How far is Tucson, AZ from Fort Casey, WA?

The driving distance from Tucson, AZ to Fort Casey, WA is about 1564.2 miles (2517.4 km), with a travel time of about 30h 04m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 1260.8 miles (2029.1 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 60h 08m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM MST.
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Road
1564.25 mi
30h 04m
Flight
1260.83 mi
2029.11 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
1260.83 mi
Kilometers
2029.11 km
Flight Time
02h 32m

Driving Distance

Road route
1564.25 mi
Kilometers
2517.42 km
Drive Time
30h 04m

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Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Fort Casey
Fri, Oct 16, 4:53 PM PDT
Return by in Tucson
Sat, Oct 17, 10:58 PM MST
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Tucson
2026-10-15T10:49
Arrive Fort Casey
Fri, Oct 16, 4:53 PM MST
Route Timing
30h 04m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM MST
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
12:04 PM to 1:34 PM PDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
11:52 PM MST
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Tucson
8:00 PM MST
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Wells
NV

City in Elko County, Nevada, United States

From Tucson
775.6 mi
15h 02m
To Fort Casey
788.6 mi
15h 02m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
84°F
Thursday

Sunny

Starts
Thu, Oct 15 6:00 AM MST
Wind
2 to 8 mph E
Destination
Fort Casey Weather
WA
Live fallback forecast
50°F
Overnight
Using Coupeville as the closest live forecast in the Island County weather hub.

Mostly Cloudy

Starts
Thu, Oct 15 5:00 AM PDT
Wind
3 mph NW

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Tucson and Fort Casey.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Tucson and Fort Casey.

  1. 1

    Start on North Country Club Road

    1.6 km · 2 min · North Country Club Road

  2. 2

    Turn left onto East Speedway Boulevard

    3.3 mi · 8 min · East Speedway Boulevard

  3. 3

    Turn right onto North Freeway Road

    127 m · 7 sec · North Freeway Road

  4. 4

    Take the ramp straight toward I 10 West

    1942 ft · 47 sec

  5. 5

    Merge slight left onto North Freeway

    2.5 mi · 3 min · North Freeway

  6. 6

    Continue on Casa Grande-Tucson Highway

    3.7 mi · 4 min · Casa Grande-Tucson Highway

  7. 7

    Keep slight left to continue on Casa Grande-Tucson Highway

    50.7 mi · 51 min · Casa Grande-Tucson Highway

  8. 8

    Continue on Phoenix-Casa Grande Highway

    38.1 mi · 39 min · Phoenix-Casa Grande Highway

  9. 9

    Continue on Maricopa Freeway

    12 mi · 14 min · Maricopa Freeway

  10. 10

    Keep slight left to continue on Papago Freeway

    2 mi · 2 min · Papago Freeway

  11. 11

    Keep slight left to continue on Papago Freeway

    2.7 mi · 3 min · Papago Freeway

  12. 12

    Continue on Dean Lindsey Memorial Tunnel

    2756 ft · 36 sec · Dean Lindsey Memorial Tunnel

  13. 13

    Continue on Papago Freeway

    10.4 mi · 12 min · Papago Freeway

  14. 14

    Take the exit slight right toward AZ 101 Loop North

    1.4 km · 1 min

  15. 15

    Continue on Agua Fria Freeway

    8.8 mi · 10 min · Agua Fria Freeway

  16. 16

    Take the exit slight right toward US 60

    1831 ft · 37 sec

  17. 17

    Turn left onto Grand Avenue

    20.2 mi · 29 min · Grand Avenue

  18. 18

    Keep slight right to continue on Phoenix–Wickenburg Highway

    49 m · 3 sec · Phoenix–Wickenburg Highway

  19. 19

    Continue on Grand Avenue

    1.5 km · 1 min · Grand Avenue

  20. 20

    Continue on Phoenix–Wickenburg Highway

    1206 ft · 16 sec · Phoenix–Wickenburg Highway

  21. 21

    Continue on Wickenburg–Phoenix Highway

    648 ft · 8 sec · Wickenburg–Phoenix Highway

  22. 22

    Continue on Grand Avenue

    6.3 mi · 7 min · Grand Avenue

  23. 23

    Continue on Phoenix-Wickenburg Highway

    2405 ft · 32 sec · Phoenix-Wickenburg Highway

  24. 24

    Continue on Phoenix–Wickenburg Highway

    8.7 mi · 11 min · Phoenix–Wickenburg Highway

  25. 25

    Continue on East Wickenburg Way

    1.5 mi · 3 min · East Wickenburg Way

  26. 26

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 1 toward Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

