There are 8 ways to get from Arizona to Santa Clara by plane, bus, taxi, train, or car
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Fly Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PHX - SJC
3h 40m$185–245Bus via Bakersfield
cheapest- Take the bus from Phoenix to Bakersfieldbus Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to San Josebus Guadalajara
19h 52m$96–149Bus
- Take the bus from Phoenix to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus Nogales
18h 30m$101–149Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Baseline/Central Ave to Maricopa Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
21h 46m$335–658Drive 710.6 mi
- Drive from Phoenix to Santa Claracar 710.6 mi
11h 46m$130–188Fly Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PHX - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
4h 37m$157–922Fly Phoenix to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PHX - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
5h 18m$335–480Fly Tucson to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TUS - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
5h 57m$215–770
Arizona to Santa Clara by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arizona to Santa Clara is to bus which costs $100 - $150 and takes 18h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Arizona to Santa Clara is to fly which takes 3h 40m and costs $180 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Arizona to Santa Clara. However, there are services departing from Greg Stanton CS and arriving at El Camino & Lincoln via McDowell Rd & Central Av, Phoenix and King & Virginia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 30m.
The distance between Arizona and Santa Clara is 637 miles. The road distance is 714.8 miles.
The best way to get from Arizona to Santa Clara without a car is to bus which takes 18h 30m and costs $100 - $150.
It takes approximately 3h 40m to get from Arizona to Santa Clara, including transfers.
Arizona to Santa Clara bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Phoenix station.
The best way to get from Arizona to Santa Clara is to fly which takes 3h 40m and costs $180 - $250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $150 and takes 18h 30m.
Arizona to Santa Clara bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant station.
Yes, the driving distance between Arizona to Santa Clara is 715 miles. It takes approximately 11h 46m to drive from Arizona to Santa Clara.
What companies run services between Arizona, USA and Santa Clara, CA, USA?
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 3 hours. 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.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Phoenix to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $120–160
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Phoenix to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–140
- Titanium
- $107–112
Bus from Phoenix to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $60–90
- Titanium
- $70–80
Bus from Bakersfield to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $30–50
- Titanium
- $35–50
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $70–90
Mayflower Cab
- Phone
- +1 (602) 955-1355
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Yellow Cab AZ
- Phone
- +1 480-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
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