There are 11 ways to get from Tecate to Tucson by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, 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 to San Diego International Airport, fly to Tucson
best- Take the bus from Tecate to Tijuana International Airportbus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Tucson (TUS)plane SAN - TUS
5h 36m$160–988Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Tecate to San Luis Río Coloradobus
- Take the bus from William Brook Ave @ B Street to Gila Street @ 3rd Streetbus 95
- Take the train from Yuma Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 10m$53–102Bus via Phoenix
- Take the bus from Tecate to Mexicalibus
- Take the bus from Calexico Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Tucsonbus
10h 37m$68–242Bus, train via Mexicali
- Take the bus from Tecate to Mexicalibus
- Take the bus from Calexico Bus Station to Yuma County Area Transitbus
- Take the train from Yuma Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 9m$61–194Drive 375.6 mi
- Drive from Tecate to Tucsoncar 375.6 mi
6h 10m$69–99Fly Tijuana International Airport to Tucson
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Tucson (TUS)plane TIJ - TUS
8h 5m$114–764Fly San Diego International Airport to Phoenix, shuttle
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SAN - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
7h 5m$754–1,272Fly Tijuana International Airport to Phoenix, shuttle
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Phoenix (PHX)plane TIJ - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
6h 30m$398–698Bus, bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Tucson
- Take the bus from Sr 188 & Tecate Mart to El Cajon Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stopbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tucson (TUS)plane LAX - TUS
8h 59m$150–730Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Tecate to San Luis Río Coloradobus
- Take the bus from William Brook Ave @ B Street to Gila Street @ 3rd Streetbus 95
- Take the train from Yuma Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
12h 39m$68–151Bus
- Take the bus from Cross Border Express, San Diego to Tucsonbus Cbx
16h 48m$94–144
Tecate to Tucson by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tecate to Tucson is to drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Tecate to Tucson is to bus and fly which takes 5h 36m and costs $160 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Tecate to Tucson. However, there are services departing from Tecate and arriving at Tucson via Central de Autobuses de Mexicali, Calexico Bus Station and Phoenix Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 37m.
The distance between Tecate and Tucson is 427 miles. The road distance is 377.8 miles.
The best way to get from Tecate to Tucson without a car is to bus via Phoenix which takes 10h 37m and costs $65 - $250.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Tecate to Tucson, including transfers.
Tecate to Tucson bus services, operated by Autobuses ABC, depart from Tecate station.
The best way to get from Tecate to Tucson is to bus via Phoenix which takes 10h 37m and costs $65 - $250. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $110 - $800 and takes 8h 5m.
Tecate to Tucson bus services, operated by Autobuses ABC, arrive at Mexicali station.
Tucson is 1h ahead of Tecate. It is currently 8:28 PM in Tecate and 9:28 PM in Tucson.
What companies run services between Tecate, Mexico and Tucson, AZ, USA?
You can take a bus from Tecate to Tucson via Mexicali, Central de Autobuses de Mexicali, C. José Azueta y Blvr. López Mateos, Calexico Bus Station, and Phoenix Bus Station in around 10h 37m. Alternatively, American Airlines flies from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Tucson (TUS) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
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 Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
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 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–950
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–400
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
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Yuma Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tecate to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–14
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tecate to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 687 872 9871
- info@miticket.mx
- Website
- timpremier.mx
Bus from Tecate to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- timpremier.mx
- Book at
- timpremier.mx
Bus from Tecate to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- timpremier.mx
- Book at
- timpremier.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- info@autobusesaguila.com
- Website
- autobusesaguila.com
Bus from Tecate to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- autobusesaguila.com
- Book at
- autobusesaguila.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Tecate to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tecate to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Calexico Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Calexico Bus Station to Yuma County Area Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Calexico Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Calexico Bus Station to Yuma County Area Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $134
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- +1 619-233-3004
- Website
- sdmts.com
Bus from Sr 188 & Tecate Mart to El Cajon Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- One Way - Adult/Youth
- $2–5
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- contact@gorelaxsan.com
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
- Phone
- +1 928-783-2235
- Website
- ycipta.org
Bus from William Brook Ave @ B Street to Gila Street @ 3rd Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ycipta.org/
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Tecate to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Cross Border Express, San Diego to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
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