The average bus between Joshua Tree National Park and Palm Desert takes 3h 7m and the fastest bus takes 3h 4m. There is at least one bus per day from Joshua Tree National Park 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 Joshua Tree National Park and Palm Desert. The earliest departure is at 10:56 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Joshua Tree National Park is at 5:56 PM which arrives into Palm Desert at 9:00 PM. All services require a transfer at 29 Palms Transit Center and take an average of 3h 7m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Joshua Tree National Park to Palm Desert. However, there are services departing from Joshua Tree National Park station and arriving at Palm Desert station via Palm Springs Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 7m.
Joshua Tree National Park to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Basin Transit, depart from 29 Palms Transit Center station.
Joshua Tree National Park to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Basin Transit, arrive at Varner at Harry Oliver station.
The distance between Joshua Tree National Park and Palm Desert is 47.1 km. The road distance is 131 km.
You can take a vehicle from 29 Palms Transit Center to Town Center at Hahn via 29 Palms Transit Center, Palm Springs Airport, El Cielo at Kirk Douglas, and Varner at Harry Oliver in around 4h 37m.
