There are 5 ways to get from Los Angeles to Joshua Tree National Park by bus, train 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.
Recommended option
Bus, travel • 2h 45m
Cheapest option
Train, bus • 5h 10m
3 alternative options
Bus, travel via Indio • 2h 56m
Bus, travel via Los Angeles Downtown • 3h 10m
Fly, travel • 3h 46m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Joshua Tree National Park is to train and bus which costs $35 - $75 and takes 5h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Joshua Tree National Park is to train and bus which takes 5h 10m and costs $35 - $75.
The distance between Los Angeles and Joshua Tree National Park is 149 miles.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Joshua Tree National Park without a car is to bus and travel which takes 2h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 45m to get from Los Angeles to Joshua Tree National Park, including transfers.
- Distance: 149.3 miles
- Duration: 2h 45m
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Joshua Tree National Park, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Los Angeles to Joshua Tree National Park. However, you can take the bus to Indio Bus Station then take the travel to Joshua Tree National Park. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Indio then take the travel to Joshua Tree National Park.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Indio/Palm Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $850
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L. A. Union Station station to San Bernardino - Downtown station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11 - $35
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- children 5 and under with a paid adult
- $0
- Senior / Disabled / Medicare
- $5 - $23
- Student / Youth 6-18
- $8 - $24
Greyhound is a leading bus company based in Dallas, Texas, serving over 3800 destinations across North America, Mexico and Canada. Greyhound carries around 18 million passengers a year who travel 5.4 billion miles (8.6 billion km) a year on their fleet of around 1700 vehicles. For travel flexibility, you can board or get off a Greyhound bus at official Greyhound stations, partner stations and curbside stops. There are around 230 Greyhound stations across the US where you can both catch your bus and buy tickets, that are also available on the official website and via the mobile app.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14 - $50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12 - $55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $12 - $55
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12 - $55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $12 - $55
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14 - $26
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- centelusa@hotmail.com
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indio, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- sales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from San Bernardino, CA to Indio, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26 - $40
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $26 - $40
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