There are 10 ways to get from Los Angeles to Rio Rico by bus, train, car, plane, taxi, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Nogales, AZbus San Jose / ...
9h 48m$104–133Bus via East Los Angeles
cheapest- Take the bus from East Los Angeles to Nogales, AZbus Huntington Park
12h$73–100Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain Texas Eagle / ...
- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogalesbus Los Angeles
12h 23m$323–487Drive 541.2 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Rio Ricocar 541.2 mi
8h 38m$99–143Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson, line 16 bus, bus, taxi
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tucson (TUS)plane LAX - TUS
- Take the bus from Downtown Ronstadt Center to 6th Av/Districtbus
- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogalesbus
- Take the taxi from 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogales to Rio Ricotaxi
6h 46m$394–826Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix, shuttle
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LAX - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Nogales
7h 16m$321–523Fly Long Beach Airport to Phoenix, shuttle
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LGB - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Nogales
8h 50m$284–616Train, line 43 bus, line 76 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Tucson, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Take the bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminalbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Tucson (TUS)plane SNA - TUS
- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogalesbus
9h 26m$129–508Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Tucson, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Tucson (TUS)plane SAN - TUS
- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogalesbus
9h 15m$554–918Fly Long Beach Airport to Tucson, bus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Tucson (TUS)plane LGB - TUS
- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogalesbus
10h 9m$147–669
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tucson (TUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Rio Rico is to bus via East Los Angeles which costs $70 - $100 and takes 12h.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Rio Rico is to fly and line 16 bus and bus and taxi which takes 6h 46m and costs $390 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles to Rio Rico. However, there are services departing from Downtown Los Angeles and arriving at Nogales, AZ via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 48m.
The distance between Los Angeles and Rio Rico is 571 miles. The road distance is 544.3 miles.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Rio Rico without a car is to bus which takes 9h 48m and costs $100 - $140.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Los Angeles to Rio Rico, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Rio Rico bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Downtown Los Angeles station.
Los Angeles to Rio Rico bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Nogales, AZ station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to Rio Rico is 544 miles. It takes approximately 8h 38m to drive from Los Angeles to Rio Rico.
There are 45+ hotels available in Rio Rico.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Rio Rico, AZ, USA?
Tufesa operates a bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Nogales, AZ every 4 hours. Tickets cost $100–130 and the journey takes 9h 30m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Tucson via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $270–430
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Nogales, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $100–130
Bus from East Los Angeles to Nogales, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $100–130
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Nogales, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $65–90
- Titanium
- $70–80
Bus from East Los Angeles to Nogales, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $65–90
- Titanium
- $70–80
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Nogales, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 (520) 792-9222
- suntraninfo@tucsonaz.gov
- Website
- Sun Tran
Bus from Downtown Ronstadt Center to 6th Av/District
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Sun Tran
- Schedules at
- Sun Tran Routes
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $212
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $212
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
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