The average bus between Santa Clara and Palm Desert takes 16h 17m and the fastest bus takes 15h 1m. There is at least one bus per day from Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara and Palm Desert. The earliest departure is at 5:30 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Clara is at 5:41 AM which arrives into Palm Desert at 8:43 PM. All services require a transfer at San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound and take an average of 16h 17m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Clara to Palm Desert. However, there are services departing from Santa Clara station and arriving at Palm Desert station via Los Angeles Union Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 17m.
Santa Clara to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from San Jose Diridon Station.
Santa Clara to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at Indio Bus Station.
The distance between Santa Clara and Palm Desert is 646.2 km. The road distance is 774 km.
You can take a train from Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound to Hwy 111 at San Luis Rey via San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound, San Jose Diridon Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Indio Bus Station, and Hwy 111 at Golf Center Pkwy in around 12h 32m.
