The average bus between Palm Desert and Rancho Santa Margarita takes 8h 21m and the fastest bus takes 5h 35m. There is at least one bus per day from Palm Desert 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 once daily between Palm Desert and Rancho Santa Margarita. 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 Rancho Santa Margarita at 12:50 PM. All services require a transfer at Fullerton Amtrak Station and take an average of 8h 21m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Palm Desert to Rancho Santa Margarita. However, there are services departing from Palm Desert station and arriving at Rancho Santa Margarita station via Fullerton Amtrak Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 21m.
Palm Desert to Rancho Santa Margarita bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop station.
Palm Desert to Rancho Santa Margarita bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Santa Margarita-Avd Empresa station.
The distance between Palm Desert and Rancho Santa Margarita is 113.8 km. The road distance is 224 km.
You can take a bus from Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop to Santa Margarita-Avd Empresa via Fullerton Amtrak Station, Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1, Harbor-East Shuttle Area, and Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 4 in around 5h 45m.
