There are 11 ways to get from Effingham to Tucson by car, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, 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.
Drive to Decatur Airport, fly to Tucson
best- Drive from Effingham to Decatur Airport (DEC)car
- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Tucson (TUS)plane DEC - TUS
12h 19m$261–1,116Bus to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Phoenix, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Effingham to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Phoenix (PHX)plane STL - PHX
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenixbus
9h 36m$239–969Bus
- Take the bus from Effingham to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Tucsonbus
35h 55m$270–526Train, bus
- Take the train from Effingham Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstafftrain
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Tucson Downtownbus
42h 15m$534–1,177Drive 1,516.8 mi
- Drive from Effingham to Tucsoncar 1,516.8 mi
25h 24m$277–400Train to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, fly to Tucson
- Take the train from Effingham Station to Champaign-Urbanatrain
- Fly from University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) to Tucson (TUS)plane CMI - TUS
9h 36m$277–1,164Bus to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Tucson
- Take the bus from Effingham to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Tucson (TUS)plane STL - TUS
9h 48m$329–1,434Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Tucson
- Take the train from Effingham Station to Homewoodtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Tucson (TUS)plane MDW - TUS
10h 46m$334–1,414Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Tucson
- Take the train from Effingham Station to Homewoodtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tucson (TUS)plane ORD - TUS
11h 10m$254–1,064Bus, train
- Take the bus from Effingham to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
- Take the train from St. Louis to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain Texas Eagle
2d 5h$516–1,231Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Effingham Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain City of New Orleans
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain Sunset Limited
2d 6h$599–1,330
Effingham to Tucson by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Effingham to Tucson is to bus which costs $270 - $550 and takes 35h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Effingham to Tucson is to bus and fly which takes 9h 36m and costs $230 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Effingham to Tucson. However, there are services departing from Effingham and arriving at Tucson via St Louis Bus Station and Phoenix Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Effingham station to Tucson station. However, there are services departing from Effingham Station and arriving at Tucson Amtrak Station via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Effingham and Tucson is 1416 miles. The road distance is 1525.7 miles.
The best way to get from Effingham to Tucson without a car is to bus which takes 35h 55m and costs $270 - $550.
It takes approximately 12h 19m to get from Effingham to Tucson, including transfers.
Effingham to Tucson bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Effingham station.
Effingham to Tucson train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Effingham Station.
The best way to get from Effingham to Tucson is to bus which takes 35h 55m and costs $270 - $550. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $600 - $1,400 and takes 2 days 6h.
What companies run services between Effingham, IL, USA and Tucson, AZ, USA?
You can take a bus from Effingham to Tucson via St Louis Bus Station and Phoenix Bus Station in around 35h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Effingham Station to Tucson Amtrak Station via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Decatur Airport to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Tucson via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Tucson via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Tucson via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Phoenix via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Phoenix via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Phoenix via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Decatur Airport to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Decatur Airport to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Decatur Airport to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Tucson via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Effingham Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $450–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Effingham Station to Champaign-Urbana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Effingham Station to Homewood
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Effingham Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–430
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $400–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Effingham to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–470
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Tucson Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Effingham to Tucson bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Tucson is 2h behind Effingham. It is currently 1:21 AM in Effingham and 11:21 PM in Tucson.
Effingham to Tucson train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Effingham to Tucson is 1526 miles. It takes approximately 25h 24m to drive from Effingham to Tucson.
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