There are 7 ways to get from Tucson to Truckee by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Amtrak)
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Fly Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane TUS - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Truckee Depot - Arrivebus
6h 54m$209–749Bus via Merced
cheapest- Take the bus from Tucson to Mercedbus
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Truckeebus
23h 39m$120–200Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Truckee Amtrak Stationtrain
28h 56m$262–616Drive 856 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Truckeecar 856 mi
15h 26m$157–226Bus to Phoenix, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane PHX - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Truckee Depot - Arrivebus
6h 20m$404–836Fly Tucson to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane TUS - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Truckee Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 39m$188–969Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Sacramentobus Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Truckee Amtrak Stationbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
26h 29m$141–211
Tucson to Truckee by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Truckee is to bus via Merced which costs $120 - $200 and takes 23h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Truckee is to bus and fly which takes 6h 20m and costs $400 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Truckee. However, there are services departing from Broadway/Country Club and arriving at Truckee via 6th Av/Pennington, Tucson, Merced Bus Stop and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Tucson station to Truckee station. However, there are services departing from Tucson Amtrak Station and arriving at Truckee Amtrak Station via Los Angeles and Sacramento. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 56m.
The distance between Tucson and Truckee is 760 miles. The road distance is 861 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Truckee without a car is to bus via Merced which takes 23h 39m and costs $120 - $200.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Tucson to Truckee, including transfers.
Tucson to Truckee bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Tucson station.
Tucson to Truckee train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Tucson Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Tucson to Truckee is to bus via Merced which takes 23h 39m and costs $120 - $200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $260 - $650 and takes 28h 56m.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Truckee, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Broadway/Country Club to Truckee via Downtown Ronstadt Center, 6th Av/Pennington, Tucson, Merced, Merced Bus Stop, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 23h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Truckee Amtrak Station via Los Angeles and Sacramento in around 28h 56m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Phoenix to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Phoenix to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Phoenix to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Phoenix to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Phoenix to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
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
- $110–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Truckee Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (833) 709 8080
- Website
- northlaketahoeexpress.com
Bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Truckee Depot - Arrive
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $99
- Website
- https://northlaketahoeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Tucson to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $85–130
- Titanium
- $97–101
Bus from Tucson to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–140
- Titanium
- $110–113
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Truckee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Sacramento to Truckee Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
Tucson to Truckee bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Merced station.
Tucson to Truckee train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Truckee is 861 miles. It takes approximately 15h 26m to drive from Tucson to Truckee.
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