There are 11 ways to get from Berkeley to Tucson by subway, plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), 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 Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tucson (TUS)plane SFO - TUS
5h 13m$151–813BART, bus
cheapest- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Berryessa / North San Josesubway Orange-S
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucsonbus San Jose
21h 46m$105–155BART, bus, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley 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 46m$106–507Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tucsonbus FlixBus 2054
20h 15m$112–313Drive 857.6 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to Tucsoncar 857.6 mi
13h 53m$157–227Fly Oakland International Airport to Tucson
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Tucson (TUS)plane OAK - TUS
6h 17m$164–857BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Tucson
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Tucson (TUS)plane SJC - TUS
7h 25m$200–1,012Fly 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 57m$223–621BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- 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 17m$375–1,247BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley 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
7h 5m$244–746Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain Texas Eagle / ...
24h 10m$116–557
Berkeley to Tucson by subway and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Tucson is to BART and bus which costs $100 - $160 and takes 21h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Tucson is to BART and fly which takes 5h 13m and costs $150 - $850.
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 862.7 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 - $550.
It takes approximately 5h 13m 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 bus which takes 20h 15m and costs $110 - $320. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $160 - $900 and takes 6h 17m, you could also train, which costs $110 - $600 and takes 24h 10m.
Tucson is 1h ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 2:18 PM in Berkeley and 3:18 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?
You can take a subway from Downtown Berkeley to Tucson via West Oakland, Oakland, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 20h 15m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines flies from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Tucson (TUS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- 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
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, 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
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
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
- $190–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- 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
- $140–800
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
- $310–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- 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
- $45–440
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- 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
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
- $55–180
- 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
- $55–170
- 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
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
- $150–180
- 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
- $109–112
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