There are 6 ways to get from Yellowstone National Park to Joshua Tree by car, plane, bus, taxi, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Jackson Hole Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
best- Drive from Yellowstone National Park to Jackson-Airport-JACcar
- Fly from Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane JAC - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus
9h 58m$151–733Taxi, bus, drive
- Take the taxi from Yellowstone National Park to West Yellowstone, MTtaxi
- Take the bus from West Yellowstone, MT to Rexburg, IDbus
- Take the bus from Rexburg, ID - AmericInn to Ogden, UTbus
- Take the bus from Ogden, UT 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
24h 59m$348–524Drive 966.7 mi
- Drive from Yellowstone National Park to Joshua Treecar 966.7 mi
15h 54m$171–247Shuttle to Gallatin Field Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Old Faithful Historic District to Bozeman Airport
- Fly from Gallatin Field Airport (BZN) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane BZN - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus
12h 24m$470–750Drive to Jackson Hole Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, bus, taxi
- Drive from Yellowstone National Park to Jackson-Airport-JACcar
- Fly from Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane JAC - ONT
- Take the bus from San Bernardino Transit Center to Varner at Harry Oliverbus
- Take the taxi from Varner at Harry Oliver to Joshua Treetaxi
12h 19m$265–856Taxi, bus, bus to Idaho Falls, fly to Palm Springs International Airport
- Take the taxi from Yellowstone National Park to West Yellowstone, MTtaxi
- Take the bus from West Yellowstone, MT to Rexburg, IDbus
- Take the bus from Rexburg, ID - AmericInn to Idaho Falls,IDbus
- Fly from Idaho Falls (IDA) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane IDA - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus
12h 49m$244–685
Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Yellowstone National Park to Joshua Tree is to drive which costs $170 - $250 and takes 15h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Yellowstone National Park to Joshua Tree is to drive and fly and bus which takes 9h 58m and costs $150 - $750.
The distance between Yellowstone National Park and Joshua Tree is 876 miles. The road distance is 972.3 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 58m to get from Yellowstone National Park to Joshua Tree, including transfers.
Joshua Tree is 1h behind Yellowstone National Park. It is currently 1:15 AM in Yellowstone National Park and 12:15 AM in Joshua Tree.
Yes, the driving distance between Yellowstone National Park to Joshua Tree is 972 miles. It takes approximately 15h 54m to drive from Yellowstone National Park to Joshua Tree.
There are 614+ hotels available in Joshua Tree.
What companies run services between Yellowstone National Park, WY, USA and Joshua Tree, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Yellowstone National Park to Joshua Tree. However, you can drive to Jackson-Airport-JAC airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP), walk to Palm Springs Airport, take the bus to Yucca Valley Transit Center, then take the line 1 bus to Hwy 62 & Park Blvd. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to West Yellowstone, MT, take the bus to Rexburg, ID, take the bus to Ogden, UT, take the bus to Las Vegas, take the bus to Valley Blvd - Bloomington, take the bus to Indio, then drive to Joshua Tree.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Idaho Falls to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Idaho Falls to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Ontario International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Idaho Falls to Palm Springs International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Idaho Falls to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Idaho Falls to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- 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
- 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
- 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
- basin-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from West Yellowstone, MT to Rexburg, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Rexburg, ID - AmericInn to Ogden, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from West Yellowstone, MT to Rexburg, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Rexburg, ID - AmericInn to Idaho Falls,ID
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Ogden, UT to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $85–120
Bus from Las Vegas to Valley Blvd - Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $55–80
Bus from Bloomington to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- 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
- $8–21
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $8–21
- Titanium
- $9–21
- Phone
- +1 406.600.8408
- [email protected]
- Website
- Old Faithful and Friends
Shuttle from Old Faithful Historic District to Bozeman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $400
- Schedules at
- Old Faithful and Friends
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $130–170
American Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-300-0000
Desert City Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-328-3000
- Website
- desertcitycab.com
Road Runner Car Service
- Phone
- +1 760-660-9115
- Website
- roadrunnercarservice.com
Yellow Cab of the Desert
- Phone
- +1-7602-340-8294
- Website
- yellowcabofthedesert.com
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