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The average bus between Malibu and Palm Desert takes 6h 55m and the fastest bus takes 6h 50m. There is at least one bus per day from Malibu 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 Malibu and Palm Desert. The earliest departure is at 9:35 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Malibu is at 10:33 AM which arrives into Palm Desert at 5:25 PM. All services require a transfer at Santa Monica / 4th and take an average of 6h 55m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Malibu to Palm Desert. However, there are services departing from 5th / Santa Monica station and arriving at Indio Bus Station via Cesar E Chavez / Vignes station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 55m.
Malibu to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from 5th / Santa Monica station.
Malibu to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Indio Bus Station.
The distance between Malibu and Palm Desert is 216.3 km. The road distance is 239 km.
You can take a bus from Civic Center / Webb to Hwy 111 at San Luis Rey via Santa Monica / 4th, 5th / Santa Monica, Los Angeles Downtown, Indio Bus Station, and Hwy 111 at Golf Center Pkwy in around 7h 22m.
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