There are 11 ways to get from Berkeley to Tucson by subway, plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus), car, or train (Amtrak)
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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 19m$121–613BART, 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$110–165BART, bus, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
20h 7m$186–377Bus (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Richmond to Los Angeles Downtownbus FlixBus N2002
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Tucsonbus FlixBus 2054
20h 51m$117–208Drive 857.6 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to Tucsoncar 857.6 mi
13h 59m$157–227Fly Oakland International Airport to Tucson
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Tucson (TUS)plane OAK - TUS
6h 22m$144–807BART 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 19m$180–912Fly 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 17m$134–532BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Phoenix, bus
- 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 the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenixbus
6h 41m$311–1,048BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Phoenix, bus
- 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 the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenixbus
7h 19m$150–647Train (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$258–578
Berkeley to Tucson by subway, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Tucson is to BART and bus which costs $110 - $170 and takes 21h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Tucson is to BART and fly which takes 5h 19m and costs $120 - $650.
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 862.6 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Tucson without a car is to BART and bus and train which takes 20h 7m and costs $180 - $380.
It takes approximately 5h 19m 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 51m and costs $110 - $210. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $140 - $850 and takes 6h 22m, you could also train, which costs $250 - $600 and takes 24h 10m.
Berkeley to Tucson train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berkeley to Tucson is 863 miles. It takes approximately 13h 59m to drive from Berkeley to Tucson.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Tucson, AZ, USA?
You can take a subway from North Berkeley to Tucson via Richmond, Richmond, and Los Angeles Downtown in around 20h 51m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines flies from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Tucson (TUS) every 4 hours.
- 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
- $110–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
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
- $170–950
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
- $170–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
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
- $95–550
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 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
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 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
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 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 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
- $130–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- 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
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $100–150
- Titanium
- $113–116
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