There are 9 ways to get from Tucson to Gainesville by plane, train, bus, taxi, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tucson to Gainesville Regional Airport
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)plane TUS - GNV
8h 40m$162–702Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Pascagoulatrain
- Take the bus from Pascagoula to Lake Citybus
- Take the taxi from Lake City to Gainesvilletaxi
47h 11m$1,089–1,631Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson Downtown to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Lordsburgbus
- Take the bus from Lordsburg to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Gainesvillebus
2d 3h$388–612Drive 1,904 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Gainesvillecar 1,904 mi
30h 4m$348–502Fly Tucson to Jacksonville, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane TUS - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
11h 25m$191–819Bus to Phoenix, fly to Gainesville Regional Airport
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)plane PHX - GNV
10h 20m$167–588Bus to Phoenix, fly to Jacksonville, bus
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane PHX - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
10h 59m$196–705Bus to Phoenix, fly to Orlando, bus
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Orlando (MCO)plane PHX - MCO
- Take the bus from Orlando - RedCoach Station, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus
10h 39m$206–348Train, bus
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Houstontrain
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Tallahasseebus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee - FSU - Old St Augustine at Intramural Field to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus
2d$768–1,204
Tucson to Gainesville by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Gainesville is to bus and fly which costs $200 - $350 and takes 10h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Gainesville is to fly which takes 8h 40m and costs $160 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Gainesville. However, there are services departing from Broadway/Country Club and arriving at Gainesville via Tucson Downtown, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station, Lordsburg, Dallas Bus Station and Atlanta Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Tucson and Gainesville is 1730 miles. The road distance is 1915.1 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Gainesville without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 47h 11m and costs $1,000 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Tucson to Gainesville, including transfers.
Tucson to Gainesville bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Tucson Downtown station.
The best way to get from Tucson to Gainesville is to fly which takes 8h 40m and costs $160 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $380 - $650 and takes 2 days 3h.
Tucson to Gainesville bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station.
Gainesville is 3h ahead of Tucson. It is currently 2:57 AM in Tucson and 5:57 AM in Gainesville.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Gainesville, FL, USA?
American Airlines and Delta fly from Tucson (TUS) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Broadway/Country Club to Gainesville via Downtown Ronstadt Center, Tucson Downtown, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station, Lordsburg, Dallas Bus Station, and Atlanta Bus Station in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to Jacksonville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Tucson to Jacksonville via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Tucson to Jacksonville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Phoenix to Jacksonville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Phoenix to Jacksonville via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Phoenix to Jacksonville via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Phoenix to Jacksonville via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Phoenix to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Phoenix to Orlando via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Phoenix to Orlando via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Phoenix to Orlando via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Phoenix to Orlando via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Phoenix to Orlando via San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Gainesville Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Tucson to Gainesville Regional Airport via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Tucson to Jacksonville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Tucson to Jacksonville via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Phoenix to Gainesville Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Phoenix to Gainesville Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Phoenix to Gainesville Regional Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Phoenix to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Phoenix to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to Gainesville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Tucson to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Phoenix to Gainesville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Phoenix to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Jacksonville via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Tucson to Jacksonville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $800–1,300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Pascagoula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–950
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Pascagoula to Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Tucson Downtown to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Lordsburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Lordsburg to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Book at
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
Bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Book at
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
Bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Book at
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from Orlando - RedCoach Station, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from Tallahassee - FSU - Old St Augustine at Intramural Field to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- RedCoach
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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