The average bus between Costa Mesa and Palm Desert takes 6h 23m and the fastest bus takes 4h 25m. There is at least one bus per day from Costa Mesa to Palm Desert. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run once daily between Costa Mesa and Palm Desert. The earliest departure is at 12:27 AM at night, and the last departure from Costa Mesa is at 3:15 PM which arrives into Palm Desert at 7:40 PM. All services require a transfer at Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2 and take an average of 6h 23m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Costa Mesa to Palm Desert. However, there are services departing from Costa Mesa station and arriving at Palm Desert station via Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 23m.
Costa Mesa to Palm Desert bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from Harbor-Bernard station.
Costa Mesa to Palm Desert bus services, operated by OCTA, arrive at Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop station.
The distance between Costa Mesa and Palm Desert is 142.9 km. The road distance is 195 km.
You can take a bus from Harbor-Bernard to Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop via Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2 and Fullerton Amtrak Station in around 5h 12m.
