There are 6 ways to get from Mountain View to Phoenix by plane, bus, train, taxi, car, tram, or subway
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Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Phoenix (PHX)SJC - PHX
3h 30m$97–508Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to PhoenixSan Jose
18h 3m$82–125Train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtrak
- Take the taxi from Maricopa Amtrak to Phoenix
22h 17m$225–586Drive 719.7 mi
- Drive from Mountain View to Phoenix719.7 mi
11h 44m$132–190Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Mountain View Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Phoenix (PHX)SFO - PHX
3h 46m$313–868Tram, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the tram from Mountain View Station to Milpitas Station
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Phoenix (PHX)OAK - PHX
4h 42m$94–484
Mountain View to Phoenix by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mountain View to Phoenix is to bus which costs $80 - $130 and takes 18h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Mountain View to Phoenix is to fly which takes 3h 30m and costs $95 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Mountain View to Phoenix. However, there are services departing from El Camino & Castro and arriving at Phoenix via San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 3m.
The distance between Mountain View and Phoenix is 640 miles. The road distance is 723.9 miles.
The best way to get from Mountain View to Phoenix without a car is to bus which takes 18h 3m and costs $80 - $130.
It takes approximately 3h 30m to get from Mountain View to Phoenix, including transfers.
Mountain View to Phoenix bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant station.
The best way to get from Mountain View to Phoenix is to fly which takes 3h 30m and costs $95 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $80 - $130 and takes 18h 3m.
Mountain View to Phoenix bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Phoenix station.
Phoenix is 1h ahead of Mountain View. It is currently 4:59 PM in Mountain View and 5:59 PM in Phoenix.
What companies run services between Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA and Phoenix, AZ, USA?
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Phoenix (PHX) hourly. Alternatively, Tufesa operates a bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Phoenix once daily. Tickets cost $130–160 and the journey takes 15h 45m. Tufesa Mexico also services this route once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- 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
- $40–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Mountain View Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–8
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Tram from Mountain View Station to Milpitas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult 19-64
- $3
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $80–120
- Titanium
- $94–98
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
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