There are 7 ways to get from San Juan Capistrano to Tucson by train, plane, train (Amtrak), bus, or car
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Train to San Diego International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Tucson (TUS)plane SAN - TUS
5h 18m$462–844Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Tucsonbus Cbx
16h 3m$79–124Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain Texas Eagle / ...
11h 58m$178–367Bus via Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Huntington Parkbus 2
- Take the bus from Huntington Park to Tucsonbus Huntington Park / ...
14h 35m$86–129Drive 464.5 mi
- Drive from San Juan Capistrano to Tucsoncar 464.5 mi
7h 29m$85–123Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tucson (TUS)plane LAX - TUS
5h 44m$525–1,150Train, line 50 bus, line 43 bus, line 76 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly
- Take the train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Anaheimtrain
- Take the bus from Artic - Dock 5 to Katella-Harborbus
- Take the bus from Harbor-Katella to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Take the bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminalbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Tucson (TUS)plane SNA - TUS
6h 42m$89–456
San Juan Capistrano to Tucson by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Juan Capistrano to Tucson is to bus which costs $75 - $130 and takes 16h 3m.
The fastest way to get from San Juan Capistrano to Tucson is to train and fly which takes 5h 18m and costs $460 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from San Juan Capistrano to Tucson. However, there are services departing from Camino Capistrano-Old Mission and arriving at Broadway/Country Club via Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5, Santa Ana, Huntington Park, 12th Av/Canada St and Downtown Ronstadt Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from San Juan Capistrano station to Tucson station. However, there are services departing from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station and arriving at Tucson Amtrak Station via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 58m.
The distance between San Juan Capistrano and Tucson is 450 miles. The road distance is 467.2 miles.
The best way to get from San Juan Capistrano to Tucson without a car is to train which takes 11h 58m and costs $170 - $370.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from San Juan Capistrano to Tucson, including transfers.
San Juan Capistrano to Tucson bus services, operated by Limousine Express, depart from Santa Ana station.
San Juan Capistrano to Tucson train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from San Juan Capistrano to Tucson is to train which takes 11h 58m and costs $170 - $370. Alternatively, you can bus via Los Angeles, which costs $85 - $130 and takes 14h 35m.
What companies run services between San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA and Tucson, AZ, USA?
You can take a train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Tucson Amtrak Station via Los Angeles in around 11h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Camino Capistrano-Old Mission to Broadway/Country Club via Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5, Santa Ana-Santiago, Santa Ana, Huntington Park, 12th Av/Canada St, 6th Av/Pennington, and Downtown Ronstadt Center in around 14h 35m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- 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 San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Anaheim
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Anaheim
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Santa Ana to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $24–35
- [email protected]
- Website
- crossborderxpress.com
Bus from Santa Ana to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
Bus from Santa Ana to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Huntington Park to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $90–120
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Huntington Park to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $65–90
- Titanium
- $70–80
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Artic - Dock 5 to Katella-Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-Katella to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
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More Questions & Answers
San Juan Capistrano to Tucson bus services, operated by Limousine Express, arrive at Huntington Park station.
San Juan Capistrano to Tucson train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Juan Capistrano to Tucson is 467 miles. It takes approximately 7h 29m to drive from San Juan Capistrano to Tucson.
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