State guide
Arizona road trips
24 routes that start or end in Arizona, and 26 stops worth pulling over for.
Popular starting points: road trips from Phoenix · road trips from the Grand Canyon
Routes
Phoenix to Tucson
113 mi · 1 hr 45 min
Under two hours on I-10. Climb Picacho Peak on the way or detour to Biosphere 2.
Sedona to the Grand Canyon
114 mi · 2 hr 15 min
North through Oak Creek Canyon's switchbacks on SR-89A, then up from Flagstaff to the South Rim.
Phoenix to Sedona
116 mi · 2 hrs
Two hours up I-17, but the last 15 miles on SR-179 through the Red Rock Scenic Byway is the reason you came.
Page to Monument Valley
126 mi · 2 hr 15 min
Two hours across Navajo land to the most iconic buttes in the West. Time it for sunset at the Tribal Park.
Flagstaff to Page
134 mi · 2 hr 30 min
A two-hour run on US-89 across the Painted Desert, ending at Horseshoe Bend for sunset.
The Grand Canyon to Page
139 mi · 2 hr 30 min
Leave via Desert View Drive for the east-rim viewpoints, then follow the Little Colorado to Page.
Moab to Monument Valley
150 mi · 2 hr 45 min
South on US-191 through Bluff and Mexican Hat, with stops at Goosenecks and the Valley of the Gods.
Phoenix to the Grand Canyon
228 mi · 3 hr 30 min
The classic Arizona drive: cactus to pine forest in 3.5 hours, with Montezuma Castle on the way and an optional detour through Sedona.
The Grand Canyon to Zion
253 mi · 4 hr 45 min
A core leg of the Grand Circle loop via Page, Kanab and the Zion–Mount Carmel tunnel.
Las Vegas to Page
272 mi · 4 hr 30 min
Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon are a long day from Vegas. The drive through Kanab and the Vermilion Cliffs is half the fun.
Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon
276 mi · 4 hr 30 min
Most people pick the West Rim because it's close. The South Rim is the real national park, and the drive there runs along a long stretch of old Route 66.
Las Vegas to Sedona
276 mi · 4 hr 45 min
Cross Hoover Dam, run Route 66 for a stretch, then drop through pine forest into red rock country.
Phoenix to Page
278 mi · 4 hr 30 min
Through Flagstaff and across the Navajo Nation on US-89, past the Cameron Trading Post and the Vermilion Cliffs.
Las Vegas to Phoenix
286 mi · 5 hrs
Desert all the way on US-93 past Hoover Dam and through the Joshua tree forest near Wikieup. Watch your fuel on the empty middle stretch.
Tucson to White Sands
327 mi · 5 hrs
Across the Chihuahuan Desert on I-10 to Las Cruces and Old Mesilla, then over San Augustin Pass.
San Diego to Phoenix
354 mi · 5 hr 30 min
I-8 east hugs the Mexican border past the Imperial Sand Dunes and Yuma's old territorial prison.
LA to Phoenix
373 mi · 5 hr 45 min
Five-plus hours of I-10 through the Coachella Valley and the open Sonoran Desert. Fuel up at Blythe before Arizona's emptiest stretch.
Phoenix to Zion
392 mi · 6 hr 45 min
A big day through Flagstaff, Page and Kanab. Horseshoe Bend makes a perfect midpoint stop.
Las Vegas to Monument Valley
398 mi · 6 hr 45 min · 2 days
A full-day run east through Kanab and Page into the Navajo Nation, timed to reach the buttes for sunset.
Phoenix to Albuquerque
419 mi · 6 hr 45 min
Up to Flagstaff, then east on I-40 past Meteor Crater and through the Petrified Forest.
Phoenix to Moab
467 mi · 7 hr 45 min · 2 days
Across the Navajo Nation via Monument Valley country. One of the most scenic long drives in the Southwest.
LA to Sedona
478 mi · 7 hr 30 min · 2 days
A long desert day on I-10 or I-40. Break it up in Palm Springs or at the Route 66 towns.
LA to the Grand Canyon
491 mi · 7 hr 30 min · 2 days
I-40 across the Mojave, then Route 66 towns like Seligman and Williams before the South Rim. Most people split this into two days.
San Diego to the Grand Canyon
532 mi · 8 hr 30 min · 2 days
A long but simple drive inland through the desert. Split it at Flagstaff or Williams for a sunrise at the rim.
