The average bus between Joshua Tree National Park and Rancho Santa Margarita takes 16h 30m and the fastest bus takes 8h 35m. The bus runs, on average, 4 times per week from Joshua Tree National Park to Rancho Santa Margarita. 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 4 times a week between Joshua Tree National Park and Rancho Santa Margarita. 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 Rancho Santa Margarita at 1:17 PM. All services require a transfer at 29 Palms Transit Center and take an average of 16h 30m. 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 Rancho Santa Margarita. However, there are services departing from Joshua Tree National Park station and arriving at Rancho Santa Margarita station via Palm Springs Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 30m.
Joshua Tree National Park to Rancho Santa Margarita bus services, operated by Basin Transit, depart from 29 Palms Transit Center station.
Joshua Tree National Park to Rancho Santa Margarita bus services, operated by Basin Transit, arrive at Fullerton Amtrak Station.
The distance between Joshua Tree National Park and Rancho Santa Margarita is 159.5 km. The road distance is 291 km.
You can take a vehicle from 29 Palms Transit Center to Santa Margarita-Avd Empresa via 29 Palms Transit Center, Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop, Fullerton Amtrak Station, Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1, Harbor-East Shuttle Area, and Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 4 in around 7h 33m.
