There are 9 ways to get from Tucson to Rifle by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
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Fly Tucson to Grand Junction Regional Airport, bus
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)TUS - GJT
- Take the bus from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Rifle
7h 54m$85–445Bus
- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to El Paso
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Denver
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Rifle
22h 7m$201–273Drive 738.7 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Rifle738.7 mi
13h 10m$135–195Fly Tucson to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE)TUS - ASE
- Take the bus from AABC Airport DV to 27th St Station
- Take the bus from 27th St Station to Railroad Ave + 5th St
8h 1m$87–450Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)PHX - GJT
- Take the bus from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Rifle
7h 16m$575–1,150Fly Tucson to Eagle County Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE)TUS - EGE
- Take the bus from Eagle County Airport to Avon Station
- Take the bus from Avon Station to Rifle
9h 44m$96–461Fly Tucson to Denver, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Denver (DEN)TUS - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to Vail Transportation Center
- Take the bus from Vail Transportation Center to Rifle
9h 11m$233–809Bus via Glenwood Springs
- Take the bus from Tucson to El Paso
- Take the bus from El Paso, TX to Denver
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Railroad Ave + 5th StHgb
26h 8m$176–260Bus via Paradise
- Take the bus from Tucson to Phoenix Bus Station
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Las Vegas BusTerminal
- Take the bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Glenwood Springs
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Railroad Ave + 5th StHgb
26h 57m$128–281
Tucson to Rifle by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Rifle is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Rifle is to shuttle and fly and bus which takes 7h 16m and costs $550 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Rifle. However, there are services departing from Downtown Ronstadt Center and arriving at Rifle via 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson, El Paso Bus Station, 18th St & Curtis St and Union Station Gate B19. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 7m.
The distance between Tucson and Rifle is 583 miles. The road distance is 743 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Rifle without a car is to bus which takes 22h 7m and costs $200 - $280.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Tucson to Rifle, including transfers.
Tucson to Rifle bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, depart from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson station.
Tucson to Rifle bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, arrive at El Paso station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Rifle is 743 miles. It takes approximately 13h 10m to drive from Tucson to Rifle.
There are 18+ hotels available in Rifle.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Rifle, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from Downtown Ronstadt Center to Rifle via 6th Av/District, 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson, El Paso, El Paso Bus Station, Denver, 18th St & Curtis St, Union Station Gate B2, and Union Station Gate B19 in around 22h 7m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Tucson to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Tucson to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Tucson to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Phoenix to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Tucson to Eagle County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Tucson to Eagle County Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Tucson to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Tucson to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Tucson to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Tucson to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Tucson to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Phoenix to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Tucson to Eagle County Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Tucson to Eagle County Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Tucson to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Tucson to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Tucson to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Phoenix to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Tucson to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Rifle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Rifle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Avon Station to Rifle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Vail Transportation Center to Rifle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso Bus Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 970-925-8484
- Website
- rfta.com
Bus from AABC Airport DV to 27th St Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
Bus from 27th St Station to Railroad Ave + 5th St
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
Bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Railroad Ave + 5th St
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- rfta.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
- +1 970-328-3520
- info@coretransit.org
- Website
- evta.colorado.gov
Bus from Eagle County Airport to Avon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://evta.colorado.gov
- Schedules at
- https://evta.colorado.gov/schedule
- Phone
- +1 970-754-7433
- Website
- epicmountainexpress.com
Bus from Denver International Airport to Vail Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://www.epicmountainexpress.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Tucson to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from El Paso, TX to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $80–120
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Las Vegas BusTerminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Glenwood Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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