There are 7 ways to get from Sun City West to Needles by bus, train, car, taxi, plane, or shuttle
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Bus, train via Flagstaff
best- Take the bus from Phoenix Denny's Deer Valley to Flagstaff Amtrak Stationbus Phx
- Take the train from Flagstaff to Needles Stationtrain Southwest Chief
7h 57m$175–313Drive 182.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Sun City West to Needlescar 182.3 mi
4h 48m$34–49Bus, train
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Kingman, AZbus Phoenix-Las Vegas
- Take the train from Kingman Station to Needles Stationtrain Southwest Chief
8h 57m$83–137Taxi to Phoenix, fly to Flagstaff, train
- Take the taxi from Sun City West to Phoenix-Airport-PHXtaxi
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Flagstaff (FLG)plane PHX - FLG
- Take the train from Flagstaff to Needles Stationtrain
6h 41m$198–520Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Kingmanbus FlixBus 2040
- Take the train from Kingman Station to Needles Stationtrain Southwest Chief
9h 6m$63–111Taxi to Phoenix, fly to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle, train
- Take the taxi from Sun City West to Phoenix-Airport-PHXtaxi
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane PHX - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from Harry Reid International to Kingman, AZ
- Take the train from Kingman Station to Needles Stationtrain
7h 18m$278–823Taxi to Scottsdale Airport, fly to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle, train
- Take the taxi from Sun City West to Scottsdale Airport (SCF)taxi
- Fly from Scottsdale Airport (SCF) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane SCF - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from Harry Reid International to Kingman, AZ
- Take the train from Kingman Station to Needles Stationtrain
7h 33m$220–515
Phoenix (PHX) to Flagstaff (FLG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sun City West to Needles is to drive which costs $30 - $50 and takes 4h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Sun City West to Needles is to drive which takes 4h 48m and costs $30 - $50.
The distance between Sun City West and Needles is 380 miles. The road distance is 183.4 miles.
The best way to get from Sun City West to Needles without a car is to bus and train via Flagstaff which takes 7h 57m and costs $170 - $320.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Sun City West to Needles, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Sun City West to Needles is 183 miles. It takes approximately 4h 48m to drive from Sun City West to Needles.
There are 32+ hotels available in Needles.
What companies run services between Sun City West, AZ, USA and Needles, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Sun City West to Needles. However, you can take the taxi to Phoenix Denny's Deer Valley, take the bus to Flagstaff Amtrak Station, walk to Flagstaff, then take the train to Needles Station. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Sun City West to Needles Station via 111th Av & Silver Bell Dr, Thelda Williams TC, 27th Av & McDowell Rd, Phoenix, Kingman, AZ, and Kingman Station in around 8h 57m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Phoenix to Harry Reid International Airport via Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–250
Flights from Phoenix to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Scottsdale Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Scottsdale Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Carlsbad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Flagstaff to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kingman Station to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Flagstaff to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kingman Station to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kingman Station to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kingman Station to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from Phoenix Denny's Deer Valley to Flagstaff Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Phoenix to Kingman, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $45–75
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Phoenix to Kingman, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Kingman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 928-854-5253
- [email protected]
- Website
- vegasairporter.com
Shuttle from Harry Reid International to Kingman, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–90
- Schedules at
- vegasairporter.com
Shuttle from Harry Reid International to Kingman, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–90
- Schedules at
- vegasairporter.com
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $75–100
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