There are 10 ways to get from Riverside to Rio Rico by bus, train, car, plane, 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 Bloomington to Nogales, AZbus San Jose / ...
11h 41m$58–92Train, bus
- Take the train from Ontario Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain Texas Eagle / ...
- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogalesbus Los Angeles
13h 54m$95–607Drive 489.1 mi
- Drive from Riverside to Rio Ricocar 489.1 mi
7h 51m$90–129Fly Ontario International Airport to Phoenix, shuttle
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Phoenix (PHX)plane ONT - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Nogales
7h 22m$295–712Bus via Nogales
- Take the bus from Colton to Nogalesbus San José
13h 5m$60–89Fly Ontario International Airport to Tucson, bus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Tucson (TUS)plane ONT - TUS
- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogalesbus
8h 32m$188–965Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Tucson, bus
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tucson (TUS)plane LAX - TUS
- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogalesbus
8h 14m$158–691Train, line 43 bus, line 76 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Tucson, bus
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullertontrain
- 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 45m$168–777Train to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullertontrain
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SNA - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Nogales
10h 3m$490–724Train, train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Tucson, bus
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Santa Anatrain
- Take the train from Santa Ana 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
10h 15m$221–1,055
Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Phoenix (PHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riverside to Rio Rico is to bus via Nogales which costs $60 - $90 and takes 13h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Riverside to Rio Rico is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 22m and costs $290 - $750.
The distance between Riverside and Rio Rico is 533 miles. The road distance is 491.9 miles.
The best way to get from Riverside to Rio Rico without a car is to bus which takes 11h 41m and costs $55 - $95.
It takes approximately 11h 41m to get from Riverside to Rio Rico, including transfers.
Rio Rico is 1h ahead of Riverside. It is currently 5:13 AM in Riverside and 6:13 AM in Rio Rico.
Yes, the driving distance between Riverside to Rio Rico is 492 miles. It takes approximately 7h 51m to drive from Riverside to Rio Rico.
There are 43+ hotels available in Rio Rico.
What companies run services between Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA and Rio Rico, AZ, USA?
Tufesa operates a bus from Bloomington to Nogales, AZ 4 times a day. Tickets cost $90–120 and the journey takes 8h 40m. Tufesa Mexico also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–490
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Tucson via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–490
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Tucson via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–950
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Tucson via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ontario Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–31
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $10–14
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullerton
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $7–11
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $8–11
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Bloomington to Nogales, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Bloomington to Nogales, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $50–80
- Titanium
- $60–70
Bus from Colton to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $55–80
- Titanium
- $60–70
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
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
- omnibusexpress.com
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $212
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- 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
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Want to know more about travelling around United States
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Why you should take the train in the US
Read the travel guide














