There are 6 ways to get from Big Sur to Arizona by taxi, plane, bus, train, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Monterey Regional Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Big Sur to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)taxi
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Phoenix (PHX)plane MRY - PHX
3h 14m$180–588Drive 714.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Big Sur to Phoenixcar 714.5 mi
12h 8m$131–189Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Big Sur to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3taxi
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Monterey / Gilroy Train Stationbus 59
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Phoenixbus
18h 50m$227–295Taxi, train (Amtrak)
- Take the taxi from Big Sur to Salinastaxi
- Take the train from Salinas to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtraktrain
- Take the taxi from Maricopa Amtrak to Phoenixtaxi
20h 25m$337–493Train, bus
- Take the train from Salinas to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Stationbus FlixBus 2054
21h 24m$198–340Taxi, shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Big Sur to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garagetaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SJC - PHX
5h 47m$242–768
Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Phoenix (PHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Big Sur to Arizona is to drive which costs $130 - $190 and takes 12h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Big Sur to Arizona is to taxi and fly which takes 3h 14m and costs $180 - $600.
The distance between Big Sur and Arizona is 640 miles. The road distance is 718.7 miles.
The best way to get from Big Sur to Arizona without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 18h 50m and costs $220 - $300.
It takes approximately 3h 14m to get from Big Sur to Arizona, including transfers.
Arizona is 1h ahead of Big Sur. It is currently 10:17 AM in Big Sur and 11:17 AM in Arizona.
Yes, the driving distance between Big Sur to Arizona is 719 miles. It takes approximately 12h 8m to drive from Big Sur to Arizona.
There are 2760+ hotels available in Arizona.
What companies run services between Big Sur, CA, USA and Arizona, USA?
There is no direct connection from Big Sur to Arizona. However, you can take the taxi to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) airport, fly to Phoenix (PHX), walk to Terminal 4 Station, take the vehicle to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station, walk to 44th St/Washington, then take the vehicle to Downtown Phx Hub/Washington St. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3, take the bus to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station, walk to Gilroy, take the bus to Phoenix, walk to McDowell Rd & 27th Av, take the line 17 bus to McDowell Rd & Central Av, walk to McDowell/Central Ave, then take the vehicle to Downtown Phx Hub/1st Ave.
- Website
- southwest.com
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
- 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
- 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
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
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 Monterey Regional Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salinas to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Gilroy to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Gilroy to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $80–120
- Titanium
- $92–97
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $50–60
- Standard Rate
- $57
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $80–170
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