There are 7 ways to get from Tucson to Placerville by plane, bus, train, car, or subway
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Fly Tucson to Sacramento International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane TUS - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
6h 33m$98–559Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Sacramentobus Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus Sac/SLT Connecting Bus
24h 44m$126–185Train, bus
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
27h 18m$577–898Drive 887.8 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Placervillecar 887.8 mi
14h 45m$162–234Bus to Phoenix, fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PHX - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
7h 34m$218–305Fly Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane TUS - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritavillebus
- Take the bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
10h 30m$127–588Fly Tucson to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TUS - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
9h 49m$253–836
Tucson to Placerville by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Placerville is to bus which costs $120 - $190 and takes 24h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Placerville is to fly and bus which takes 6h 33m and costs $95 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Placerville station. However, there are services departing from Broadway/Country Club and arriving at Placerville Station Transfer Center via 6th Av/Pennington, Tucson, 30Th St & R St and Sacramento - Amtrak. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 44m.
The distance between Tucson and Placerville is 823 miles. The road distance is 893 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Placerville without a car is to bus which takes 24h 44m and costs $120 - $190.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Tucson to Placerville, including transfers.
Tucson to Placerville bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from Tucson station.
Tucson to Placerville bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Sacramento station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Placerville is 893 miles. It takes approximately 14h 45m to drive from Tucson to Placerville.
There are 56+ hotels available in Placerville.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Placerville, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Broadway/Country Club to Placerville Station Transfer Center via Downtown Ronstadt Center, 6th Av/Pennington, 12th Av/Canada St, Tucson, Sacramento, 30Th St & R St, Amtrak & Depot, and Sacramento - Amtrak in around 24h 44m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
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
- $270–430
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–470
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $100–150
- Titanium
- $116–119
- 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
- Phone
- +1 866-898-2463
- Website
- southtahoeairporter.com
Bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritaville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $31–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
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