There are 10 ways to get from Tucson to Oceanside by plane, train, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Tucson to San Diego International Airport, train
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane TUS - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Oceansidetrain
5h 18m$105–568Fly Tucson to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane TUS - CLD
8h 38m$69–402Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain Texas Eagle / ...
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oceansidetrain Pacific Surfliner
12h 14m$77–492Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2054
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oceansidebus Los Angeles
12h 30m$74–180Drive 436.8 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Oceansidecar 436.8 mi
6h 59m$80–116Fly Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane TUS - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Lower Level pickup to 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CAbus
5h 54m$95–395Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PHX - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Oceansidetrain
6h 29m$750–1,253Fly Tucson to John Wayne Airport Orange County, line 76 bus, line 43 bus, train
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane TUS - SNA
- Take the bus from Airport-Arrival Terminal to Macarthur-Harborbus
- Take the bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Harbor-Katellabus
- Take the train from Anaheim to Oceansidetrain
7h 58m$96–508Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane PHX - CLD
6h 54m$189–477Bus, train
- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to Fontana Metrolink Transit Centerbus El Paso
- Take the train from San Bernardino - Downtown to Oceansidetrain IE-OC Line
13h 9m$97–133
Tucson to Oceanside by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Oceanside is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Oceanside is to fly and train which takes 5h 18m and costs $100 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Oceanside. However, there are services departing from Tucson and arriving at Oceanside via Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Tucson station to Oceanside. However, there are services departing from Tucson Amtrak Station and arriving at Oceanside via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 14m.
The distance between Tucson and Oceanside is 424 miles. The road distance is 439.3 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Oceanside without a car is to train which takes 12h 14m and costs $75 - $500.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Tucson to Oceanside, including transfers.
Tucson to Oceanside bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Tucson station.
Tucson to Oceanside train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Tucson Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Tucson to Oceanside is to train which takes 12h 14m and costs $75 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $70 - $180 and takes 12h 30m, you could also fly, which costs $65 - $410 and takes 8h 38m.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Oceanside, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Oceanside via Los Angeles in around 12h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tucson to Oceanside via Los Angeles Union Station in around 12h 30m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Tucson to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Tucson to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Tucson to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Phoenix to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Tucson to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Tucson to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Tucson to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–18
- 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 Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $10–14
Train from San Bernardino - Downtown to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $15–21
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Lower Level pickup to 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://laxlinq.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
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Airport-Arrival Terminal to Macarthur-Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Harbor-Katella
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to Fontana Metrolink Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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More Questions & Answers
Tucson to Oceanside bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Oceanside is 1h behind Tucson. It is currently 8:01 AM in Tucson and 7:01 AM in Oceanside.
Tucson to Oceanside train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Oceanside is 439 miles. It takes approximately 6h 59m to drive from Tucson to Oceanside.
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