    1 m · 1 sec · Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

  27. 27

    Exit the rotary onto Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

    1.2 mi · 2 min · Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

  28. 28

    Keep slight right to continue on Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

    2772 ft · 1 min · Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

  29. 29

    Keep slight right to continue on Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

    1.4 km · 2 min · Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

  30. 30

    Keep slight right to continue on Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

    1.4 km · 2 min · Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

  31. 31

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 1 toward Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

    30 m · 4 sec · Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

  32. 32

    Exit the roundabout onto Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

    1.2 mi · 3 min · Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

  33. 33

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

    47 m · 7 sec · Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

  34. 34

    Exit the roundabout onto Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

    3017 ft · 1 min · Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

  35. 35

    Turn left onto Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

    34 m · 4 sec · Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

  36. 36

    Keep slight right to continue on Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

    101.3 mi · 1 hr 59 min · Wickenburg–Kingman Highway

  37. 37

    Continue on Wickenburg-Kingman Highway

    1817 ft · 24 sec · Wickenburg-Kingman Highway

  38. 38

    Take the exit straight toward I 40 West

    1.2 km · 2 min

  39. 39

    Merge slight left onto Purple Heart Trail

    21.5 mi · 22 min · Purple Heart Trail

  40. 40

    Take the exit slight right toward US 93: Beale Street, Las Vegas

    1761 ft · 43 sec

  41. 41

    Turn slight right onto US 93: Beale Street, Las Vegas

    68 m · 7 sec

  42. 42

    Merge slight left onto West Beale Street

    1.8 mi · 3 min · West Beale Street

  43. 43

    Continue on Hoover Dam–Kingman Highway

    66.2 mi · 1 hr 16 min · Hoover Dam–Kingman Highway

  44. 44

    Continue on Hoover Dam Bypass

    3.4 mi · 5 min · Hoover Dam Bypass

  45. 45

    Take the exit slight right toward US 93 BUS North, NV 172 East: Boulder City, Hoover Dam, Lake Mead

