The average bus between Sun City and Palm Desert takes 5h 25m and the fastest bus takes 4h 15m. The bus service runs several times per day from Sun City 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 3 times a day between Sun City and Palm Desert. The earliest departure is at 5:52 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Sun City is at 2:50 PM which arrives into Palm Desert at 9:18 PM. All services require a transfer at Gilmore + Devonshire Hemet Mall and take an average of 5h 25m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.




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No, there is no direct bus from Sun City to Palm Desert. However, there are services departing from Sun City station and arriving at Palm Desert station via Gilmore + Devonshire Hemet Mall. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 25m.
Sun City to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Riverside Transit Agency, depart from Sun City Blvd. + Cherry Hills station.
Sun City to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Riverside Transit Agency, arrive at Fred Waring at Monterey station.
The distance between Sun City and Palm Desert is 75.9 km. The road distance is 137 km.
You can take a bus from Sun City Blvd. + Cherry Hills to Fred Waring at Monterey via Gilmore + Devonshire Hemet Mall, Mt. San Jacinto College San Jacinto, Second + Commerce, 2nd at Commerce, and Varner at Harry Oliver in around 5h 17m.