There are 9 ways to get from Tucson to Sunnyvale by plane, train, train (Amtrak), bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Tucson to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)TUS - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
5h 7m$98–469Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink ElephantNogales
22h 19m$92–145Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los AngelesTexas Eagle / ...
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San JoseCoast Starlight
20h 44m$131–267Drive 833.1 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Sunnyvale833.1 mi
13h 34m$152–220Fly Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)TUS - SJC
6h 23m$136–758Shuttle 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
5h 54m$451–693Shuttle 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 Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
6h 12m$448–954Fly Tucson to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)TUS - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
8h$148–722Bus via Nogales
- Take the bus from Tucson to NogalesSan José / ...
- Take the bus from Nogales to San JoseGuadalajara
26h 32m$108–174
Tucson to Sunnyvale by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Sunnyvale is to bus which costs $90 - $150 and takes 22h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Sunnyvale is to fly and Caltrain which takes 5h 7m and costs $95 - $470.
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 19m.
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 793 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 $130 - $270.
It takes approximately 5h 7m 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 train which takes 20h 44m and costs $130 - $270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $90 - $150 and takes 22h 19m, you could also fly, which costs $130 - $800 and takes 6h 23m.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Sunnyvale, CA, USA?
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. Alternatively, Tufesa operates a bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant once daily. Tickets cost $150–180 and the journey takes 18h 20m. Tufesa Mexico also services this route once daily.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- 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
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
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- 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
- $14
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $90–140
- Titanium
- $106–109
Bus from Tucson to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–19
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $6–19
- Titanium
- $7–19
Bus from Nogales to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $100–150
- Titanium
- $114–116
Shuttle from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $135
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
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More Questions & Answers
Tucson to Sunnyvale bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant station.
Sunnyvale is 1h behind Tucson. It is currently 7:12 AM in Tucson and 6:12 AM in Sunnyvale.
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 34m to drive from Tucson to Sunnyvale.
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