There are 8 ways to get from Tucson to Chico by plane, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, shuttle, or subway
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Fly Tucson to Sacramento International Airport, train
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane TUS - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
9h 4m$159–794Fly Tucson to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
cheapest- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TUS - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
10h 50m$118–444Bus via Modesto
- Take the bus from Tucson to Modestobus
- Take the bus from Modesto to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Chico Bus Stationbus
23h 6m$133–233Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain Texas Eagle / ...
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chico Amtraktrain Coast Starlight
26h 6m$134–671Drive 952.6 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Chicocar 952.6 mi
15h 36m$174–252Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PHX - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
8h 24m$264–829Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Oakland International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PHX - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
11h 17m$280–828Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Sacramentobus Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Chico Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2111
25h 43m$133–244
Tucson to Chico by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Chico is to bus via Modesto which costs $130 - $240 and takes 23h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Chico is to shuttle and fly and train which takes 8h 24m and costs $260 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Chico station. However, there are services departing from Broadway/Country Club and arriving at Chico Bus Station via 6th Av/Pennington, Tucson, McHenry Ave & Fairmont Ave, Modesto and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Tucson station to Chico. However, there are services departing from Tucson Amtrak Station and arriving at Chico Amtrak via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 6m.
The distance between Tucson and Chico is 863 miles. The road distance is 958.2 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Chico without a car is to bus via Modesto which takes 23h 6m and costs $130 - $240.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Tucson to Chico, including transfers.
Tucson to Chico bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Tucson station.
Tucson to Chico train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Tucson Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Tucson to Chico is to bus via Modesto which takes 23h 6m and costs $130 - $240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $130 - $700 and takes 26h 6m.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Chico, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Broadway/Country Club to Chico Bus Station via Downtown Ronstadt Center, 6th Av/Pennington, Tucson, McHenry Ave & Fairmont Ave, Mall Back Entrance, Modesto, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 23h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Chico Amtrak via Los Angeles in around 26h 6m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Tucson to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $90–130
- Titanium
- $103–106
Bus from Tucson to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–150
- Titanium
- $112–115
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Modesto to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Chico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- 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 Sacramento Bus Station to Chico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Shuttle from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $135
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
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More Questions & Answers
Tucson to Chico bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Modesto station.
Chico is 1h behind Tucson. It is currently 1:09 PM in Tucson and 12:09 PM in Chico.
Tucson to Chico train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Chico is 958 miles. It takes approximately 15h 36m to drive from Tucson to Chico.
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