There are 5 ways to get from Tucson to Charters Towers by plane, car, shuttle, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tucson to Townsville Airport, drive
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Townsville Airport (TSV)TUS - TSV
- Drive from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Charters Towers
24h 28m$1,227–4,340Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Townsville Airport, drive
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Townsville Airport (TSV)PHX - TSV
- Drive from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Charters Towers
26h 56m$1,086–3,249Fly Tucson to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)TUS - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Townsville
- Take the bus from Townsville station to Blue Care Community Centre
33h 13m$1,888–7,555Fly Tucson to Moranbah Airport, drive
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Moranbah Airport (MOV)TUS - MOV
- Drive from Moranbah Airport (MOV) to Charters Towers
29h 34m$2,075–7,120Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)PHX - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Townsville
- Take the bus from Townsville station to Blue Care Community Centre
32h 11m$1,497–5,564
Tucson (TUS) to Townsville Airport (TSV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Charters Towers is to shuttle and fly and drive which costs $1,000 - $3,300 and takes 26h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Charters Towers is to fly and drive which takes 24h 28m and costs $1,200 - $4,400.
The distance between Tucson and Charters Towers is 12409 km.
It takes approximately 24h 28m to get from Tucson to Charters Towers, including transfers.
Charters Towers is 17h ahead of Tucson. It is currently 1:28 AM in Tucson and 6:28 PM in Charters Towers.
There are 12+ hotels available in Charters Towers.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Charters Towers, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Tucson to Charters Towers. However, you can take the line 25 bus to Tucson Intl Airport, walk to Tucson (TUS) airport, fly to Townsville Airport (TSV), then drive to Charters Towers. Alternatively, you can take the shuttle to Sky Harbor International Airport, walk to Phoenix (PHX) airport, fly to Townsville Airport (TSV), then drive to Charters Towers.
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- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Tucson to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
Flights from Tucson to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Phoenix to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Tucson to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Tucson to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Tucson to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Tucson to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Tucson to Moranbah Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–9,500
Flights from Tucson to Moranbah Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Tucson to Moranbah Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–9,500
Flights from Tucson to Moranbah Airport via Phoenix, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–9,500
Flights from Phoenix to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Phoenix to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Phoenix to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,500
Flights from Phoenix to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Phoenix to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Phoenix to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Vancouver, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Tucson to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Tucson to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Phoenix to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Phoenix to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Phoenix to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Phoenix to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Phoenix to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Vancouver, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Phoenix to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Tucson to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Phoenix to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Phoenix to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Tucson to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–9,000
Flights from Phoenix to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Phoenix to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Phoenix to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Tucson to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Phoenix to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Tucson to Townsville Airport via Phoenix, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 9m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Phoenix to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Proserpine to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–933
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $85–190
- AChoice
- $13–60
- Gold Class
- $745
- Heritage Class
- $933
Shuttle from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Townsville station to Blue Care Community Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
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