The average bus between Palm Desert and Santa Ana takes 7h 58m and the fastest bus takes 4h 5m. There is at least one bus per day from Palm Desert to Santa Ana. 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 Santa Ana. 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 Santa Ana at 11:20 AM. All services require a transfer at Fullerton Amtrak Station and take an average of 7h 58m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Palm Desert to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Palm Desert station and arriving at Santa Ana station via Fullerton Amtrak Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 58m.
Palm Desert to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop station.
Palm Desert to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Fullerton Amtrak Station.
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The distance between Palm Desert and Santa Ana is 137.9 km. The road distance is 185 km.
Amtrak operates a bus from Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station once daily. Tickets cost $35–55 and the journey takes 2h 50m.
