There are 10 ways to get from Tucson to Alameda by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, subway, or bus
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Fly Tucson to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TUS - SFO
4h 48m$75–353Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2054
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oaklandbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
17h 45m$115–217Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain Texas Eagle / ...
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oaklandtrain Coast Starlight
22h 35m$291–600Drive 852.1 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Alamedacar 852.1 mi
13h 53m$156–225Fly Tucson to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane TUS - OAK
5h 49m$123–656Fly Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane TUS - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Fruitvalesubway
6h 45m$139–711Bus to Phoenix, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PHX - OAK
5h 15m$153–582Bus to Phoenix, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PHX - SFO
5h 43m$345–1,199Bus to Phoenix, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PHX - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Fruitvalesubway
6h 16m$164–647Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus Nogales
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Fruitvalesubway Orange-N / ...
22h 20m$103–154
Tucson to Alameda by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Alameda is to bus and BART which costs $100 - $160 and takes 22h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Alameda is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs $75 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Alameda. However, there are services departing from Tucson and arriving at Oakland via Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Tucson station to Alameda. However, there are services departing from Tucson Amtrak Station and arriving at Oakland via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 35m.
The distance between Tucson and Alameda is 790 miles. The road distance is 857.1 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Alameda without a car is to bus which takes 17h 45m and costs $110 - $220.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Tucson to Alameda, including transfers.
Tucson to Alameda bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Tucson station.
Tucson to Alameda train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Tucson Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Tucson to Alameda is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs $75 - $360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $220 and takes 17h 45m, you could also train, which costs $290 - $600 and takes 22h 35m.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Alameda, Alameda County, CA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tucson to Oakland via Los Angeles Union Station in around 17h 45m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–270
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–260
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Fruitvale
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Fruitvale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- 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 Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $140–180
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–140
- Titanium
- $111–114
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More Questions & Answers
Tucson to Alameda bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Tucson to Alameda train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Alameda is 857 miles. It takes approximately 13h 53m to drive from Tucson to Alameda.
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