There are 9 ways to get from Tucson to Scotts Valley by plane, train (Amtrak), bus, car, train, shuttle, subway, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)TUS - SJC
7h 52m$118–616Fly Tucson to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)TUS - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
7h 20m$81–377Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los AngelesTexas Eagle / ...
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San JoseCoast Starlight
21h 58m$142–300Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink ElephantNogales
23h 23m$99–152Drive 826.2 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Scotts Valley826.2 mi
13h 41m$151–218Shuttle 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
7h 23m$233–651Shuttle 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 Berryessa / North San Jose
8h 14m$236–659Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- 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
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
8h 10m$451–1,012Bus via Nogales
- Take the bus from Tucson to Nogales
- Take the bus from Nogales to Gilroy
- Take the bus from Gilroy Transit Center to San Jose Diridon68
27h 46m$105–262
Tucson to Scotts Valley by train and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Scotts Valley is to bus which costs $95 - $160 and takes 23h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Scotts Valley is to fly and Caltrain which takes 7h 20m and costs $80 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Scotts Valley. However, there are services departing from Broadway/Country Club and arriving at Scotts Valley Dr & Civic Center Dr via 6th Av/Pennington, Tucson, King & Virginia, Santa Clara & 1st and Diridon Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 23m.
The distance between Tucson and Scotts Valley is 769 miles. The road distance is 831 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Scotts Valley without a car is to train which takes 21h 58m and costs $140 - $300.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Tucson to Scotts Valley, including transfers.
Tucson to Scotts Valley bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Tucson station.
The best way to get from Tucson to Scotts Valley is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs $110 - $650. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $140 - $300 and takes 21h 58m, you could also bus, which costs $95 - $160 and takes 23h 23m.
Tucson to Scotts Valley bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant station.
Scotts Valley is 1h behind Tucson. It is currently 9:57 AM in Tucson and 8:57 AM in Scotts Valley.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Scotts Valley, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Tucson (TUS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Scotts Valley Dr & Civic Center Dr via Los Angeles, San Jose, and Diridon Station in around 21h 58m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
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
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–140
- Titanium
- $108–111
Bus from Tucson to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $6–20
- Titanium
- $7–20
Bus from Nogales to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–150
- Titanium
- $112–114
Shuttle from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $135
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Gilroy Transit Center to San Jose Diridon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Gilroy Transit Center to San Jose Diridon
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $6–85
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