The average bus between Palo Alto and Palm Desert takes 16h 56m and the fastest bus takes 15h 37m. There is at least one bus per day from Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto and Palm Desert. The earliest departure is at 4:51 AM at night, and the last departure from Palo Alto is at 5:05 AM which arrives into Palm Desert at 8:43 PM. All services require a transfer at Tully & King and take an average of 16h 56m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Palo Alto to Palm Desert. However, there are services departing from Palo Alto station and arriving at Palm Desert station via Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 56m.
Palo Alto to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich station.
Palo Alto to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at Indio Bus Station.
The distance between Palo Alto and Palm Desert is 665.3 km. The road distance is 801 km.
You can take a bus from El Camino & Churchill to Hwy 111 at San Luis Rey via Tully & King, San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, Chinatown Station, Union Station - Metro A-Line, Los Angeles Union Station, Indio Bus Station, and Hwy 111 at Golf Center Pkwy in around 12h 43m.
