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How to get fromBig Bear Lake to Tucsonby car, plane, bus, or train

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There are 7 ways to get from Big Bear Lake to Tucson by car, plane, bus, or train

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  1. Drive to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to Tucson

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    1. Drive from Big Bear Lake to Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSPcar car
    2. Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Tucson (TUS)plane plane PSP - TUS
    5h 47m
    $80–422

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to San Bernardinobus bus 5
    2. Take the bus from Bloomington to Tucsonbus bus San Jose / ...
    12h 55m
    $63–93

  3. Bus via Craycroft/I-10 TTT

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to San Bernardinobus bus 5
    2. Take the bus from San Bernardino, CA to Tucsonbus bus La
    11h 52m
    $64–109

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to San Bernardinobus bus 5
    2. Take the train from Ontario Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain train Texas Eagle / ...
    13h 51m
    $158–323

  5. Drive 461.4 mi

    1. Drive from Big Bear Lake to Tucsoncar car 461.4 mi
    7h 34m
    $85–122

  6. Drive to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to Phoenix, bus

    1. Drive from Big Bear Lake to Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSPcar car
    2. Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Phoenix (PHX)plane plane PSP - PHX
    3. Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenixbus bus
    5h 42m
    $285–657

  7. Bus, train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Tucson

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus bus
    2. Take the train from San Bernardino Depot to L.A. Union Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tucson (TUS)plane plane LAX - TUS
    8h 9m
    $520–1,136

Big Bear Lake to Tucson by bus and foot

Calendar6Weekly Services
Duration11h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket$64Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 436.4 mi
  • Duration: 5h 47m

What companies run services between Big Bear Lake, CA, USA and Tucson, AZ, USA?

You can take a bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Broadway/Country Club via San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA, Tucson, Craycroft/I-10 TTT, Laos Transit Center, and Downtown Ronstadt Center in around 11h 52m.

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