There are 5 ways to get from Lake Havasu City to Desert Hot Springs by car, bus, taxi, train, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus
best- Drive from Lake Havasu City to Main Street Park And Ridecar
- Take the bus from Main Street Park And Ride to Hwy 111 @ Flower SunLine Transfer Centerbus 6
6h 33m$27–34Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Lake Havasu City to Needles Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Needles Station to San Bernardinotrain
- Take the bus from San Bernardino Transit Center to Varner at Harry Oliverbus 10
12h 48m$209–327Drive 190.2 mi
- Drive from Lake Havasu City to Desert Hot Springscar 190.2 mi
3h 51m$35–51Shuttle to Harry Reid International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Havasu City, AZ to Harry Reid International
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane LAS - PSP
5h 18m$364–753Shuttle to Phoenix, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Havasu City, AZ to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane PHX - PSP
5h 23m$506–846
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lake Havasu City to Desert Hot Springs is to drive and bus which costs $26 - $35 and takes 6h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Havasu City to Desert Hot Springs is to drive which takes 3h 51m and costs $30 - $50.
The distance between Lake Havasu City and Desert Hot Springs is 220 miles. The road distance is 191.4 miles.
The best way to get from Lake Havasu City to Desert Hot Springs without a car is to taxi and train and bus which takes 12h 48m and costs $200 - $330.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Lake Havasu City to Desert Hot Springs, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lake Havasu City to Desert Hot Springs is 191 miles. It takes approximately 3h 51m to drive from Lake Havasu City to Desert Hot Springs.
There are 1314+ hotels available in Desert Hot Springs.
What companies run services between Lake Havasu City, AZ, USA and Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lake Havasu City to Desert Hot Springs. However, you can drive to Main Street Park And Ride, take the bus to Hwy 111 @ Flower SunLine Transfer Center, walk to Hwy 111 at Golf Center Pkwy, take the line 11 bus to Town Center & Hahn, walk to Town Center at Hahn, then take the line 5 bus to Palm at Buena Vista. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Needles Station, take the train to San Bernardino, walk to 2nd Street @ L Street, take the line 3 bus to San Bernardino Transit Center, take the bus to Varner at Harry Oliver, take the line 4 bus to El Cielo at Kirk Douglas, then take the line 2 bus to Palm at First St.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Needles Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Main Street Park And Ride to Hwy 111 @ Flower SunLine Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9
- Website
- Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency
- Schedules at
- Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency
- Phone
- +1 760-343-3451
- Website
- Sunline Transit
Bus from San Bernardino Transit Center to Varner at Harry Oliver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- Sunline Transit
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1
- Youth 5-17
- $1
- Adults 18-59
- $1
- Phone
- +1 928-854-5253
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vegas Airporter
Shuttle from Lake Havasu City, AZ to Harry Reid International
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–100
- Schedules at
- Vegas Airporter
- Phone
- +1-480-710-3441
- [email protected]
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Lake Havasu City, AZ to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $241
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $120–160
5 Dollar Holler Shuttle
- Phone
- +1-928-208-3376
- Website
- 5-dollar-holler.business.site
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