There are 8 ways to get from Boston to Joshua Tree by plane, bus, train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane BOS - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus
10h 51m$242–1,003Fly Boston Logan Airport to Phoenix, bus, drive
cheapest- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Phoenix (PHX)plane BOS - PHX
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Indio, CAbus
- Drive from Indio, CA to Joshua Treecar
12h 58m$215–779Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardinotrain
- Drive from San Bernardino to Joshua Treecar
2d 18h$898–1,933Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Boston to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Drive from Indio Bus Station to Joshua Treecar
2d 19h$483–954Drive 2,860.7 mi
- Drive from Boston to Joshua Treecar 2,860.7 mi
47h 9m$523–755Fly Boston Logan Airport to Ontario International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane BOS - 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
13h 18m$366–1,131Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane PVD - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus
14h 1m$265–1,126Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Boston to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Yuma County Area Transit to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Drive from Indio Bus Station to Joshua Treecar
3d 18h$818–1,797
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Joshua Tree is to fly and bus and drive which costs $210 - $800 and takes 12h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Joshua Tree is to fly and bus which takes 10h 51m and costs $240 - $1,000.
The distance between Boston and Joshua Tree is 2564 miles. The road distance is 2877.4 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 51m to get from Boston to Joshua Tree, including transfers.
Joshua Tree is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 10:38 AM in Boston and 7:38 AM in Joshua Tree.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Joshua Tree is 2877 miles. It takes approximately 47h 9m to drive from Boston to Joshua Tree.
There are 350+ hotels available in Joshua Tree.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Joshua Tree, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Boston to Joshua Tree. However, you can 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 a train from Boston to Joshua Tree via Chicago Union Station and San Bernardino in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ontario International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Phoenix via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Phoenix via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Phoenix via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,700
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,700
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $9–16
- Phone
- 760 366 2395
- comments@basin-transit.com
- 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
- https://basin-transit.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Yuma County Area Transit to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 760-343-3451
- Website
- sunline.org
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.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 Phoenix to Indio, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $45–65
Bus from Phoenix to Indio, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Road Runner Car Service
- Phone
- +1 760-660-9115
- Website
- roadrunnercarservice.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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