Cheapest€31.41
- American Airlines AA768909:1540m09:55Phoenix PHXTucson TUS
Door to door 3h 50mCO2 44.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Phoenix to Tucson costs €31.41 at the cheapest and takes 3h 48m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 4 operators. The route covers 179 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 179 km
- Fastest
- 3h 48m
- Average
- 3h 50m
- Services per day
- 20
- Cheapest
- €31.41
- CO2 per passenger
- 44.0 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 14, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 3h 49m | 39m | 3h 10m | €31.41 | 44.0 kg | 20 |
- 3h 49mFastest, by Flight
- €31.41Cheapest, by Flight
- 44.0 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 179 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 14, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€36.13
- American Airlines AA217306:1639m06:55Phoenix PHXTucson TUS
Door to door 3h 49mCO2 44.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Phoenix to Tucson | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €48.52 | €40.85 | €42.03 | €33.77 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €31.41 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-14 · €31.41
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Tucson is not something we sell.
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When to book Phoenix to Tucson
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €31.4190 days
- €31.4160 days
- €31.4145 days
- €31.4130 days
- €31.4121 days
- €31.4114 days
- €31.417 days
- €42.033 days
- €48.521 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €31.41.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 54 percent. The most expensive point is €48.52, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 7 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €31.41Sun
- €31.41Mon
- €31.41Tue
- €31.41Wed
- €31.41Thu
- €31.41Fri
- €31.41Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €31.41Sep
- €31.41Oct
- €31.41Nov
- €31.41Dec
- €31.41Jan
- €31.41Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 179 km against 173 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Phoenix at 06:10 and the last at 19:23, across 20 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Phoenix
Rail
- Union Station
Bus
- Greyhound Station - Phoenix, Arizona
- Ed Pastor Transit Center
Air
- PHX
Tucson
Rail
- Tucson station
- El Paso and Southwestern Railroad Depot
Bus
- Tucson Greyhound Bus Depot
- Ronstadt Transit Center
Air
- TUS
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €19.00 | 60% |
| Taxes | €3.42 | 11% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 22% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 6% |
| Total you pay | €31.41 | 100% |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Tucson
Most of the points near Tucson station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Phoenix to Tucson
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Phoenix to Tucson?
The fastest journey from Phoenix to Tucson takes 3h 48m door to door, of which 39m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 3h 50m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Phoenix to Tucson?
The cheapest fare from Phoenix to Tucson is €31.41, checked on September 14, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €32.59. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Phoenix to Tucson?
The cheapest way from Phoenix to Tucson is by Flight, at €31.41 for one passenger on September 14, 2026. That journey takes 3h 49m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Phoenix to Tucson?
Fares from Phoenix to Tucson bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €31.41. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 54 percent, measured on September 14, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Phoenix to Tucson?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Phoenix to Tucson, at €31.41. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 14, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Phoenix to Tucson?
September is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Phoenix to Tucson, at €31.41 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Phoenix to Tucson?
4 operators sell services from Phoenix to Tucson across 1 modes: American Airlines, Mesa Airlines, SkyWest, Southwest Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Phoenix to Tucson?
Every service we sell from Phoenix to Tucson is direct, with around 20 departures a day and a fastest journey of 3h 48m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Phoenix to Tucson use?
Services from Phoenix to Tucson by Flight leave from Phoenix PHX and arrive at Tucson TUS. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Phoenix to Tucson?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from Phoenix to Tucson allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Phoenix to Tucson on September 9, 2026: 179 km of route against 173 km in a straight line, 20 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €31.41, and 3h 48m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Tucson afterward does not belong to us.
Anything to book in Tucson before you go?
Day trips that leave Tucson in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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