The average bus between Santa Monica and Palm Desert takes 5h 31m and the fastest bus takes 5h 25m. The bus runs, on average, 6 times per week from Santa Monica 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 Monica and Palm Desert. 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 Palm Desert at 5:25 PM. All services require a transfer at Los Angeles Downtown and take an average of 5h 31m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Palm Desert. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica station and arriving at Palm Desert station via Cesar E Chavez / Vignes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 31m.
Santa Monica to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from 2nd / Broadway station.
Santa Monica to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at Indio Bus Station.
The distance between Santa Monica and Palm Desert is 198 km. The road distance is 258 km.
You can take a bus from 2nd / Broadway to Hwy 111 at San Luis Rey via Los Angeles Downtown, Indio Bus Station, and Hwy 111 at Golf Center Pkwy in around 6h 27m.
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