There are 4 ways to get from Lake Havasu City to Joshua Tree by shuttle, bus, car, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle, bus, drive
best- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Havasu City, AZ to Kingman, AZ
- Take the bus from Kingman, AZ to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to Valley Blvd - Bloomingtonbus
- Take the bus from Bloomington to Indiobus
- Drive from Indio to Joshua Treecar
11h 11m$178–254Drive 163 mi
cheapest- Drive from Lake Havasu City to Joshua Treecar 163 mi
3h 14m$30–43Taxi, 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
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus 12 / ...
14h 56m$218–336Shuttle, train, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Havasu City, AZ to Kingman, AZ
- Take the train from Kingman Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus 12 / ...
16h 40m$215–372
Lake Havasu City to Joshua Tree by shuttle, foot, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lake Havasu City to Joshua Tree is to drive which costs $29 - $45 and takes 3h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Havasu City to Joshua Tree is to drive which takes 3h 14m and costs $29 - $45.
The distance between Lake Havasu City and Joshua Tree is 520 miles. The road distance is 164 miles.
The best way to get from Lake Havasu City to Joshua Tree without a car is to taxi and train and bus which takes 14h 56m and costs $210 - $340.
It takes approximately 11h 11m to get from Lake Havasu City to Joshua Tree, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lake Havasu City to Joshua Tree is 164 miles. It takes approximately 3h 14m to drive from Lake Havasu City to Joshua Tree.
There are 640+ hotels available in Joshua Tree.
What companies run services between Lake Havasu City, AZ, USA and Joshua Tree, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lake Havasu City to Joshua Tree. However, you can take the shuttle to Kingman, AZ, walk to Kingman, AZ, take the bus to Las Vegas, take the bus to Valley Blvd - Bloomington, take the bus to Indio, then drive to Joshua Tree. 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, walk to Palm Springs Airport, take the bus to Yucca Valley Transit Center, then take the line 1 bus to Hwy 62 & Park Blvd.
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Needles Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kingman Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 928-854-5253
- [email protected]
- Website
- vegasairporter.com
Shuttle from Lake Havasu City, AZ to Kingman, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–80
- Schedules at
- vegasairporter.com
Shuttle from Lake Havasu City, AZ to Kingman, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–80
- Schedules at
- vegasairporter.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Kingman, AZ to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $35–60
Bus from Las Vegas to Valley Blvd - Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $55–80
Bus from Bloomington to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $30–55
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Bloomington to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–23
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $9–23
- Titanium
- $10–23
- Phone
- +1 760-343-3451
- Website
- sunline.org
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.org
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1
- Youth 5-17
- $1
- Adults 18-59
- $1
- Phone
- 760 366 2395
- [email protected]
- Website
- basin-transit.com
Bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://basin-transit.com/
Bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://basin-transit.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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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