On the one hand shuttle access is easy and smooth.
On the other hand it is a mile from the terminus and four hours from the nearest transit hub.
Of note, the official guidebook discusses shuttle access from the north and south to every one of the over forty sections.
For a sample:
https://calendly.com/findingtruenorthconcierge/azt-shuttle-to-southern-terminus
$69 a hiker.
It is a four hour trip.
https://aztrail.org/explore/shuttles/ —contact information for shuttle services from the AZTA.
GABRIELLE
(520-900-2345) Shuttling by appointment. Pricing is $100 for 1 person or $120/vehicle for 2-4 people to or from Coronado National Memorial Visitor Center and Tucson. Local transport when available to and from the AZT from Sahuarita Road Trailhead to Tiger Mine Trailhead. Phone/text/WhatsApp communications only.
And there are trail angels who also shuttle.