The average bus between Palm Desert and Costa Mesa takes 8h 18m and the fastest bus takes 4h 29m. There is at least one bus per day from Palm Desert to Costa Mesa. 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 Palm Desert and Costa Mesa. The earliest departure is at 7:15 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Palm Desert is at 7:15 AM which arrives into Costa Mesa at 11:45 AM. All services require a transfer at Fullerton Amtrak Station and take an average of 8h 18m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Palm Desert to Costa Mesa. However, there are services departing from Palm Desert station and arriving at Costa Mesa station via Fullerton Amtrak Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 18m.
Palm Desert to Costa Mesa bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop station.
Palm Desert to Costa Mesa bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Harbor-19Th station.
The distance between Palm Desert and Costa Mesa is 142.9 km. The road distance is 195 km.
You can take a bus from Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop to Harbor-19Th via Fullerton Amtrak Station and Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 in around 4h 31m.