    827 ft · 20 sec

  46. 46

    Keep slight right to continue on US 93 BUS North: Boulder City

    6 mi · 11 min

  47. 47

    Continue on Boulder City Parkway

    3.6 mi · 5 min · Boulder City Parkway

  48. 48

    Continue on Purple Heart Highway

    17.6 mi · 20 min · Purple Heart Highway

  49. 49

    Take the exit slight right toward NV 159: Charleston Boulevard

    1623 ft · 31 sec

  50. 50

    Turn right onto East Charleston Boulevard

    3115 ft · 1 min · East Charleston Boulevard

  51. 51

    Turn left onto South Lamb Boulevard

    6.8 mi · 11 min · South Lamb Boulevard

  52. 52

    Take the ramp straight toward I 15 North: Salt Lake City

    2052 ft · 50 sec

  53. 53

    Merge slight left onto Las Vegas Freeway

    13.5 mi · 14 min · Las Vegas Freeway

  54. 54

    Take the exit slight right toward US 93 North: Ely

    1078 ft · 26 sec

  55. 55

    Continue on Great Basin Highway

    85.2 mi · 1 hr 35 min · Great Basin Highway

  56. 56

    Turn left onto Sunnyside Road

    98.7 mi · 1 hr 52 min · Sunnyside Road

  57. 57

    Continue on Main Street

    1.4 mi · 2 min · Main Street

  58. 58

    Continue on Sunnyside Road

    10.7 mi · 12 min · Sunnyside Road

  59. 59

    At the end of the road, turn right onto Grand Army of the Republic Highway

    23.5 mi · 26 min · Grand Army of the Republic Highway

  60. 60

    Continue on Veterans Boulevard

    2510 ft · 1 min · Veterans Boulevard

  61. 61

    Turn left onto Great Basin Boulevard

    1.2 km · 2 min · Great Basin Boulevard

  62. 62

    Turn right onto Aultman Street

    1.6 mi · 3 min · Aultman Street

  63. 63

    Continue on Great Basin Highway

    9.6 mi · 16 min · Great Basin Highway

  64. 64

    Continue on South 4th Street

    1.6 mi · 4 min · South 4th Street

  65. 65

    Continue on Great Basin Highway

    46.5 mi · 50 min · Great Basin Highway

  66. 66

    Continue on Great Basin Highway

    189.7 mi · 3 hr 33 min · Great Basin Highway

  67. 67

    Continue on 4100 North

    2.8 mi · 4 min · 4100 North

  68. 68

    Continue on Pole Line Road West

    2.5 mi · 4 min · Pole Line Road West

  69. 69

    Turn left onto North 3000 East Road

    3.7 mi · 5 min · North 3000 East Road

  70. 70

    Take the exit straight toward I 84 West

    1.2 km · 2 min

  71. 71

    Merge slight left onto Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway

    361.3 mi · 6 hr 12 min · Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway

  72. 72

    Take the exit slight right toward US 395 North: Stanfield, Hermiston

    1706 ft · 42 sec

  73. 73

    Continue on Umatilla-Stanfield Highway

    1.2 mi · 1 min · Umatilla-Stanfield Highway

  74. 74

    Continue on South Main Street

    2 mi · 2 min · South Main Street

  75. 75

    Continue on Umatilla-Stanfield Highway

    3.2 mi · 4 min · Umatilla-Stanfield Highway

  76. 76

    Turn right onto Southeast 4th Street

    1.6 mi · 3 min · Southeast 4th Street

  77. 77

    Turn left onto East Theater Lane

    1368 ft · 42 sec · East Theater Lane

  78. 78

    Turn right onto North 1st Street

    2864 ft · 39 sec · North 1st Street

  79. 79

    Continue on Umatilla-Stanfield Highway

    3.8 mi · 4 min · Umatilla-Stanfield Highway

  80. 80

    Turn left onto Columbia River Highway

    1.1 km · 49 sec · Columbia River Highway

  81. 81

    Take the exit right toward I 82 West, US 395 North: Kennewick, Yakima

    1130 ft · 28 sec

  82. 82

    Merge slight left onto McNary Highway

    1.5 mi · 2 min · McNary Highway

  83. 83

    Take the exit slight right toward SR 14: Plymouth, Vancouver

    1488 ft · 42 sec

  84. 84

    Turn left onto Lewis and Clark Trail Highway

    13.6 mi · 16 min · Lewis and Clark Trail Highway

  85. 85

    Turn right

    26 mi · 31 min

  86. 86

    Turn right onto State Highway 22

    2961 ft · 53 sec · State Highway 22

  87. 87

    Turn right onto Wine Country Road

    1669 ft · 34 sec · Wine Country Road

  88. 88

    Take the ramp right

    1682 ft · 21 sec

  89. 89

    Merge slight left

    50.5 mi · 55 min

  90. 90

    Continue straight

    31 mi · 34 min

  91. 91

    Keep slight left to continue on I 90 West

    101.4 mi · 1 hr 54 min

  92. 92

    Take the exit slight right toward I 405: Renton, Everett

    1138 ft · 28 sec

  93. 93

    Keep slight right to continue on I 405 North: Everett, Bellevue

    2439 ft · 59 sec

  94. 94

    Merge slight left

    8.1 mi · 10 min

  95. 95

    Keep slight right

    8.4 mi · 11 min

  96. 96

    Keep slight right

    2.3 mi · 3 min

  97. 97

    Continue straight

    5.8 mi · 9 min

  98. 98

    Take the exit straight

    812 ft · 22 sec

  99. 99

    Continue on Paine Field Boulevard

    1.2 km · 1 min · Paine Field Boulevard

