There are 11 ways to get from Los Altos to Tucson by bus, train, plane, car, subway, or train (Amtrak)
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Line 22 bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Tucson
best- Take the bus from El Camino & Showers to Palo Alto Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tucson (TUS)plane SFO - TUS
5h 46m$218–778Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson
cheapest- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Tucson (TUS)plane SJC - TUS
7h 5m$110–564Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus San Jose
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain Texas Eagle / ...
18h 58m$208–397Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucsonbus San Jose
21h 56m$114–170Drive 835.8 mi
- Drive from Los Altos to Tucsoncar 835.8 mi
13h 43m$153–221BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Tucson
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Tucson (TUS)plane OAK - TUS
8h 18m$124–619Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix, bus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SJC - PHX
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenixbus
7h 4m$240–339Fly San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SFO - PHX
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenixbus
7h 11m$208–1,063BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Phoenix, bus
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Phoenix (PHX)plane OAK - PHX
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenixbus
8h 12m$444–554Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain Texas Eagle / ...
23h 10m$306–621Bus via Nogales
- Take the bus from San Jose to Nogalesbus San José
- Take the bus from Nogales to Tucsonbus Guadalajara
26h 50m$130–197
Los Altos to Tucson by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Altos to Tucson is to bus which costs $110 - $170 and takes 21h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Los Altos to Tucson is to line 22 bus and Caltrain and fly which takes 5h 46m and costs $210 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Altos to Tucson. However, there are services departing from San Antonio & Almond and arriving at Broadway/Country Club via El Camino & Showers, San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant, 12th Av/Canada St and Downtown Ronstadt Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Los Altos to Tucson station. However, there are services departing from Mountain View Caltrain Southbound and arriving at Tucson Amtrak Station via San Jose and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 10m.
The distance between Los Altos and Tucson is 789 miles. The road distance is 840.7 miles.
The best way to get from Los Altos to Tucson without a car is to bus and train which takes 18h 58m and costs $200 - $400.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Los Altos to Tucson, including transfers.
Los Altos to Tucson bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant station.
Los Altos to Tucson train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from Los Altos to Tucson is to bus which takes 21h 56m and costs $110 - $170. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $110 - $600 and takes 7h 5m, you could also train, which costs $300 - $650 and takes 23h 10m.
What companies run services between Los Altos, Santa Clara County, CA, USA and Tucson, AZ, USA?
Tufesa operates a bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson twice daily. Tickets cost $140–180 and the journey takes 17h 45m. Tufesa Mexico also services this route once daily. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Tucson (TUS) every 2 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tucson via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tucson via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–330
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from El Camino & Showers to Palo Alto Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $140–180
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $110–160
- Titanium
- $124–128
Bus from San Jose to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $120–170
- Titanium
- $134–136
Bus from Nogales to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $8–22
- Titanium
- $9–22
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
Bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
Bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
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More Questions & Answers
Los Altos to Tucson bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Tucson station.
Los Altos to Tucson train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Altos to Tucson is 841 miles. It takes approximately 13h 43m to drive from Los Altos to Tucson.
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