There are 4 ways to get from Anaheim to Thermal by bus (Amtrak), car, train, plane, taxi, or bus
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Bus, line 11 bus
best- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stopbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Town Center & Hahn to Coachella Transit Hubbus 11 / ...
4h 49mDrive 114.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Anaheim to Thermalcar 114.5 mi
2h 6m$21–31Train, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane LAX - PSP
- Take the taxi from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Thermaltaxi
3h 55m$147–422Train, bus
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Bernardinotrain Southwest Chief
- Take the bus from San Bernardino, CA to Indio, CAbus La
4h 56m$77–112
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Anaheim to Thermal is to drive which costs $20 - $30 and takes 2h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Anaheim to Thermal is to drive which takes 2h 6m and costs $20 - $30.
No, there is no direct bus from Anaheim station to Thermal. However, there are services departing from Fullerton Amtrak Station and arriving at Airport at Desert Cactus Dr. via Town Center & Hahn and Coachella Transit Hub. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 49m.
The distance between Anaheim and Thermal is 128 miles. The road distance is 115.2 miles.
The best way to get from Anaheim to Thermal without a car is to bus and line 11 bus which takes 4h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from Anaheim to Thermal, including transfers.
Anaheim to Thermal bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Fullerton Amtrak Station.
Anaheim to Thermal bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop station.
Yes, the driving distance between Anaheim to Thermal is 115 miles. It takes approximately 2h 6m to drive from Anaheim to Thermal.
There are 1033+ hotels available in Thermal.
What companies run services between Anaheim, CA, USA and Thermal, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Airport at Desert Cactus Dr. via Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop, Town Center & Hahn, and Coachella Transit Hub in around 4h 49m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $6–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 760-343-3451
- Website
- sunline.org
Bus from Town Center & Hahn to Coachella Transit Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- sunline.org
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1
- Youth 5-17
- $1
- Adults 18-59
- $1
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from San Bernardino, CA to Indio, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $27–40
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
Lucky 777 Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-660-9115
- Website
- lucky777cab.com
Desert City Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-328-3000
- Website
- desertcitycab.com
American Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-300-0000
Yellow Cab of the Desert
- Phone
- +1-7602-340-8294
- Website
- yellowcabofthedesert.com
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