There are 7 ways to get from Irvine to Sun City West by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Phoenix, taxi
best- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SNA - PHX
- Take the taxi from Phoenix-Airport-PHX to Sun City Westtaxi
2h$274–725Drive 354.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Irvine to Sun City Westcar 354.5 mi
5h 47m$65–94Bus
- Take the bus from ABC Supermarket - Westminster, CA to Sam's Seafood Market - Phoenix, AZbus Southern CA
9h 30m$89–119Train, taxi
- Take the train from Tustin to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtraktrain
- Take the taxi from Maricopa Amtrak to Sun City Westtaxi
10h 57m$279–462Fly to Scottsdale Airport, taxi
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Scottsdale Airport (SCF)plane SNA - SCF
- Take the taxi from Scottsdale Airport (SCF) to Sun City Westtaxi
2h$133–410Bus via Phoenix
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Phoenixbus Cbx
13h 46m$99–139Line 59 bus, line 286 bus, bus, line 27 bus, line 106 bus
- Take the bus from University-Ent 3773 Mariposa Villa to Ring-Brea Mallbus 59
- Take the bus from Brea Mall to Pomona Transit Centerbus 286
- Take the bus from 285 S East End Ave - Pomona to Phoenixbus
- Take the bus from 27th Av & McDowell Rd to Thelda Williams TCbus 27
- Take the bus from Thelda Williams TC to Thunderbird Bl & 111th Avbus 106
13h 49m$92–131
John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Phoenix (PHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Irvine to Sun City West is to drive which costs $60 - $95 and takes 5h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Irvine to Sun City West is to fly and taxi which takes 2h and costs $130 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Irvine to Sun City West. However, there are services departing from Culver-San Leandro and arriving at Sam's Seafood Market - Phoenix, AZ via 1St-Centennial and ABC Supermarket - Westminster, CA. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 30m.
The distance between Irvine and Sun City West is 369 miles. The road distance is 356.5 miles.
The best way to get from Irvine to Sun City West without a car is to bus which takes 9h 30m and costs $85 - $120.
It takes approximately 2h to get from Irvine to Sun City West, including transfers.
Irvine to Sun City West bus services, operated by Xe Do Hoang Transportation, depart from ABC Supermarket - Westminster, CA station.
Irvine to Sun City West bus services, operated by Xe Do Hoang Transportation, arrive at Sam's Seafood Market - Phoenix, AZ station.
Yes, the driving distance between Irvine to Sun City West is 357 miles. It takes approximately 5h 47m to drive from Irvine to Sun City West.
There are 462+ hotels available in Sun City West.
What companies run services between Irvine, CA, USA and Sun City West, AZ, USA?
Xe Do Hoang Transportation operates a bus from ABC Supermarket - Westminster, CA to Sam's Seafood Market - Phoenix, AZ twice a week. Tickets cost $48–53 and the journey takes 6h 29m. Hoang Express also services this route twice a week.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Scottsdale Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Tustin to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from ABC Supermarket - Westminster, CA to Sam's Seafood Market - Phoenix, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $48–53
- Schedules at
- xedohoang.com
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from ABC Supermarket - Westminster, CA to Sam's Seafood Market - Phoenix, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- [email protected]
- Website
- crossborderxpress.com
Bus from Santa Ana to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from University-Ent 3773 Mariposa Villa to Ring-Brea Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- +1 800-743-3463
- [email protected]
- Website
- foothilltransit.org
Bus from Brea Mall to Pomona Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- https://www.foothilltransit.org
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from 285 S East End Ave - Pomona to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $70–95
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- [email protected]
- Website
- valleymetro.org
Bus from 27th Av & McDowell Rd to Thelda Williams TC
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.org
Bus from Thelda Williams TC to Thunderbird Bl & 111th Av
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.org
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $75–170
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
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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