There are 9 ways to get from Tucson to Chapala by bus, plane, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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Bus to Phoenix, fly to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
best- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane PHX - GDL
9h 5m$4,851–8,172Bus via Phoenix
cheapest- Take the bus from Tucson to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Guadalajarabus
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapalabus
36h 46m$1,681–2,473Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Zapopanbus Sacramento
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapalabus Guadalajara
29h 53m$2,375–3,440Drive 1,791.1 km
- Drive from Tucson to Chapalacar 1,791.1 km
19h 38m$3,740–5,403Fly Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane TUS - GDL
9h 34m$2,145–9,580Bus to Hermosillo International Airport, fly to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Take the bus from Tucson to Hermosillobus
- Fly from Hermosillo International Airport (HMO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane HMO - GDL
13h 19m$1,815–6,540Fly Tucson to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane TUS - PVR
- Take the bus from Sayulita to Terminal Zapopanbus
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapalabus
14h 12m$2,215–9,205Bus to Abraham González International Airport, fly to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to El Pasobus
- Fly from Abraham González International Airport (CJS) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane CJS - GDL
12h 24m$2,825–5,400Bus via Broadway/Country Club
- Take the bus from Tucson to Terminal Zapopanbus San José
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapalabus Guadalajara
31h 24m$2,415–4,970
Tucson to Chapala by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Chapala is to bus via Phoenix which costs $1600 - $2500 and takes 36h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Chapala is to bus and fly which takes 9h 5m and costs $4800 - $8500.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Chapala. However, there are services departing from 6th Av/Pennington and arriving at Chapala via Tucson, Central de Autobuses Zapopan and Central Vieja de Guadalajara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 53m.
The distance between Tucson and Chapala is 1897 km. The road distance is 1791.1 km.
The best way to get from Tucson to Chapala without a car is to bus which takes 29h 53m and costs $2300 - $3500.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Tucson to Chapala, including transfers.
Tucson to Chapala bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from Tucson station.
The best way to get from Tucson to Chapala is to bus which takes 29h 53m and costs $2300 - $3500. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $2100 - $10000 and takes 9h 34m.
Tucson to Chapala bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Zapopan station.
Chapala is 1h ahead of Tucson. It is currently 4:54 PM in Tucson and 5:54 PM in Chapala.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico?
You can take a bus from 6th Av/Pennington to Chapala via 12th Av/Canada St, Tucson, Zapopan, Central de Autobuses Zapopan, and Central Vieja de Guadalajara in around 29h 53m. Alternatively, American Airlines, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Tucson (TUS) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Phoenix to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–6,500
Flights from Phoenix to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Culiacan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–6,500
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–9,500
Flights from Hermosillo International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,800
Flights from Abraham González International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,500
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
Flights from Tucson to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,000
Flights from Tucson to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
Flights from Tucson to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–10,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Hermosillo International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
Flights from Abraham González International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Abraham González International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Abraham González International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,500
Flights from Tucson to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–10,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,500
Flights from Tucson to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–10,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,000
Flights from Tucson to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
- 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
- $1,000–1,600
- Book at
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to Zapopan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $2,300–3,300
- Titanium
- $2,637–2,638
Bus from Tucson to Hermosillo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $500–750
- Titanium
- $550–750
Bus from Tucson to Terminal Zapopan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,803
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $2,300–4,000
- Titanium
- $2,604–2,608
- Platinum
- $4,803
- Phone
- +52 33 3619 4777
- serviciosaclientes@chapalaplus.com.mx
- Website
- Chapala Plus
Bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Chapala Plus
Bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Chapala Plus
Bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Chapala Plus
Bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Chapala Plus
- Phone
- +52 333 111 8770
- callcenter@vallartaplus.com
- Website
- vallartaplus.com
Bus from Sayulita to Terminal Zapopan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $492–985
- Schedules at
- vallartaplus.com
- Book at
- vallartaplus.com
- INAPAM/Insen/Child
- $492
- General
- $985
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Tucson to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $310–480
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
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