There are 7 ways to get from Tucson to Salton City by bus, taxi, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to Indio Bus Stationbus El Paso
- Take the taxi from Indio Bus Station to Salton Citytaxi
7h 30m$195–250Drive 348.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Tucson to Salton Citycar 348.3 mi
5h 34m$62–89Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to 7th Street @ State Streetbus 10
- Drive from 7th Street @ State Street to Salton Citycar
8h 5m$148–227Fly Tucson to Palm Springs International Airport, drive
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane TUS - PSP
- Drive from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Salton Citycar
6h$279–815Bus to Phoenix, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane PHX - PSP
- Drive from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Salton Citycar
5h 16m$324–1,401Bus to Phoenix, fly to Imperial County Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Imperial County Airport (IPL)plane PHX - IPL
- Take the taxi from Imperial County Airport (IPL) to Salton Citytaxi
5h 4m$395–546Fly Tucson to San Diego International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane TUS - SAN
- Take the bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Yaqui Pass & Deep Dell Trbus
- Take the taxi from Yaqui Pass & Deep Dell Tr to Salton Citytaxi
9h 4m$616–915
Tucson (TUS) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Salton City is to drive which costs $60 - $90 and takes 5h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Salton City is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 5h 4m and costs $390 - $550.
The distance between Tucson and Salton City is 405 miles. The road distance is 350.4 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Salton City without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 7h 30m and costs $190 - $250.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Tucson to Salton City, including transfers.
Salton City is 1h behind Tucson. It is currently 12:59 AM in Tucson and 11:59 PM in Salton City.
Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Salton City is 350 miles. It takes approximately 5h 34m to drive from Tucson to Salton City.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Salton City, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Tucson to Salton City. However, you can take the line 16 bus to 6th Av/District, walk to 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson, take the bus to Indio Bus Station, then take the taxi to Salton City. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Salton City via Yuma Amtrak, 3rd Street @ Gila Street, and 7th Street @ State Street in around 8h 5m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Tucson to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Phoenix to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Tucson to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Phoenix to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Phoenix to Imperial County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Palm Springs International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Tucson to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 928-783-2235
- Website
- Yuma County Area Transit
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to 7th Street @ State Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Yuma County Area Transit
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
- 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
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- MTS
Bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Yaqui Pass & Deep Dell Tr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- MTS
- Schedules at
- MTS Schedules
- One Way - Adult/Youth
- $2–5
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Yellow Cab of the Desert
- Phone
- +1-7602-340-8294
- Website
- yellowcabofthedesert.com
Taxi Speed
- Phone
- +52 686 555 5800
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Seguro
- Phone
- +52 686 554 8834
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Elite
- Phone
- +52 686 562 0600
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