Arizona

Distance from Phoenix to Tucson

Straight-line distance

120.9mi

Phoenix, AZ and Tucson, AZ are 120.9 miles (194.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Phoenix, the shortest path starts out heading SE (144°).

kilometers
194.6
nautical miles
105.1
heading from Phoenix
144° SE
heading from Tucson
325° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Phoenix is from Tucson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Phoenix and Tucson is 120.9 miles, 194.6 km or 105.1 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 120.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
120.9
Kilometers
194.6
Nautical miles
105.1
Bearing from Phoenix
143.9° SE
Bearing arriving at Tucson
144.5°
Bearing from Tucson
324.5° NW

Halfway between Phoenix and Tucson

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.864078, -111.475572 (32°51'50.68"N 111°28'32.06"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Coolidge, AZ, with 19,674 residents, 5.5 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Phoenix, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Phoenix gets 14 h 23 min of daylight and Tucson 14 h 16 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 10 h 03 min. Phoenix is 1.42° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Phoenix has 3.0 times the population of Tucson. From July 2020 to July 2024, Phoenix changed by +3.8% and Tucson by +2.1%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Phoenix, AZ1,673,164 (+3.8%)
  2. 02Tucson, AZ554,013 (+2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Phoenix from Tucson?

120.9 miles, 194.6 km or 105.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tucson from Phoenix?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Phoenix on a bearing of 143.9° and arrives at Tucson on 144.5°. The return trip starts on 324.5°.

What is halfway between Phoenix and Tucson?

The midpoint is at 32.864078, -111.475572. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Coolidge, AZ, 5.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Phoenix and Tucson?

Both use America/Phoenix, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Phoenix or Tucson?

Phoenix, with 1,673,164 residents in July 2024 against 554,013 for Tucson, 3.0 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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