There are 8 ways to get from Carpinteria to Twentynine Palms by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus, drive
best- Take the train from Carpinteria Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Station
- Drive from Indio Bus Station to Twentynine Palms
7h 11m$62–101Bus, drive via Thousand Oaks
cheapest- Take the bus from Pacific View Mall to Thousand Oaks Transit Center50
- Take the bus from TOCTC Park & Ride to Flower St & 7th St422 / ...
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Indio
- Drive from Indio to Twentynine Palms
10h 47m$32–59Train, bus, drive via Fontana
- Take the train from Carpinteria Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Fontana
- Take the bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Station
- Drive from Indio Bus Station to Twentynine Palms
8h 54m$94–118Drive 224.8 mi
- Drive from Carpinteria to Twentynine Palms224.8 mi
4h 4m$41–60Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, drive
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)SBA - PSP
- Drive from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Twentynine Palms
6h 10m$62–370Train, bus, drive via Los Angeles
- Take the train from Carpinteria Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Indio Bus Station
- Drive from Indio Bus Station to Twentynine Palms
7h 38m$62–96Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Station
- Drive from Indio Bus Station to Twentynine Palms
7h 47m$53–119Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly, drive
- Take the train from Carpinteria Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)LAX - PSP
- Drive from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Twentynine Palms
6h 34m$77–302
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carpinteria to Twentynine Palms is to bus and drive via Thousand Oaks which costs $30 - $60 and takes 10h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Carpinteria to Twentynine Palms is to drive which takes 4h 4m and costs $40 - $60.
The distance between Carpinteria and Twentynine Palms is 288 miles. The road distance is 226.1 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Carpinteria to Twentynine Palms, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Carpinteria to Twentynine Palms is 226 miles. It takes approximately 4h 4m to drive from Carpinteria to Twentynine Palms.
There are 323+ hotels available in Twentynine Palms.
What companies run services between Carpinteria, CA, USA and Twentynine Palms, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Carpinteria to Twentynine Palms. However, you can take the train to Los Angeles, walk to Los Angeles Union Station, take the bus to Indio Bus Station, then drive to Twentynine Palms. Alternatively, you can take a train from Carpinteria Amtrak to Twentynine Palms via Los Angeles, L.A. Union Station, Fontana, Fontana Metrolink Transit Center, and Indio Bus Station in around 8h 54m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–250
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Carpinteria Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Fontana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $9–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (800) 438-1112
- ridercomments@goventura.org
- Website
- goventura.org
Bus from Pacific View Mall to Thousand Oaks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Schedules at
- https://www.goventura.org
- Phone
- +1 213-808-2273
- Website
- ladottransit.com
Bus from TOCTC Park & Ride to Flower St & 7th St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- https://www.ladottransit.com/
- Adult
- $4–5
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $13–25
- Titanium
- $15–26
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