There are 9 ways to get from Baltimore Airport (BWI) to Palm Desert by plane, subway, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
best- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane BWI - PSP
7h 24m$242–820Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane IAD - PSP
9h 23m$209–723Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Stationbus
2d 13h$394–805Train, bus via Washington
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stopbus
2d 19h$979–2,605Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport, bus
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane BWI - ONT
- Take the bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Stationbus
11h 28m$260–880Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BWI - LAX
- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stopbus
11h 27m$282–714Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BWI - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stopbus
12h 44m$423–655Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stopbus
3d 3h$1,037–2,202Drive 2,510 mi
- Drive from Baltimore Airport (BWI) to Palm Desertcar 2,510 mi
41h 26m$459–662
Baltimore Airport (BWI) to Palm Desert by bus and foot (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Baltimore Airport (BWI) to Palm Desert is to subway and fly which costs $200 - $750 and takes 9h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Baltimore Airport (BWI) to Palm Desert is to fly which takes 7h 24m and costs $240 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Baltimore Airport (BWI) to Palm Desert. However, there are services departing from BWI SOUTHWEST AIRLINES eb LOWER LEVEL and arriving at Hwy 111 at San Luis Rey via Baltimore Downtown Bus Station, Harrisburg Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Hwy 111 at Golf Center Pkwy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Baltimore Airport (BWI) and Palm Desert is 2250 miles. The road distance is 2524.7 miles.
The best way to get from Baltimore Airport (BWI) to Palm Desert without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $390 - $850.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Baltimore Airport (BWI) to Palm Desert, including transfers.
Baltimore Airport (BWI) to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station.
The best way to get from Baltimore Airport (BWI) to Palm Desert is to fly which takes 7h 24m and costs $240 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $390 - $850 and takes 2 days 13h.
Baltimore Airport (BWI) to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Harrisburg Bus Station.
Palm Desert is 3h behind Baltimore Airport (BWI). It is currently 10:03 PM in Baltimore Airport (BWI) and 7:03 PM in Palm Desert.
What companies run services between Baltimore Airport (BWI), USA and Palm Desert, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from BWI SOUTHWEST AIRLINES eb LOWER LEVEL to Hwy 111 at San Luis Rey via HAINES ST & WARNER ST eb, Baltimore Downtown Bus Station, Harrisburg Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indio Bus Station, and Hwy 111 at Golf Center Pkwy in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
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Yes, the driving distance between Baltimore Airport (BWI) to Palm Desert is 2525 miles. It takes approximately 41h 26m to drive from Baltimore Airport (BWI) to Palm Desert.
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