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There are 8 ways to get from Arizona to San Carlos by plane, bus, taxi, train, car, tram, or subway

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  1. Fly Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane PHX - SFO
    4h 7m
    $99–469

  2. Bus via Bakersfield

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Phoenix to Bakersfieldbus bus Guadalajara
    2. Take the bus from Bakersfield to San Josebus bus Guadalajara
    21h 32m
    $98–152

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Phoenix to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus bus Nogales
    20h 10m
    $103–152

  4. Taxi, train

    1. Take the taxi from Baseline/Central Ave to Maricopa Amtraktaxi taxi
    2. Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angelestrain train
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain train
    22h 25m
    $338–660

  5. Drive 731.9 mi

    1. Drive from Phoenix to San Carloscar car 731.9 mi
    12h 1m
    $134–193

  6. Fly Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport

    1. Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane plane PHX - SJC
    4h 33m
    $191–253

  7. Tram to Phoenix, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, tram, Caltrain

    1. Take the tram from Downtown Phx Hub/Jefferson St to 44th St/Washingtontram tram
    2. Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane plane PHX - OAK
    3. Take the subway from Coliseum to Embarcaderosubway subway
    4. Take the tram from Metro Embarcadero Station to King St & 4th Sttram tram
    5. Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Carlos Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    5h 12m
    $335–470

  8. Fly Tucson to San Francisco International Airport

    1. Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane TUS - SFO
    5h 26m
    $222–767

Arizona to San Carlos by bus

Calendar21Weekly Buses
Duration20h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket$103Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 670 mi
  • Duration: 4h 7m

What companies run services between Arizona, USA and San Carlos, CA, USA?

Frontier Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) hourly. Alternatively, Tufesa operates a bus from Phoenix to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant twice daily. Tickets cost $120–160 and the journey takes 16h 10m. Tufesa Mexico also services this route once daily.

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