, bus
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Berryessa / North San JoseOrange-S
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd to TucsonSan Jose
21h 45m$160–195Drive 857.4 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to Tucson857.4 mi
13h 55m$157–226Fly Oakland International Airport to Tucson
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Tucson (TUS)OAK - TUS
6h 16m$144–807BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Tucson
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitas
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Tucson (TUS)SJC - TUS
7h 36m$170–912Fly Oakland International Airport to Phoenix, shuttle
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Phoenix (PHX)OAK - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
5h 57m$388–641BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Phoenix (PHX)SFO - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
6h 17m$365–947BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitas
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Phoenix (PHX)SJC - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
7h 17m$454–696Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los AngelesCoast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak StationTexas Eagle / ...
24h 10m$115–181
Berkeley to Tucson by subway and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Tucson is to BART and bus and train which costs $100 - $150 and takes 19h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Tucson is to BART and fly which takes 5h 8m and costs $140 - $800.
No, there is no direct train from Berkeley to Tucson station. However, there are services departing from Emeryville and arriving at Tucson Amtrak Station via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 10m.
The distance between Berkeley and Tucson is 793 miles. The road distance is 862.4 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Tucson without a car is to BART and bus and train which takes 19h 46m and costs $100 - $150.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Berkeley to Tucson, including transfers.
Berkeley to Tucson train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Emeryville station.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Tucson is to fly which takes 6h 16m and costs $140 - $850. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $110 - $190 and takes 24h 10m.
Tucson is 1h ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 9:03 PM in Berkeley and 10:03 PM in Tucson.
Berkeley to Tucson train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Tucson, AZ, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Tucson (TUS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Emeryville to Tucson Amtrak Station via Los Angeles in around 24h 10m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
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
- $270–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- 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
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $134
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
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