There are 10 ways to get from Tucson to Watsonville by plane, shuttle, train (Amtrak), bus, car, or subway
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Fly Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane TUS - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
8h 48m$137–603Fly Tucson to Monterey Regional Airport, line 20 bus, line 28 bus
cheapest- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane TUS - MRY
- Take the bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7bus
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1 to Rodriguez / Secondbus
10h 24m$97–561Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain Texas Eagle / ...
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain Coast Starlight
21h 21m$469–738Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Gilroybus Nogales
23h 9m$104–147Drive 805.7 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Watsonvillecar 805.7 mi
13h 23m$138–199Fly Tucson to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TUS - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Prunedale Park & Ride
8h 25m$117–428Bus to Phoenix, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PHX - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
8h 4m$152–469Bus to Phoenix, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane PHX - MRY
9h 53m$117–427Bus to Phoenix, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PHX - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
9h 49m$158–453Bus via Nogales
- Take the bus from Tucson to Nogalesbus San José / ...
- Take the bus from Nogales to Gilroybus Guadalajara
27h 2m$111–178
Tucson to Watsonville by train and bus (Amtrak)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Watsonville is to bus which costs $100 - $150 and takes 23h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Watsonville is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 8h 4m and costs $150 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Watsonville. However, there are services departing from Broadway/Country Club and arriving at Rodriguez / Second via 6th Av/Pennington, Tucson, Monterey / Gilroy Train Station and Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Tucson station to Watsonville. However, there are services departing from Tucson Amtrak Station and arriving at Salinas via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 21m.
The distance between Tucson and Watsonville is 802 miles. The road distance is 810.4 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Watsonville without a car is to train which takes 21h 21m and costs $460 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Tucson to Watsonville, including transfers.
Tucson to Watsonville bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Tucson station.
Tucson to Watsonville train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Tucson Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Tucson to Watsonville is to train which takes 21h 21m and costs $460 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $150 and takes 23h 9m.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Watsonville, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Rodriguez / Second via Los Angeles, Salinas, and Lincoln Ave / W Market St in around 21h 21m. Alternatively, Tufesa operates a bus from Tucson to Gilroy twice daily. Tickets cost $140–170 and the journey takes 17h 30m. Tufesa Mexico also services this route once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Tucson to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Phoenix to Monterey Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Phoenix to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Tucson to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Tucson to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Phoenix to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Phoenix to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Phoenix to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Phoenix to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact 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 Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–310
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $50–65
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Tucson to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $140–170
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $100–140
- Titanium
- $111–114
Bus from Tucson to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–21
- Titanium
- $8–20
Bus from Nogales to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $100–150
- Titanium
- $119–122
- 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
- 1-888-678-2871
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1 to Rodriguez / Second
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
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Booking & Getting There
Tucson to Watsonville bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Gilroy station.
Watsonville is 1h behind Tucson. It is currently 4:38 PM in Tucson and 3:38 PM in Watsonville.
Tucson to Watsonville train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Watsonville is 810 miles. It takes approximately 13h 23m to drive from Tucson to Watsonville.
There are 182+ hotels available in Watsonville.
























