There are 11 ways to get from Tucson to Walnut Creek by plane, subway, train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, shuttle, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly Tucson to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)TUS - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creek
5h 21m$92–465Train, bus, BART
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Chinatown Station to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to MacArthur
17h 54m$105–165Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Los Angeles Union StationFlixBus 2054
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to OaklandFlixBus N2003 / ...
19h 11m$109–268Drive 847 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Walnut Creek847 mi
13h 40m$155–224Fly Tucson to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)TUS - OAK
6h 40m$134–710Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- 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 subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creek
6h 18m$377–1,000Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)PHX - OAK
6h 6m$224–615Fly Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)TUS - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to MacArthur
7h 54m$140–765Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- 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
- Take the subway from Milpitas to MacArthur
7h 18m$455–700Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los AngelesTexas Eagle / ...
- Take the train from Los Angeles to OaklandCoast Starlight
22h 31m$116–231Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Tucson to San Jose - King RdNogales
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to 12th Street / Oakland City CenterOrange-N
23h 4m$160–198
Tucson to Walnut Creek by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Walnut Creek is to train and bus and BART which costs $100 - $170 and takes 17h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Walnut Creek is to fly and BART which takes 5h 21m and costs $90 - $470.
No, there is no direct train from Tucson station to Walnut Creek. However, there are services departing from Tucson Amtrak Station and arriving at Walnut Creek via Los Angeles, Lake Merritt and MacArthur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 31m.
The distance between Tucson and Walnut Creek is 805 miles. The road distance is 852 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Walnut Creek without a car is to train and bus and BART which takes 17h 54m and costs $100 - $170.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Tucson to Walnut Creek, including transfers.
Tucson to Walnut Creek train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Tucson Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Tucson to Walnut Creek is to bus which takes 19h 11m and costs $100 - $270. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $130 - $750 and takes 6h 40m, you could also train, which costs $110 - $240 and takes 22h 31m.
Walnut Creek is 1h behind Tucson. It is currently 1:57 PM in Tucson and 12:57 PM in Walnut Creek.
Tucson to Walnut Creek train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Walnut Creek, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Tucson to Walnut Creek via Los Angeles Union Station, Oakland, and West Oakland in around 19h 11m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Delta, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Tucson (TUS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) every 4 hours.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to MacArthur
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to MacArthur
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
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
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Chinatown Station to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- 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 Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Shuttle from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $135
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
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