There are 10 ways to get from Stockton to La Quinta by bus, plane, train, 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.
Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport
best- Take the bus from Stockton to Sacramentobus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane SMF - PSP
5h 12m$134–386Drive 462.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Stockton to La Quintacar 462.4 mi
7h 42m$85–122Bus
- Take the bus from Stockton to Huntington Parkbus Stockton
- Take the bus from Huntington Park to Indiobus Huntington Park / ...
10h 24m$102–167Train, bus
- Take the train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to San Jose Station Diridontrain Ace
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indiobus
17h 19m$184–430Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport
- Take the train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane SJC - PSP
5h 18m$322–915Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport
- Take the bus from Stockton to Dublin-Pleasanton Amtrak Stationbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane OAK - PSP
5h 1m$333–871Train, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport
- Take the train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane SFO - PSP
6h 26m$234–442Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane SJC - ONT
- Take the bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Stationbus
8h 25m$274–877Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Stockton to Sacramentobus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane SMF - ONT
- Take the bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Stationbus
8h 19m$251–878Bus via Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Stockton to Bakersfieldbus Sacramento
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Indiobus San José
12h 28m$88–130
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stockton to La Quinta is to drive which costs $80 - $130 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Stockton to La Quinta is to bus and fly which takes 5h 1m and costs $330 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Stockton to La Quinta. However, there are services departing from Stockton and arriving at Indio via Huntington Park. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 24m.
The distance between Stockton and La Quinta is 526 miles. The road distance is 465.1 miles.
The best way to get from Stockton to La Quinta without a car is to bus which takes 10h 24m and costs $100 - $170.
It takes approximately 5h 12m to get from Stockton to La Quinta, including transfers.
Stockton to La Quinta bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Stockton station.
Stockton to La Quinta bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Huntington Park station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stockton to La Quinta is 465 miles. It takes approximately 7h 42m to drive from Stockton to La Quinta.
There are 1420+ hotels available in La Quinta.
What companies run services between Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA, USA and La Quinta, Riverside County, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Stockton to La Quinta via Huntington Park and Indio in around 10h 24m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–310
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- Ace
Train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to San Jose Station Diridon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Website
- Ace
Train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- Ace
Train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- Ace
Train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- Ace
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Stockton to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Stockton to Dublin-Pleasanton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Stockton to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Stockton to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $70–95
Bus from Huntington Park to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $40–65
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $40–65
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Stockton to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $40–60
- Titanium
- $45–55
Bus from Huntington Park to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $16–28
- Titanium
- $17–29
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $15–28
- Titanium
- $17–28
Bus from Stockton to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $28–40
- Titanium
- $30–45
Bus from Bakersfield to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $30–45
- Titanium
- $30–45
- [email protected]
- Website
- CBX Cross Border Express
Bus from Huntington Park to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- CBX Cross Border Express
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- CBX Cross Border Express
- 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
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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