There are 9 ways to get from Tucson to Placerville by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, car, shuttle, or subway
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Fly Tucson to Sacramento International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane TUS - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
8h 16m$143–759Fly Tucson to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train, bus
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 bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
10h 2m$102–409Bus via Merced
- Take the bus from Tucson to Mercedbus
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
22h 43m$106–173Train, bus
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
26h 18m$115–617Drive 888.1 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Placervillecar 888.1 mi
14h 43m$163–235Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- 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 bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
7h 36m$248–794Fly Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane TUS - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritavillebus
- Take the bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
10h 45m$142–688Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane PHX - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritavillebus
- Take the bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
10h 11m$397–873Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Sacramentobus Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Iron Point station to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus 50x
25h 10m$119–173
Tucson to Placerville by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Placerville is to bus via Merced which costs $100 - $180 and takes 22h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Placerville is to shuttle and fly and bus which takes 7h 36m and costs $240 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Placerville station. However, there are services departing from Broadway/Country Club and arriving at Placerville Station Transfer Center via 6th Av/Pennington, Tucson, Merced Bus Stop, Richards Blvd & Sequoia Pacific Blvd and Sacramento - Amtrak. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 43m.
The distance between Tucson and Placerville is 823 miles. The road distance is 893.3 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Placerville without a car is to bus via Merced which takes 22h 43m and costs $100 - $180.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Tucson to Placerville, including transfers.
Tucson to Placerville bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Tucson station.
Tucson to Placerville bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Merced station.
Placerville is 1h behind Tucson. It is currently 5:30 AM in Tucson and 4:30 AM in Placerville.
Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Placerville is 893 miles. It takes approximately 14h 43m to drive from Tucson to Placerville.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Placerville, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Broadway/Country Club to Placerville Station Transfer Center via Downtown Ronstadt Center, 6th Av/Pennington, Tucson, Merced, Merced Bus Stop, Sacramento Bus Station, Richards Blvd & Sequoia Pacific Blvd, 7Th St & H St, and Sacramento - Amtrak in around 22h 43m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, 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
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
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
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- 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 Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Phoenix to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Phoenix to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- 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 Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- 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
Flights from Phoenix to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- 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 Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- 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 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
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
- $45–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- 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
- 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
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Iron Point station to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Tucson to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $80–130
- Titanium
- $96–100
Bus from Tucson to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–140
- Titanium
- $110–112
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- 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
- Phone
- +1 866-898-2463
- Website
- southtahoeairporter.com
Bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritaville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $31–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
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