There are 7 ways to get from Tucson to Chapala by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly from Tucson, bus
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane TUS - GDL
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapalabus
11h 11m$1,485–7,125Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Zapopanbus Sacramento
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapalabus Guadalajara
29h 53m$2,158–3,235Drive 1,785.3 km
- Drive from Tucson to Chapalacar 1,785.3 km
19h 44m$3,639–5,256Shuttle to Phoenix, fly, bus
- 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)plane PHX - GDL
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapalabus
9h 48m$5,105–11,545Bus to Hermosillo International Airport, fly, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapalabus
14h 3m$2,015–4,945Bus 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
30h 47m$2,058–4,335Bus via Phoenix
- Take the bus from Tucson to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Guadalajarabus
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapalabus
36h 18m$1,969–2,638
Tucson to Chapala by bus
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 and bus which takes 9h 48m and costs $5000 - $12000.
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 1580 km. The road distance is 1785.3 km.
The best way to get from Tucson to Chapala without a car is to bus which takes 29h 53m and costs $2100 - $3300.
It takes approximately 11h 11m to get from Tucson to Chapala, including transfers.
Tucson to Chapala bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from Tucson station.
Tucson to Chapala bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Zapopan station.
Chapala is 1h ahead of Tucson. It is currently 7:32 AM in Tucson and 8:32 AM in Chapala.
Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Chapala is 1785 km. It takes approximately 19h 44m to drive from Tucson to 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.
- 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
- $2,200–11,000
Flights from Phoenix to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–9,000
Flights from Phoenix to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Culiacan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–9,000
Flights from Hermosillo International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
Flights from Phoenix to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
- 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
- $1,500–3,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
- 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
- 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
Shuttle from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $2,420
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–700
- 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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