The Tucson Arizona area offers plenty of sites and attractions that you can best take advantage of by having a rental car at your disposal. So whether you have come to the area for business or vacation, you may want to have the convenience of a rental car at your disposal for part of your stay or for the entire week. Use our car rental link to review all major car rentals and have your vehicle ready and waiting for you upon arrival at the airport. Reserve your car ahead of time for the best rate and widest selection.

With a city population of just over 500,000 and a metropolitan population of slightly more than 1 million, Tucson is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and about 60 miles north of the border with Mexico. The city is virtually surrounded by mountains with the Santa Catalina Mountains to the north, the Rincon Mountains on the east, the tucson Mountains to the west and the Sant Rita Mountains further south.

The Tucson International Airport (TUS) is located about 6 miles south of the city and is the 2nd busiest airport in Arizona after Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix. Canadian passengers who book their flights through WestJet Airlines will actually fly into Tucson with American Airlines which operates as a code share partner with West Jet. The airport which handles over 4.4 million passengers each year has two main concourses A & B with a total of 20 gates which serve 8 airlines. Airlines serving this market include Alaska Airlines / American / Continental / Delta Airlines / Frontier Airlines / Southwest / United and US Airways. Passengers can book direct flights between Tucson and Phoenix, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Albuquerque, Chicago, Las Vegas, San Diego, Salt Lake City, Milwaukee, Seattle/Tacoma, Atlanta and Minneapolis/St Paul.

For many years, Canadian passengers were able to book WestJet flights to Phoenix Arizona, but now thanks to a recent code share agreement with American Airlines, you can now book flights to Tucson Arizonat from select cities across Canada. Both destinations are popular winter vacation destinations for Canadian travelers. If you have not visited Tucson before, check out the links on the adjacent map for hotels, resorts, events and attractions.