There are 11 ways to get from State College to Tucson by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Penn State University Park Airport to Tucson
best- Fly from Penn State University Park Airport (SCE) to Tucson (TUS)plane SCE - TUS
9h 27m$322–1,504Fly Penn State University Park Airport to Phoenix, bus
cheapest- Fly from Penn State University Park Airport (SCE) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SCE - PHX
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenixbus
10h 59m$222–889Bus
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station 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
2d 4h$410–877Bus, train via Flagstaff
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstafftrain
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Tucson Downtownbus
2d 5h$690–1,551Drive 2,149.4 mi
- Drive from State College to Tucsoncar 2,149.4 mi
36h 31m$393–567Bus to Johnstown-Cambria County Airport, fly to Tucson
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Johnstown Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (JST) to Tucson (TUS)plane JST - TUS
13h 16m$339–1,446Bus to Harrisburg International Airport, fly to Tucson
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) to Tucson (TUS)plane MDT - TUS
11h 52m$347–1,531Bus to Pittsburgh International Airport, fly to Tucson
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Tucson (TUS)plane PIT - TUS
14h 53m$395–1,791Bus, train
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
3d 1h$765–1,791Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from State College Regional Airport to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2640
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain Texas Eagle
3d 1h$692–1,564Bus, train via New Orleans
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Harrisburg to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
3d 1h$845–1,894
State College to Tucson by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from State College to Tucson is to drive which costs $390 - $600 and takes 36h 31m.
The fastest way to get from State College to Tucson is to fly which takes 9h 27m and costs $320 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct bus from State College station to Tucson. However, there are services departing from State College Bus Station and arriving at Tucson via Pittsburgh Intermodal Station, St Louis Bus Station and Phoenix Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between State College and Tucson is 1948 miles. The road distance is 2161.9 miles.
The best way to get from State College to Tucson without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $410 - $900.
It takes approximately 9h 27m to get from State College to Tucson, including transfers.
State College to Tucson bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from State College Bus Station.
The best way to get from State College to Tucson is to fly which takes 9h 27m and costs $320 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $410 - $900 and takes 2 days 4h.
State College to Tucson bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Pittsburgh Intermodal Station.
Tucson is 3h behind State College. It is currently 8:54 AM in State College and 5:54 AM in Tucson.
What companies run services between State College, PA, USA and Tucson, AZ, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Penn State University Park Airport (SCE) to Tucson (TUS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from State College Bus Station to Tucson via Pittsburgh Intermodal Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Phoenix Bus Station in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Tucson via Washington Dulles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Phoenix via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Tucson via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Tucson via Washington Dulles, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Phoenix via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Tucson via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Tucson via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Tucson via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Tucson via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Harrisburg to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $370–850
- 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
- $430–950
- 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 State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from State College Bus Station to Johnstown Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from State College Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- questions@us.megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $24–50
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–95
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $27–90
- Flexible
- $50–95
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Tucson Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from State College Regional Airport to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- 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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