There are 8 ways to get from Tucson to Zacatecas by plane, bus, or car
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Fly Tucson to Zacatecas International Airport
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL)plane TUS - ZCL
9h 48m$4,500–17,650Drive 1,536.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Tucson to Zacatecascar 1,536.7 km
18h 42m$2,987–4,314Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to El Pasobus Huntington Park / ...
- Take the bus from El Paso to Zacatecasbus
23h 46m$3,300–4,700Bus to Phoenix, fly to Zacatecas International Airport
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL)plane PHX - ZCL
9h 47m$5,536–12,132Fly Tucson to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU)plane TUS - AGU
- Take the bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecasbus
11h 21m$4,220–16,730Fly Tucson to San Luis Potosí Airport, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Luis Potosí Airport (SLP)plane TUS - SLP
- Take the bus from San Luis Potosí to Zacatecasbus
13h 35m$3,940–15,090Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Nogalesbus San José / ...
- Take the bus from Nogales to Zacatecasbus
30h 5m$3,140–4,980Bus #2
- Take the bus from Tucson to Nogalesbus
- Take the bus from Nogales to Magdalenabus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Zacatecasbus
30h 18m$3,076–6,520
Tucson to Zacatecas by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Zacatecas is to bus which costs $3100 - $5000 and takes 30h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Zacatecas is to bus and fly which takes 9h 47m and costs $5500 - $13000.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Zacatecas. However, there are services departing from Downtown Ronstadt Center and arriving at Zacatecas via 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson and El Paso. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 46m.
The distance between Tucson and Zacatecas is 1349 km. The road distance is 1536.7 km.
The best way to get from Tucson to Zacatecas without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 23h 46m and costs $3300 - $4700.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Tucson to Zacatecas, including transfers.
Tucson to Zacatecas bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, depart from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson station.
The best way to get from Tucson to Zacatecas is to fly which takes 9h 48m and costs $4500 - $18000. Alternatively, you can bus via Ciudad Juárez, which costs $3300 - $4700 and takes 23h 46m.
Tucson to Zacatecas bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, arrive at El Paso station.
Zacatecas is 1h ahead of Tucson. It is currently 7:50 PM in Tucson and 8:50 PM in Zacatecas.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Zacatecas, Mexico?
American Airlines and Volaris fly from Tucson (TUS) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Downtown Ronstadt Center to Zacatecas via 6th Av/District, 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson, and El Paso in around 23h 46m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tucson to Zacatecas International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–19,000
Flights from Phoenix to Zacatecas International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–13,000
Flights from Phoenix to Zacatecas International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–8,500
Flights from Phoenix to Zacatecas International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–8,500
Flights from Tucson to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–18,000
Flights from Tucson to San Luis Potosí Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Zacatecas International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,000–17,000
Flights from Phoenix to Zacatecas International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,500–15,000
Flights from Tucson to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–16,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–16,000
Flights from Tucson to San Luis Potosí Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,600
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–3,100
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- 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
- $900–1,500
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
- Phone
- +52 55 2643 9028
- Website
- apoloplatinum.com.mx
Bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $320–600
- Schedules at
- platinumline.mx
- Book at
- platinumline.mx
- Ejecutivo
- $420–470
- Confort
- $500–600
- Primera Clase
- $320–470
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Potosí to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $490–900
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Nogales to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–4,600
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $140–380
- Titanium
- $150–370
Bus from Tucson to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $140–380
- Titanium
- $150–370
Bus from Nogales to Magdalena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–360
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $110–360
- Titanium
- $130–350
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Santa Ana to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,800–5,500
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
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