There are 9 ways to get from Tucson to Zacatecas by shuttle, plane, bus, or car
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Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Zacatecas International Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL)PHX - ZCL
9h 47m$9,642–16,682Fly Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)TUS - GDL
- Take the bus from Guadalajara Airport to Aguascalientes
- Take the bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecas
14h 34m$2,820–11,000Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to El PasoHuntington Park / ...
- Take the bus from El Paso to Zacatecas
23h 31m$3,300–4,700Drive 1,536.4 km
- Drive from Tucson to Zacatecas1,536.4 km
18h 38m$3,199–4,621Fly Tucson to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU)TUS - AGU
- Take the bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecas
11h 14m$5,540–24,870Fly Tucson to San Luis Potosí Airport, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Luis Potosí Airport (SLP)TUS - SLP
- Take the bus from San Luis Potosí to Zacatecas
12h 13m$5,740–23,350Fly Tucson to Zacatecas International Airport
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL)TUS - ZCL
9h 23m$9,670–38,210Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to NogalesSan José / ...
- Take the bus from Nogales to Zacatecas
30h 4m$3,120–4,550Bus #2
- Take the bus from Tucson to Nogales
- Take the bus from Nogales to Magdalena
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Zacatecas
30h 17m$3,043–5,940
Tucson to Zacatecas by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Zacatecas is to bus which costs $3100 - $4600 and takes 30h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Zacatecas is to fly which takes 9h 23m and costs $9500 - $39000.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Zacatecas. However, there are services departing from Downtown Ronstadt Center and arriving at Zacatecas via 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson and El Paso. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 31m.
The distance between Tucson and Zacatecas is 1684 km. The road distance is 1536.4 km.
The best way to get from Tucson to Zacatecas without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 23h 31m and costs $3300 - $4700.
It takes approximately 9h 47m to get from Tucson to Zacatecas, including transfers.
Tucson to Zacatecas bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, depart from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson station.
The best way to get from Tucson to Zacatecas is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 23h 31m and costs $3300 - $4700. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $9500 - $39000 and takes 9h 23m.
Tucson to Zacatecas bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, arrive at El Paso station.
Zacatecas is 1h ahead of Tucson. It is currently 5:07 AM in Tucson and 6:07 AM in Zacatecas.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Zacatecas, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Downtown Ronstadt Center to Zacatecas via 6th Av/District, 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson, and El Paso in around 23h 31m. Alternatively, American Airlines, Volaris, and Southwest Airlines fly from Tucson (TUS) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL) 6 times a week.
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- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Phoenix to Zacatecas International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–14,000
Flights from Phoenix to Zacatecas International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–14,000
Flights from Tucson to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–31,000
Flights from Tucson to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–40,000
Flights from Tucson to San Luis Potosí Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,900–22,000
Flights from Tucson to Zacatecas International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $9,500–38,000
Flights from Tucson to Zacatecas International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $15,000–49,000
Flights from Tucson to Zacatecas International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–40,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Zacatecas International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,600–21,000
Flights from Tucson to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–24,000
Flights from Tucson to San Luis Potosí Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,900–22,000
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–9,500
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Tucson to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–31,000
Flights from Tucson to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–40,000
Flights from Tucson to Zacatecas International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $15,000–49,000
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–24,000
Flights from Tucson to San Luis Potosí Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,800–22,000
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Phoenix to Zacatecas International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–21,000
Flights from Tucson to San Luis Potosí Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–32,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phoenix to Zacatecas International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–21,000
Flights from Tucson to San Luis Potosí Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–32,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
Shuttle from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $2,473
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–3,000
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 55 2643 9028
- Website
- apoloplatinum.com.mx
Bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–600
- Schedules at
- apoloplatinum.com.mx
- Ejecutivo
- $420–470
- Confort
- $500–600
- Primera Clase
- $320–470
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Potosí to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $490–800
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Guadalajara Airport to Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Nogales to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–4,200
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $120–350
- Titanium
- $140–350
Bus from Nogales to Magdalena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $100–330
- Titanium
- $110–330
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Santa Ana to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,800–5,000
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
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Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Zacatecas is 1536 km. It takes approximately 18h 38m to drive from Tucson to Zacatecas.
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