There are 11 ways to get from Tucson to Tecate by train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Yuma Amtrak
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to William Brook Ave @ B Street95
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tecate
10h 30m$1,338–1,695Train, bus via Mexicali
cheapest- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Yuma Amtrak
- Take the bus from Yuma County Area Transit to Calexico Bus Station
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Tecate
10h 44m$1,163–3,410Bus via Phoenix
- Take the bus from Tucson to Phoenix Bus Station
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Calexico Bus Station
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Tecate
10h 31m$1,259–3,254Train, bus via Broadway/Country Club
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Yuma Amtrak
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to William Brook Ave @ B Street95
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tecate
11h 52m$1,218–2,640Drive 605 km
- Drive from Tucson to Tecate605 km
6h 8m$1,268–1,832Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Cross Border Express, San DiegoEl Paso
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecate
18h 8m$1,770–2,650Fly Tucson to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)TUS - SAN
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecate
6h 28m$2,080–11,690Fly Tucson to Tijuana International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)TUS - TIJ
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecate
8h 48m$1,270–7,750Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)PHX - SAN
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecate
7h 39m$7,768–16,178Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Tijuana International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)PHX - TIJ
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecate
7h 5m$7,558–11,238Fly Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)TUS - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Take the bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Sr 188 & Tecate Mart
9h 52m$2,290–9,875
Tucson to Tecate by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Tecate is to train and bus which costs $1300 - $1700 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Tecate is to drive which takes 6h 8m and costs $1200 - $1900.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Tecate. However, there are services departing from Tucson and arriving at Tecate via Phoenix Bus Station, C. José Azueta y Blvr. López Mateos and Mexicali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 31m.
The distance between Tucson and Tecate is 644 km. The road distance is 605 km.
The best way to get from Tucson to Tecate without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 30m and costs $1300 - $1700.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Tucson to Tecate, including transfers.
Tucson to Tecate bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Tucson station.
Tucson to Tecate bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Phoenix Bus Station.
Tecate is 1h behind Tucson. It is currently 2:31 AM in Tucson and 1:31 AM in Tecate.
Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Tecate is 605 km. It takes approximately 6h 8m to drive from Tucson to Tecate.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Tecate, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Tucson to Tecate via Phoenix Bus Station, Calexico Bus Station, C. José Azueta y Blvr. López Mateos, Central de Autobuses de Mexicali, and Mexicali in around 10h 31m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–11,000
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–12,000
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–13,000
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,500
Flights from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–12,000
Flights from Tucson to Tijuana International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Phoenix to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,000
Flights from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 928-783-2235
- Website
- ycipta.org
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to William Brook Ave @ B Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–37
- Website
- https://www.ycipta.org/
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $19
- Adults 19-64
- $37
- Phone
- +52 687 872 9871
- info@miticket.mx
- Website
- timpremier.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tecate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700
- Schedules at
- timpremier.mx
- Book at
- timpremier.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Tecate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $500
- Schedules at
- timpremier.mx
- Book at
- timpremier.mx
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–650
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Calexico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–850
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Yuma County Area Transit to Calexico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $280–360
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Calexico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Yuma County Area Transit to Calexico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $460–1,000
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Tecate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecate
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Mexicali to Tecate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–1,400
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- info@autobusesaguila.com
- Website
- autobusesaguila.com
Bus from Mexicali to Tecate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–410
- Schedules at
- autobusesaguila.com
- Book at
- autobusesaguila.com
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tecate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Tucson to Cross Border Express, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
Shuttle from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $2,489
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- contact@gorelaxsan.com
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,000
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
- Phone
- +1 619-233-3004
- Website
- sdmts.com
Bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Sr 188 & Tecate Mart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- One Way - Adult/Youth
- $45–95
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