There are 9 ways to get from Sacramento to Catalina by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, shuttle, train, subway, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Sacramento International Airport to Tucson, bus
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Tucson (TUS)plane SMF - TUS
- Take the bus from Bombardier/Aeropark Blvd to Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain Viewbus
7h 53m$112–553Bus via Phoenix
cheapest- Take the bus from Sacramento to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Tucson Downtownbus FlixBus 2042 / ...
24h 9m$100–138Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Sacramento to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain Texas Eagle / ...
27h 42m$340–690Drive 860 mi
- Drive from Sacramento to Catalinacar 860 mi
14h 6m$157–227Fly Sacramento International Airport to Phoenix, shuttle
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SMF - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
8h 16m$286–367Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Tucson, bus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tucson (TUS)plane SFO - TUS
- Take the bus from Bombardier/Aeropark Blvd to Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain Viewbus
10h 41m$237–816Train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Phoenix (PHX)plane OAK - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
10h 21m$547–649Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SJC - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
11h 19m$360–463Bus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
- Take the bus from Modesto to Tucsonbus Stockton
24h 26m$132–193
Sacramento to Catalina by bus and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Catalina is to bus via Phoenix which costs $100 - $140 and takes 24h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Catalina is to fly and bus which takes 7h 53m and costs $110 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Sacramento to Catalina. However, there are services departing from Sacramento and arriving at SS/Hawser St/Oracle via Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station, 6th Av/Pennington and SS/Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain View. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Sacramento to Catalina station. However, there are services departing from Sacramento and arriving at Tucson Amtrak Station via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 42m.
The distance between Sacramento and Catalina is 808 miles. The road distance is 865 miles.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Catalina without a car is to bus via Phoenix which takes 24h 9m and costs $100 - $140.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Sacramento to Catalina, including transfers.
Sacramento to Catalina bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, depart from Sacramento station.
Sacramento to Catalina train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Sacramento station.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Catalina is to bus via Phoenix which takes 24h 9m and costs $100 - $140. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $340 - $700 and takes 27h 42m.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Catalina, AZ, USA?
You can take a bus from Sacramento to SS/Hawser St/Oracle via Phoenix, Bus Station (E Buckeye Rd), 24th St Station, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station, 6th Av/Pennington, and SS/Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain View in around 24h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sacramento to SS/Hawser St/Oracle via Los Angeles, Tucson Amtrak Station, 6th Av/Pennington, and SS/Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain View in around 27h 42m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
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
- $65–340
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
- $65–340
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
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
- $70–350
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Tucson via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–360
- 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
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1 (520) 792-9222
- [email protected]
- Website
- suntran.com
Bus from Bombardier/Aeropark Blvd to Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain View
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://suntran.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.suntran.com/routes-services/
Bus from Bombardier/Aeropark Blvd to Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain View
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://suntran.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.suntran.com/routes-services/
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Sacramento to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Tucson Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Tucson Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $35–50
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $29–45
- Phone
- +1-480-710-3441
- [email protected]
- Website
- airportshuttleofphoenix.com
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $134
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $134
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $134
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Modesto to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $130–170
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Modesto to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $100–150
- Titanium
- $116–120
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More Questions & Answers
Sacramento to Catalina bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, arrive at Phoenix Bus Station.
Sacramento to Catalina train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sacramento to Catalina is 865 miles. It takes approximately 14h 6m to drive from Sacramento to Catalina.
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