The average bus between Thermal and Palm Desert takes 1h 30m and the fastest bus takes 1h 4m. There is a bus service every few hours from Thermal 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 hourly between Thermal and Palm Desert. The earliest departure is at 6:08 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Thermal is at 10:09 PM which arrives into Palm Desert at 5:45 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 1h 30m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Thermal to Palm Desert. However, there are services departing from Thermal station and arriving at Palm Desert station via Coachella Transit Hub. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 30m.
Thermal to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Sunline Transit, depart from Airport @ Palm St station.
Thermal to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Sunline Transit, arrive at Hwy 111 at San Luis Rey station.
The distance between Thermal and Palm Desert is 23.8 km. The road distance is 30 km.
You can take a bus from Airport @ Palm St to Hwy 111 at San Luis Rey via Coachella Transit Hub in around 1h 19m.