The average bus between Garden Grove and Palm Desert takes 5h 10m and the fastest bus takes 3h 17m. There is at least one bus per day from Garden Grove 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 Garden Grove and Palm Desert. The earliest departure is at 1:20 AM at night, and the last departure from Garden Grove is at 4:23 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 5h 10m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Garden Grove to Palm Desert. However, there are services departing from Garden Grove station and arriving at Palm Desert station via Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 10m.
Garden Grove to Palm Desert bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from Fullerton Amtrak Station.
Garden Grove to Palm Desert bus services, operated by OCTA, arrive at Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop station.
The distance between Garden Grove and Palm Desert is 144.8 km. The road distance is 176 km.
Amtrak operates a bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop once daily. Tickets cost $35–50 and the journey takes 2h 40m.