The average bus between Santa Monica and Cathedral City takes 6h 13m and the fastest bus takes 6h 5m. The bus runs, on average, 6 times per week from Santa Monica to Cathedral City. 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 Monica and Cathedral City. The earliest departure is at 11:49 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Monica is at 12:00 PM which arrives into Cathedral City at 6:32 PM. All services require a transfer at Little Tokyo / Arts District Station and take an average of 6h 13m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Cathedral City. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica station and arriving at Cathedral City station via Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 13m.
Santa Monica to Cathedral City bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from Fullerton Amtrak Station.
Santa Monica to Cathedral City bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop station.
The distance between Santa Monica and Cathedral City is 188.9 km. The road distance is 264 km.
Amtrak operates a bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop once daily, and the journey takes 2h 40m.