The average bus between Santa Cruz and Palm Desert takes 14h 44m and the fastest bus takes 14h 23m. The bus service runs several times per day from Santa Cruz 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 twice daily between Santa Cruz and Palm Desert. The earliest departure is at 7:20 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Cruz is at 10:25 PM which arrives into Palm Desert at 12:49 PM. All services require a transfer at Diridon Station and take an average of 14h 44m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Palm Desert. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz station and arriving at Palm Desert station via Diridon Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 44m.
Santa Cruz to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Indio Bus Station.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Palm Desert is 627.2 km. The road distance is 819 km.
You can take a bus from Front to Hwy 111 at San Luis Rey via Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Indio Bus Station, and Hwy 111 at Golf Center Pkwy in around 13h 15m.