  100. 100

    Turn left onto 84th Street Southwest

    2170 ft · 45 sec · 84th Street Southwest

  101. 101

    Turn right onto Mukilteo Speedway

    1.9 mi · 5 min · Mukilteo Speedway

  102. 102

    Turn right

    759 ft · 15 sec

  103. 103

    Turn slight left

    1439 ft · 2 min

  104. 104

    Continue on Mukilteo-Clinton Ferry

    3 mi · 20 min · Mukilteo-Clinton Ferry

  105. 105

    Continue on Ferry Dock

    708 ft · 40 sec · Ferry Dock

  106. 106

    Continue on State Route 525

    22 mi · 33 min · State Route 525

  107. 107

    Turn left onto State Route 20

    3.3 mi · 5 min · State Route 20

  108. 108

    Continue on South Engle Road

    2859 ft · 2 min · South Engle Road

  109. 109

    Turn right

    25 m · 6 sec

  110. 110

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Tucson and Fort Casey.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
110 steps
32 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
30
8 merges, 22 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
7 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
361 mi · 23%
Great Basin Highway
331 mi · 21%
Sunnyside Road
109 mi · 7%
Wickenburg–Kingman Highway
107 mi · 7%
I 90 West
101 mi · 6%
Wine Country Road
82.2 mi · 5%
Longest Stretch

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway

Merge slight left onto Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway

361 mi · 06h 12m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
30h 04m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
60h 08m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+303.4 mi
1260.8 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Wells
15h 02m from Tucson
Leave By
11:52 PM MST
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Sunny leaving Tucson and Mostly Cloudy near Fort Casey.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Tucson to Fort Casey?

The road trip is about 1564.2 miles (2517.4 km) and usually takes 30h 04m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

Wells is a useful midpoint, sitting about 775.6 miles from Tucson and 788.6 miles from Fort Casey.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 1260.8 miles (2029.1 km), while the road route adds roughly 303.4 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM MST. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

How much will gas cost for this route?

Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $258.00 one way or $516.01 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 490.6 kg one way.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Sunny around Tucson and Mostly Cloudy near Fort Casey.

Stop Ideas Near Wells

Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around Wells, so nearby transit and meeting points are shown instead.
Reviewed stop coverage is still thin around this midpoint, so practical transit waypoints are shown on the right.

Transit and Meeting Points

Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Wells.

RAIL

Elko

73 mi away
12th and Silver Sts.

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Tucson and Fort Casey. Straight-line distance: 1260.83 mi (2029.11 km).

Tucson

#1 Tucson

The second most populous city in Arizona and the center of the Tucson metropolitan area.

Population553,571
Coordinates32.2217400, -110.9264800
Altitude759
CountryUnited States
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#2 Fort Casey

Situated on the western shore of Whidbey Island in Island County at an elevation of 10 feet, this site occupies a strategic position overlooking Admiralty Inlet at the entrance to Puget Sound.

Population0
Coordinates48.1642600, -122.6787800
Altitude3
CountryUnited States
Start: Tucson (-110.92648, 32.22174)
End: Fort Casey (-122.67878, 48.16426)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 2517 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)52h 07m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)39h 06m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)31h 17m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)26h 04m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)22h 20m
80 mph (129 km/h)19h 30m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
55.2 gal
208.95 L · about $258.00
Round trip
$516.01
110.4 gal · 417.9 L
Estimated CO2
490.6 kg one way
Round trip: 981.1 kg / 2163 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $4.67 $258.00 $516.01
Mid-grade $5.03 $277.88 $555.75
Premium $5.36 $296.04 $592.08
Diesel $6.27 $346.21 $692.43

Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.

Prices in Arizona · Oct 15, 2026

There is no time difference between Tucson and Fort Casey. The current time is 10:49:14.

Distance to Other Cities

How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.