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How to get fromLake Elsinore to Tucsonby taxi, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or bus (Flixbus)

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There are 7 ways to get from Lake Elsinore to Tucson by taxi, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or bus (Flixbus)

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  1. Taxi to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Tucson

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Lake Elsinore to Santa-Ana-Airport-SNAtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Tucson (TUS)plane plane SNA - TUS
    3h 25m
    $263–648

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bloomington to Tucsonbus bus San Jose / ...
    12h 41m
    $76–111

  3. Train (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from Ontario Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain train Texas Eagle / ...
    13h 12m
    $132–349

  4. Drive  444.2 mi

    1. Drive from Lake Elsinore to Tucsoncar car 444.2 mi
    7h 13m
    $82–118

  5. Taxi to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Phoenix, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Lake Elsinore to Santa-Ana-Airport-SNAtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Phoenix (PHX)plane plane SNA - PHX
    3. Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenixbus bus
    4h 51m
    $298–793

  6. Taxi to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, fly to Phoenix, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Lake Elsinore to Carlsbad-Airport-CLDtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to Phoenix (PHX)plane plane CLD - PHX
    3. Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenixbus bus
    4h 57m
    $287–612

  7. Bus via Phoenix

    1. Take the bus from Perris to San Bernardinobus bus
    2. Take the bus from San Bernardino, CA to Phoenixbus bus Cbx
    3. Take the bus from Tempe to Tucsonbus bus
    15h 2m
    $94–141

Lake Elsinore to Tucson by bus and train (Amtrak)

Calendar6Weekly Services
Duration13h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket$132Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 474 mi
  • Duration: 3h 25m

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

Tufesa operates a bus from Bloomington to Tucson every 4 hours. Tickets cost $80–110 and the journey takes 7h 40m. Tufesa Mexico also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Ontario Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Station 6 times a week. Tickets cost $120–330 and the journey takes 8h 44m.

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