The average bus between Santa Cruz and Joshua Tree National Park takes 32h 30m and the fastest bus takes 25h 54m. The bus runs, on average, 3 times per week from Santa Cruz to Joshua Tree National Park. 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 3 times a week between Santa Cruz and Joshua Tree National Park. The earliest departure is at 1:40 PM in the afternoon, and the last departure from Santa Cruz is at 10:25 PM which arrives into Joshua Tree National Park at 3:34 PM. All services require a transfer at Diridon Station and take an average of 32h 30m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Joshua Tree National Park. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz station and arriving at Joshua Tree National Park station via Diridon Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 30m.
Santa Cruz to Joshua Tree National Park bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Joshua Tree National Park bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at 29 Palms Transit Center station.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Joshua Tree National Park is 653.5 km. The road distance is 873 km.
You can take a bus from Front to 29 Palms Transit Center via Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Los Angeles, Fullerton Amtrak Station, Palm Springs Airport, and 29 Palms Transit Center in around 16h 9m.
