The bus between Palm Springs and Santa Monica takes 14h 57m. There is at least one bus per day from Palm Springs to Santa Monica. 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 Springs and Santa Monica. The earliest departure is at 2:20 PM in the afternoon, and the last departure from Palm Springs is at 2:20 PM which arrives into Santa Monica at 5:18 AM. All services require a transfer at Fullerton Amtrak Station and take an average of 14h 57m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Palm Springs to Santa Monica. However, there are services departing from Palm Springs station and arriving at Santa Monica station via Fullerton Amtrak Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 57m.
Palm Springs to Santa Monica bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Palm Springs Amtrak Bus Stop station.
Palm Springs to Santa Monica bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at 5th / Santa Monica station.
The distance between Palm Springs and Santa Monica is 180.8 km. The road distance is 221 km.
You can take a bus from Palm Springs Amtrak Bus Stop to 5th / Santa Monica via Fullerton Amtrak Station, Los Angeles, and Patsaouras Transit Plaza in around 6h 1m.
