There are 10 ways to get from Tucson to Mountain View by plane, train (Amtrak), bus, car, subway, or shuttle
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Fly Tucson to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)TUS - SFO
5h 11m$93–468Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los AngelesTexas Eagle / ...
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San JoseCoast Starlight
20h 48m$128–232Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to San Jose - King RdNogales
22h 33m$152–185Drive 835.1 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Mountain View835.1 mi
13h 35m$153–221Fly Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)TUS - SJC
6h 37m$127–759Fly Tucson to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)TUS - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
7h 30m$129–714Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)PHX - SJC
5h 56m$452–694Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)PHX - SFO
6h 8m$368–953Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)PHX - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
6h 56m$394–649Bus via 1st & Santa Clara
- Take the bus from Tucson to San JoseGuadalajara
22h 35m$94–150
Tucson to Mountain View by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Mountain View is to bus via 1st & Santa Clara which costs $90 - $150 and takes 22h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Mountain View is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs $90 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Mountain View. However, there are services departing from Broadway/Country Club and arriving at El Camino & Castro via 6th Av/Pennington, Tucson and King & Virginia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Tucson station to Mountain View. However, there are services departing from Tucson Amtrak Station and arriving at Mountain View Caltrain Northbound via Los Angeles and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 48m.
The distance between Tucson and Mountain View is 790 miles. The road distance is 839.9 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Mountain View without a car is to train which takes 20h 48m and costs $120 - $240.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Tucson to Mountain View, including transfers.
Tucson to Mountain View bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Tucson station.
Tucson to Mountain View train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Tucson Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Tucson to Mountain View is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs $90 - $470. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $120 - $240 and takes 20h 48m, you could also bus, which costs $150 - $190 and takes 22h 33m.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Mountain View Caltrain Northbound via Los Angeles, San Jose, and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound in around 20h 48m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
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
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Shuttle from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $135
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $90–140
- Titanium
- $106–109
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More Questions & Answers
Tucson to Mountain View bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at San Jose - King Rd station.
Mountain View is 1h behind Tucson. It is currently 3:41 PM in Tucson and 2:41 PM in Mountain View.
Tucson to Mountain View train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Mountain View is 840 miles. It takes approximately 13h 35m to drive from Tucson to Mountain View.
There are 639+ hotels available in Mountain View.















