There are 11 ways to get from Milpitas to Tucson by plane, bus, train, car, subway, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Tucson (TUS)plane SJC - TUS
6h 3m$132–702Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucsonbus San Jose
20h 41m$112–165Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus San Jose
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain Texas Eagle / ...
18h 1m$208–397Drive 827.7 mi
- Drive from Milpitas to Tucsoncar 827.7 mi
13h 35m$151–219BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Tucson
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Daly Citysubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tucson (TUS)plane SFO - TUS
6h 1m$112–522BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Tucson
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Tucson (TUS)plane OAK - TUS
6h 37m$127–660Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix, bus
- 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
6h 8m$128–508BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Phoenix, bus
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway
- 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 32m$437–545BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Phoenix, bus
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Daly Citysubway
- 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
7h 17m$347–1,207Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain Texas Eagle / ...
22h 58m$304–618Bus via Nogales
- Take the bus from San Jose to Nogalesbus San José
- Take the bus from Nogales to Tucsonbus Guadalajara
25h 53m$130–197
Milpitas to Tucson by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milpitas to Tucson is to bus which costs $110 - $170 and takes 20h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Milpitas to Tucson is to BART and fly which takes 6h 1m and costs $110 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Milpitas to Tucson. However, there are services departing from Montague & Great Mall Pkwy and arriving at Broadway/Country Club via San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant, 12th Av/Canada St and Downtown Ronstadt Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Milpitas station to Tucson station. However, there are services departing from Tasman Station and arriving at Tucson Amtrak Station via San Jose and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 58m.
The distance between Milpitas and Tucson is 741 miles. The road distance is 832.5 miles.
The best way to get from Milpitas to Tucson without a car is to bus and train which takes 18h 1m and costs $200 - $400.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Milpitas to Tucson, including transfers.
Milpitas to Tucson bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant station.
Milpitas to Tucson train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from Milpitas to Tucson is to fly which takes 6h 3m and costs $130 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $170 and takes 20h 41m, you could also train, which costs $300 - $650 and takes 22h 58m.
What companies run services between Milpitas, CA, USA and Tucson, AZ, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Tucson (TUS) every 2 hours. Alternatively, Tufesa operates a bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson twice daily. Tickets cost $140–180 and the journey takes 17h 45m. Tufesa Mexico also services this route once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $110–160
- Titanium
- $122–126
Bus from San Jose to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $120–170
- Titanium
- $132–134
Bus from Nogales to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $8–22
- Titanium
- $9–22
- 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
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
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
Milpitas to Tucson bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Tucson station.
Milpitas to Tucson train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milpitas to Tucson is 832 miles. It takes approximately 13h 35m to drive from Milpitas to Tucson.
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