There are 6 ways to get from Surprise to Biosphere 2 by bus (Flixbus), car, bus, plane, taxi, tram, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 571 bus, bus
best- Take the bus from Thunderbird Rd & Primrose to Van Buren St & 1st Avbus 571
- Take the bus from Tempe to Tucson Downtownbus FlixBus 2042 / ...
6h 32m$61–79Drive 132.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Surprise to Biosphere 2car 132.7 mi
2h 44m$25–35Line 571 bus, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Thunderbird Rd & Primrose to Van Buren St & 1st Avbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Tucson (TUS)plane PHX - TUS
- Take the taxi from Dodge/River to Biosphere 2taxi
5h 33m$154–739Line 106 bus, tram, bus, taxi
- Take the bus from 111th Av & Thunderbird Bl to Thelda Williams TCbus 106
- Take the tram from Metro Pkwy to Downtown Phx Hub/1st Avetram B
- Take the tram from Downtown Phx Hub/Jefferson St to University Dr/Rural Rdtram A
- Take the bus from Tempe to Tucson Downtownbus
- Take the bus from 6th Av/Pennington to Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain Viewbus
- Take the taxi from Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain View to Biosphere 2taxi
7h 15m$63–81Line 106 bus, line 27 bus, bus, line 12 bus, taxi
- Take the bus from 111th Av & Thunderbird Bl to Thelda Williams TCbus 106
- Take the bus from Thelda Williams TC to 27th Av & McDowell Rdbus 27
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Tucsonbus
- Take the bus from 12th Av/Canada St to 6th Av/Penningtonbus 12
- Take the bus from 6th Av/Pennington to Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain Viewbus
- Take the taxi from Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain View to Biosphere 2taxi
8h 34m$67–107Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Surprise to Maricopa Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Tucson Amtrak Station to Biosphere 2taxi
3h 46m$224–273
Phoenix (PHX) to Tucson (TUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Surprise to Biosphere 2 is to drive which costs $24 - $35 and takes 2h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Surprise to Biosphere 2 is to drive which takes 2h 44m and costs $24 - $35.
The distance between Surprise and Biosphere 2 is 167 miles. The road distance is 133.5 miles.
The best way to get from Surprise to Biosphere 2 without a car is to line 571 bus and bus which takes 6h 32m and costs $60 - $80.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Surprise to Biosphere 2, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Surprise to Biosphere 2 is 134 miles. It takes approximately 2h 44m to drive from Surprise to Biosphere 2.
There are 556+ hotels available in Biosphere 2.
What companies run services between Surprise, AZ, USA and Biosphere 2, AZ, USA?
You can take a bus from Thunderbird Rd & Primrose to Biosphere 2 via Van Buren St & 1st Av, Downtown Phx Hub/Jefferson St, University Dr/Rural Rd, Tempe, 6th Av/Pennington, and Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain View in around 6h 32m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–650
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- csr@valleymetro.org
- Website
- valleymetro.org
Tram from Metro Pkwy to Downtown Phx Hub/1st Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.org
Tram from Downtown Phx Hub/Jefferson St to University Dr/Rural Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- csr@valleymetro.org
- Website
- valleymetro.org
Bus from Thunderbird Rd & Primrose to Van Buren St & 1st Av
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.org
Bus from 111th Av & Thunderbird Bl to Thelda Williams TC
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.org
Bus from Thelda Williams TC to 27th Av & McDowell Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.org
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tempe to Tucson Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (520) 792-9222
- suntraninfo@tucsonaz.gov
- Website
- suntran.com
Bus from 6th Av/Pennington to Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain View
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://suntran.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.suntran.com/routes-services/
Bus from 12th Av/Canada St to 6th Av/Pennington
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://suntran.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.suntran.com/routes-services/
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Phoenix to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $13–26
- Titanium
- $15–27
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Phoenix to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $30–160
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 520-300-0000
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 520-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Royal Taxi Tucson
- Phone
- +1 520-934-0880
- Website
- tucson-taxi.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 520-300-0000
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 520-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Royal Taxi Tucson
- Phone
- +1 520-934-0880
- Website
- tucson-taxi.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 520-300-0000
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 520-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Royal Taxi Tucson
- Phone
- +1 520-934-0880
- Website
- tucson-taxi.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 520-300-0000
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 520-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Royal Taxi Tucson
- Phone
- +1 520-934-0880
- Website
- tucson-taxi.com
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