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 33m$132–533Fly 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
9h 48m$72–351Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain Texas Eagle / ...
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain Coast Starlight
21h 25m$277–570Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Gilroybus Nogales
23h 9m$104–157Drive 805.6 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Watsonvillecar 805.6 mi
13h 23m$147–213Fly 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 20m$252–818Bus to Phoenix, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- 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 Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
8h 36m$457–576Bus 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$277–379Bus 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 3m$252–367Bus via Nogales
- Take the bus from Tucson to Nogalesbus San José / ...
- Take the bus from Nogales to Gilroybus Guadalajara
27h 2m$122–189
Tucson to Watsonville by train, foot, and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Watsonville is to bus which costs $100 - $160 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 $270 - $380.
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 25m.
The distance between Tucson and Watsonville is 802 miles. The road distance is 810.3 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Watsonville without a car is to train which takes 21h 25m and costs $270 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 33m 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 25m and costs $270 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $160 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 Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1 in around 21h 25m. 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 Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Tucson to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Phoenix to Monterey Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Phoenix to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–270
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Tucson to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Tucson to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Phoenix to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Phoenix to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- 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
- groometransportation.com
- 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
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Tucson to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- 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
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $100–150
- Titanium
- $120–124
Bus from Tucson to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $8–22
- Titanium
- $9–22
Bus from Nogales to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $110–160
- Titanium
- $129–132
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- [email protected]
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://mst.org/
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1 to Rodriguez / Second
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://mst.org/
- 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
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
Bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
Bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- scmtd.com
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
Tucson to Watsonville bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Gilroy station.
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.
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