There are 10 ways to get from Tucson to Sunnyvale by plane, train (Amtrak), bus, car, or train
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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)plane TUS - SJC
6h 20m$176–1,008Fly Tucson to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TUS - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
5h 20m$93–459Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain Texas Eagle / ...
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
20h 44m$255–571Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus Nogales
22h 20m$97–155Drive 833.1 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Sunnyvalecar 833.1 mi
13h 40m$152–220Bus to Phoenix, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PHX - SJC
5h 41m$161–745Bus to Phoenix, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PHX - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
6h 8m$308–756Fly Tucson to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane TUS - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
8h$164–881Bus to Phoenix, fly to Oakland International Airport, train
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PHX - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
7h 26m$159–668Bus via Nogales
- Take the bus from Tucson to Nogalesbus San José / ...
- Take the bus from Nogales to San Josebus Guadalajara
26h 33m$109–185
Tucson to Sunnyvale by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Sunnyvale is to bus which costs $95 - $160 and takes 22h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Sunnyvale is to fly and Caltrain which takes 5h 20m and costs $90 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Sunnyvale. However, there are services departing from Broadway/Country Club and arriving at El Camino & Mathilda via 6th Av/Pennington, Tucson and King & Virginia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Tucson station to Sunnyvale. However, there are services departing from Tucson Amtrak Station and arriving at Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound via Los Angeles and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 44m.
The distance between Tucson and Sunnyvale is 747 miles. The road distance is 837.9 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Sunnyvale without a car is to train which takes 20h 44m and costs $250 - $600.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Tucson to Sunnyvale, including transfers.
Tucson to Sunnyvale bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Tucson station.
Tucson to Sunnyvale train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Tucson Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Tucson to Sunnyvale is to fly which takes 6h 20m and costs $170 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $250 - $600 and takes 20h 44m, you could also bus, which costs $95 - $160 and takes 22h 20m.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Sunnyvale, 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 Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound via Los Angeles, San Jose, and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound in around 20h 44m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
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
- $140–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
- 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
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $140–180
- 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
- $95–150
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–150
- Titanium
- $112–115
Bus from Tucson to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–20
- Titanium
- $8–20
Bus from Nogales to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $100–160
- Titanium
- $121–123
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
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More Questions & Answers
Tucson to Sunnyvale bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant station.
Tucson to Sunnyvale train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Sunnyvale is 838 miles. It takes approximately 13h 40m to drive from Tucson to Sunnyvale.
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