The average bus between Santa Ana Airport (SNA) and Palm Desert takes 8h 14m and the fastest bus takes 4h 48m. The bus runs, on average, 6 times per week from Santa Ana Airport (SNA) 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 6 times a week between Santa Ana Airport (SNA) and Palm Desert. The earliest departure is at 2:52 PM in the afternoon, and the last departure from Santa Ana Airport (SNA) is at 6:11 PM which arrives into Palm Desert at 7:40 PM. All services require a transfer at Macarthur-Harbor and take an average of 8h 14m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Ana Airport (SNA) to Palm Desert. However, there are services departing from Santa Ana Airport (SNA) station and arriving at Palm Desert station via Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 14m.
Santa Ana Airport (SNA) to Palm Desert bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from Harbor-Macarthur station.
Santa Ana Airport (SNA) to Palm Desert bus services, operated by OCTA, arrive at Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop station.
The distance between Santa Ana Airport (SNA) and Palm Desert is 137.3 km. The road distance is 198 km.
You can take a bus from Airport-Arrival Terminal to Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop via Macarthur-Harbor, Harbor-Macarthur, Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2, and Fullerton Amtrak Station in around 5h 18m.
