There are 2 ways to get from Sun City to Palm Desert by bus or car
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Line 74 bus, line 44 bus, line 31 bus, bus, line 14 bus
best- Take the bus from Sun City Blvd. + Cherry Hills to Gilmore + Devonshire Hemet Mallbus 74
- Take the bus from Gilmore + Devonshire Hemet Mall to Mt. San Jacinto College San Jacintobus 44
- Take the bus from Mt. San Jacinto College San Jacinto to Second + Commercebus 31
- Take the bus from 2nd at Commerce to Varner at Harry Oliverbus 10
- Take the bus from Varner at Harry Oliver to Fred Waring at Montereybus 14
5h 17m$4–8Drive 70 mi
- Drive from Sun City to Palm Desertcar 70 mi
1h 18m$13–19
Sun City to Palm Desert by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sun City to Palm Desert is to line 74 bus and line 44 bus and line 31 bus and bus and line 14 bus which costs $4 - $9 and takes 5h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Sun City to Palm Desert is to drive which takes 1h 18m and costs $12 - $19.
No, there is no direct bus from Sun City to Palm Desert. However, there are services departing from Sun City Blvd. + Cherry Hills and arriving at Fred Waring at Monterey via Gilmore + Devonshire Hemet Mall, Mt. San Jacinto College San Jacinto, 2nd at Commerce and Varner at Harry Oliver. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 17m.
The distance between Sun City and Palm Desert is 85 miles. The road distance is 70.4 miles.
The best way to get from Sun City to Palm Desert without a car is to line 74 bus and line 44 bus and line 31 bus and bus and line 14 bus which takes 5h 17m and costs $4 - $9.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Sun City to Palm Desert, including transfers.
Sun City to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Riverside Transit Agency, depart from Sun City Blvd. + Cherry Hills station.
Sun City to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Riverside Transit Agency, arrive at Gilmore + Devonshire Hemet Mall station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sun City to Palm Desert is 70 miles. It takes approximately 1h 18m to drive from Sun City to Palm Desert.
There are 1691+ hotels available in Palm Desert.
What companies run services between Sun City, CA, USA and Palm Desert, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Sun City Blvd. + Cherry Hills to Fred Waring at Monterey via Gilmore + Devonshire Hemet Mall, Mt. San Jacinto College San Jacinto, Second + Commerce, 2nd at Commerce, and Varner at Harry Oliver in around 5h 17m.
- Phone
- +1 (951) 565-5002
- Website
- Riverside Transit Agency
Bus from Sun City Blvd. + Cherry Hills to Gilmore + Devonshire Hemet Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Riverside Transit Agency
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1–2
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1–2
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–3
Bus from Gilmore + Devonshire Hemet Mall to Mt. San Jacinto College San Jacinto
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Riverside Transit Agency
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–2
Bus from Mt. San Jacinto College San Jacinto to Second + Commerce
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Riverside Transit Agency
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–2
- Phone
- +1 760-343-3451
- Website
- Sunline Transit
Bus from 2nd at Commerce to Varner at Harry Oliver
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- 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
Bus from Varner at Harry Oliver to Fred Waring at Monterey
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- Sunline Transit
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1
- Youth 5-17
- $1
- Adults 18-59
- $1
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