Travel Times and Distances From Sun City, Arizona

Sun City is a community in the northwest part of the Greater Phoenix area, in the West Valley. The following chart represents the distance from Sun City, Arizona to the indicated city, and the time it takes to drive there.

The purpose of this chart is to give an estimation, not an exact time or distance. Obviously, I had to pick one point in each location in order to map it. Typically, I chose the City Hall, Chamber of Commerce, airport or some other official central place.

You may be starting or ending at some other point, so please keep that in mind. Likewise, as far as the times from one point to another are concerned, people drive differently, during different times of the day and week, and slow road conditions and restrictions happen. Speed limits vary from 55 mph to 75 mph on highways here. During rush hour, the drive from Phoenix to Sun City can be a frustrating one, with very slow moving traffic. Of course, at rush hour you will be driving west into the blazing sun on many days.

The times are just estimates. You'll find that the online mapping services that I used to create these numbers often indicate that you'll get there in roughly 'a mile per minute'. I don't usually find that to be true. If I am driving a combination of highways and city streets, I usually leave an hour for every 50 miles, and longer if it is a major event where I expect traffic or parking problems.

The first set of cities, shown as white in the table, are in Maricopa County. The second set of cities, shown in light gray in the table, are in Pinal County and are considered part of the Greater Phoenix area. The third set of cities, shown in darker gray, are major destinations elsewhere in the State of Arizona.

The last set of places, in the darkest gray, are common driving destinations outside Arizona.

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Travel Times and Distances From Sun City, Arizona

From Sun City, Arizona to ...	Distance (miles)	Time (minutes)
Avondale	17	24
Buckeye	36	45
Carefree	29	43
Cave Creek	28	37
Chandler	55	59
Fountain Hills	40	51
Gila Bend	70	76
Gilbert	53	61
Glendale	10	19
Goodyear	20	26
Litchfield Park	16	28
Mesa	44	49
New River	26	29
Paradise Valley	31	40
Peoria	6	12
Phoenix	30	36
Queen Creek	67	78
Scottsdale	37	43
Sun City	NA	NA
Sun Lakes	52	59
Surprise	5	8
Tempe	36	41
Tolleson	15	21
Wickenburg	38	46
Apache Junction	60	69
Casa Grande	78	80
Florence	89	88
Maricopa	60	68
Superior	90	95
Bullhead City	204	205
Camp Verde	85	81
Cottonwood	98	99
Douglas	258	262
Flagstaff	138	128
Grand Canyon	221	213
Kingman	168	163
Lake Havasu City	203	205
Lake Powell	272	252
Nogales	203	191
Payson	103	109
Prescott	94	96
Sedona	111	112
Show Low	192	205
Sierra Vista	216	209
Tucson	147	144
Yuma	184	172
Disneyland, CA	359	327
Las Vegas, NV	269	265
Los Angeles, CA	376	341
Rocky Point, Mex*	213	252
San Diego, CA	360	335

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All mileage and time estimates were obtained from various online mapping services. Your time/distance may vary.