There are 9 ways to get from Nogales to Santa Ana by bus, plane, train, car, shuttle, or bus (Flixbus)
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Bus to Tucson, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Take the bus from Nogales, AZ to Tucsonbus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane TUS - SNA
5h 54m$117–527Drive 533 mi
cheapest- Drive from Nogales to Santa Anacar 533 mi
8h 38m$98–141Bus via Ontario
- Take the bus from Nogales, AZ to 285 S East End Ave - Pomonabus Nogales
12h 41m$100–134Bus, train
- Take the bus from 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogales to 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucsonbus
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
14h 38m$215–407Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take a shuttle bus from Nogales to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane PHX - SNA
5h 54m$307–898Bus to Scottsdale Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take the bus from Nogales, AZ to Phoenixbus
- Fly from Scottsdale Airport (SCF) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane SCF - SNA
7h 16m$143–502Bus to Tucson, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Nogales, AZ to Tucsonbus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane TUS - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
8h 16m$526–1,158Bus to Tucson, fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Nogales, AZ to Tucsonbus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane TUS - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Anatrain
8h 48m$479–892Bus
- Take the bus from Nogales to Huntington Parkbus Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Huntington Park to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus FlixBus 2017 / ...
12h 45m$116–151
Nogales to Santa Ana by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nogales to Santa Ana is to drive which costs $95 - $140 and takes 8h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Nogales to Santa Ana is to bus and fly which takes 5h 54m and costs $110 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Nogales to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Nogales, AZ and arriving at The Depot At Santa Ana Dock 3 via East End Ave and Mission W, Pomona Transit Center and Ring-Brea Mall. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 41m.
The distance between Nogales and Santa Ana is 502 miles. The road distance is 536.1 miles.
The best way to get from Nogales to Santa Ana without a car is to bus via Ontario which takes 12h 41m and costs $100 - $140.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Nogales to Santa Ana, including transfers.
Nogales to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Nogales, AZ station.
Nogales to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at 285 S East End Ave - Pomona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nogales to Santa Ana is 536 miles. It takes approximately 8h 38m to drive from Nogales to Santa Ana.
There are 1553+ hotels available in Santa Ana.
What companies run services between Nogales, AZ, USA and Santa Ana, CA, USA?
Tufesa operates a bus from Nogales, AZ to 285 S East End Ave - Pomona every 4 hours. Tickets cost $95–120 and the journey takes 9h 10m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Tucson to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Tucson to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–800
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Scottsdale Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $23–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Nogales, AZ to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $30–55
Bus from Nogales, AZ to 285 S East End Ave - Pomona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–120
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $95–120
Bus from Nogales, AZ to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $45–70
Bus from Nogales, AZ to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $30–55
Bus from Nogales, AZ to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $30–55
Bus from Nogales to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $100–130
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Nogales, AZ to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–22
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–22
- Titanium
- $8–22
Bus from Nogales, AZ to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $23–40
- Titanium
- $26–40
Bus from Nogales, AZ to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–22
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–22
- Titanium
- $8–22
Bus from Nogales, AZ to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–22
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–22
- Titanium
- $8–22
Bus from Nogales to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $70–100
- Titanium
- $80–90
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogales to 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Nogales, AZ to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Nogales to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1-480-710-3441
- [email protected]
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Nogales to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $213
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Huntington Park to Santa Ana Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- [email protected]
- Website
- CBX Cross Border Express
Bus from Huntington Park to Santa Ana Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- CBX Cross Border Express
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