There are 6 ways to get from Tucson to Culiacán by shuttle, plane, bus, or car
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Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Culiacán International Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Culiacán International Airport (CUL)PHX - CUL
6h 6m$6,193–10,013Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tucson to CuliacánSan José / ...
17h 24m$1,690–3,261Drive 1,078.1 km
- Drive from Tucson to Culiacán1,078.1 km
12h 11m$2,196–3,171Fly Tucson to Culiacán International Airport
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Culiacán International Airport (CUL)TUS - CUL
6h 57m$2,175–11,095Fly Tucson to General Rafael Buelna International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT)TUS - MZT
- Take the bus from Mazatlan H. Familiares to Culiacán
11h 6m$3,970–15,790Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to General Rafael Buelna International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT)PHX - MZT
- Take the bus from Mazatlan H. Familiares to Culiacán
9h 24m$9,188–17,208
Phoenix (PHX) to Culiacán International Airport (CUL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Culiacán is to bus which costs $1600 - $3300 and takes 17h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Culiacán is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 6m and costs $6000 - $10000.
The distance between Tucson and Culiacán is 1247 km. The road distance is 1078.1 km.
The best way to get from Tucson to Culiacán without a car is to bus which takes 17h 24m and costs $1600 - $3300.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Tucson to Culiacán, including transfers.
The best way to get from Tucson to Culiacán is to bus which takes 17h 24m and costs $1600 - $3300. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $2100 - $12000 and takes 6h 57m.
Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Culiacán is 1078 km. It takes approximately 12h 11m to drive from Tucson to Culiacán.
There are 84+ hotels available in Culiacán.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Culiacán, Mexico?
Tufesa Mexico operates a bus from Tucson to Culiacán every 4 hours. Tickets cost $1,300–2,781 and the journey takes 17h 11m. Alternatively, American Airlines, Volaris, and two other airlines fly from Tucson (TUS) to Culiacán International Airport (CUL) once daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to General Rafael Buelna International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–14,000
Flights from Tucson to General Rafael Buelna International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–17,000
Flights from Tucson to General Rafael Buelna International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–18,000
Flights from Phoenix to General Rafael Buelna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–9,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Phoenix to Culiacán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–7,500
Flights from Tucson to Culiacán International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–15,000
Flights from Tucson to Culiacán International Airport via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–17,000
Flights from Tucson to Culiacán International Airport via Phoenix, San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–11,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to General Rafael Buelna International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–17,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tucson to Culiacán International Airport via Phoenix, Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–12,000
Shuttle from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $2,418
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to Culiacán
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,781
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $1,300–2,500
- Titanium
- $1,450–1,600
- Platinum
- $2,781
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Mazatlan H. Familiares to Culiacán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,400
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
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