Where a car takes you from Tucson
These are the day trips from Tucson on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Bisbee (Cafe Roka, Copper Queen) Bisbee is the 1880s copper-mining town 95 minutes southeast of Tucson, with Cafe Roka's 4-course menu, Copper Queen Hotel and old saloon row on Brewer
- Tubac (Santa Cruz Chili Spice, Wisdom's) Tubac is the 1752 Spanish presidio arts village 45 minutes south of Tucson, with Santa Cruz Chili and Spice on the Plaza and Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacaco
- Sonoita and Patagonia wine country Sonoita and Patagonia 90 minutes south of Tucson host Arizona's emerging wine country, with Callaghan Vineyards and Velvet Elvis Pizza in town
- Tombstone (Big Nose Kate's, Crystal Palace) Tombstone is the legendary 1881 Western mining town 75 minutes southeast of Tucson, with Big Nose Kate's Saloon and the OK Corral on Allen Street
- Mount Lemmon (Iron Door Restaurant) Mount Lemmon's Iron Door Restaurant at Ski Valley is 60 minutes up Catalina Highway from Tucson, the only mountain-altitude dining option here
- Mission San Xavier del Bac Mission San Xavier del Bac 20 minutes south of Tucson is Father Kino's 1692 white-domed mission on Tohono O'odham land, with fry-bread tacos
Booking a car in Tucson
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 39.43 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Dollar, Europcar, Hertz, National, Sixt, Thrifty
- Pick up at
- Tucson Airport
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-25) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.