There are 8 ways to get from Tucson to Chapala by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)TUS - GDL
11h 12m$1,860–9,080Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to ZapopanSacramento
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to ChapalaGuadalajara
28h 4m$2,566–3,717Drive 1,786 km
- Drive from Tucson to Chapala1,786 km
19h 39m$3,763–5,436Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)PHX - GDL
9h 49m$5,262–11,082Fly Tucson to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)TUS - PVR
- Take the bus from Sayulita to Terminal Zapopan
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
14h 37m$2,348–11,100Bus to Hermosillo International Airport, fly to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Take the bus from Tucson to Hermosillo
- Fly from Hermosillo International Airport (HMO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)HMO - GDL
14h 4m$1,890–5,400Bus via 6th Av/Pennington
- Take the bus from Tucson to Terminal ZapopanSan José
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to ChapalaGuadalajara
30h 47m$2,058–4,335Bus via Phoenix
- Take the bus from Tucson to Phoenix Bus Station
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
36h 18m$1,959–2,621
Tucson to Chapala by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Chapala is to bus via Phoenix which costs $1900 - $2700 and takes 36h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Chapala is to shuttle and fly which takes 9h 49m and costs $5000 - $12000.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Chapala. However, there are services departing from Broadway/Country Club and arriving at Chapala via 6th Av/Pennington, Tucson, Central de Autobuses Zapopan and Central Vieja de Guadalajara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 47m.
The distance between Tucson and Chapala is 1560 km. The road distance is 1786 km.
The best way to get from Tucson to Chapala without a car is to bus which takes 28h 4m and costs $2500 - $3800.
It takes approximately 11h 12m 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 fly which takes 11h 12m and costs $1800 - $9500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $2500 - $3800 and takes 28h 4m.
Tucson to Chapala bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Terminal Zapopan station.
Chapala is 1h ahead of Tucson. It is currently 6:09 PM in Tucson and 7:09 PM in Chapala.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico?
American Airlines, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Tucson (TUS) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Tucson to Chapala via Tucson, Zapopan, Central de Autobuses Zapopan, and Central Vieja de Guadalajara in around 28h 4m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–11,000
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–9,000
Flights from Phoenix to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,000
Flights from Tucson to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–10,000
Flights from Tucson to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–13,000
Flights from Tucson to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–13,000
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
Flights from Phoenix to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–8,500
Flights from Phoenix to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Culiacan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–8,500
Flights from Hermosillo International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–10,000
Flights from Tucson to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–12,000
Flights from Tucson to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–12,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–12,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Hermosillo International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
- 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
- $2,100–3,100
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $2,100–3,100
- Titanium
- $2,405–2,420
Bus from Tucson to Hermosillo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $450–700
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $450–700
- Titanium
- $500–700
Bus from Tucson to Terminal Zapopan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–4,168
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $2,000–3,800
- Titanium
- $2,380–2,390
- Platinum
- $4,168
- Phone
- +52 33 3619 4777
- serviciosaclientes@chapalaplus.com.mx
- Website
- chapalaplus.com
Bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://chapalaplus.com/en
Shuttle from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $2,502
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- +52 333 111 8780
- callcenter@vallartaplus.com
- Website
- vallartaplus.com
Bus from Sayulita to Terminal Zapopan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $367–889
- Schedules at
- vallartaplus.com
- INAPAM/Insen/Child
- $367
- General
- $735
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $390–650
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- $1,500–1,900
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
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