The average bus between Joshua Tree National Park and Santa Barbara takes 29h 54m and the fastest bus takes 24h 14m. The bus runs, on average, 3 times per week from Joshua Tree National Park to Santa Barbara. 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 3 times a week between Joshua Tree National Park and Santa Barbara. 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 Santa Barbara at 11:10 AM. All services require a transfer at 29 Palms Transit Center and take an average of 29h 54m. 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 Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from 29 Palms Transit Center station and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop station via Palm Springs Airport station and Fullerton Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 54m.
Joshua Tree National Park to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Basin Transit, depart from 29 Palms Transit Center station.
Joshua Tree National Park to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
The distance between Joshua Tree National Park and Santa Barbara is 354.7 km. The road distance is 381 km.
You can take a vehicle from 29 Palms Transit Center to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via 29 Palms Transit Center, Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop, Fullerton Amtrak Station, Los Angeles, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 9h 33m.