There are 8 ways to get from Tucson to Julian by bus, car, train, taxi, plane, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Drive from Indio Bus Station to Christmas Circle & Palm Canyon Rdcar
- Take the bus from Christmas Circle & Palm Canyon Rd to Washington St & Hwy 78bus 891
10h 22m$88–117Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tucson to San Bernardinobus
- Take the bus from San Bernardino to San Diegobus
- Take the bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Washington St & Hwy 78bus 891
16h 14m$68–128Train, taxi
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oceansidetrain
- Take the taxi from Escondido Transit Center to Juliantaxi
14h 27m$264–466Drive 382.1 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Juliancar 382.1 mi
6h 21m$70–101Fly Tucson to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane TUS - SAN
- Take the bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Washington St & Hwy 78bus
7h 17m$104–720Bus to Phoenix, fly to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, drive
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane PHX - CLD
- Drive from Carlsbad-Airport-CLD to Juliancar
5h 26m$109–421Bus to Phoenix, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane PHX - PSP
- Drive from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Juliancar
6h 24m$127–513Bus to Phoenix, fly to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PHX - SAN
- Take the bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Washington St & Hwy 78bus
8h 28m$129–607
Tucson to Julian by bus and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Julian is to drive which costs $65 - $110 and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Julian is to bus and fly and drive which takes 5h 26m and costs $100 - $430.
The distance between Tucson and Julian is 474 miles. The road distance is 384.4 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Julian without a car is to train and taxi which takes 14h 27m and costs $260 - $470.
It takes approximately 10h 22m to get from Tucson to Julian, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Julian is 384 miles. It takes approximately 6h 21m to drive from Tucson to Julian.
There are 42+ hotels available in Julian.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Julian, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Tucson to Washington St & Hwy 78 via San Bernardino, San Diego, Old Town Station, El Cajon Station, and El Cajon Transit Center in around 16h 14m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Phoenix to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Phoenix to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 619-233-3004
- Website
- sdmts.com
Bus from Christmas Circle & Palm Canyon Rd to Washington St & Hwy 78
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- One Way - Adult/Youth
- $2–5
Bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Washington St & Hwy 78
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- One Way - Adult/Youth
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Bernardino to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
Yellow Cab of North County
- Phone
- +1 760-444-4444
- Website
- driveu.com
Craig's Cabs
- Phone
- +1 760-722-2227
- Website
- craigscabs.com
Coastal Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-722-7472
- Website
- coastal-cab.com
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