There are 8 ways to get from Davis to Palm Desert by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, subway, or bus (Flixbus, Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from 5th St at G St. to Terminal Abus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane SMF - PSP
3h 57m$127–613Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US0810 / ...
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1000 / ...
14h 22m$72–142Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Davis to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stopbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
19h 15mDrive 513.8 mi
- Drive from Davis to Palm Desertcar 513.8 mi
8h 32m$94–136Train to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Davis to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane OAK - PSP
4h 41m$145–542Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Davis to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane SFO - PSP
5h 21m$138–480Bus via Greenfield
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stopbus
17h 4mTrain, bus via Fontana
- Take the train from Davis to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Fontanatrain
- Take the bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Stationbus
20h 12m$125–182
Davis to Palm Desert by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Davis to Palm Desert is to bus which costs $70 - $150 and takes 14h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Davis to Palm Desert is to bus and fly which takes 3h 57m and costs $120 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Davis to Palm Desert. However, there are services departing from 5th St at G St. and arriving at Hwy 111 at San Luis Rey via 8Th St & K St, Sacramento Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Hwy 111 at Golf Center Pkwy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 22m.
The distance between Davis and Palm Desert is 481 miles. The road distance is 516.8 miles.
The best way to get from Davis to Palm Desert without a car is to bus which takes 14h 22m and costs $70 - $150.
It takes approximately 3h 57m to get from Davis to Palm Desert, including transfers.
Davis to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Sacramento Bus Station.
Davis to Palm Desert bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Davis to Palm Desert is 517 miles. It takes approximately 8h 32m to drive from Davis to Palm Desert.
There are 2385+ hotels available in Palm Desert.
What companies run services between Davis, CA, USA and Palm Desert, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from 5th St at G St. to Hwy 111 at San Luis Rey via J St. at 8th St., 8Th St & K St, Richards Blvd & Sequoia Pacific Blvd, Sacramento Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Indio Bus Station, and Hwy 111 at Golf Center Pkwy in around 14h 22m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–380
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Davis to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Davis to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Davis to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Fontana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 530-666-2877
- Website
- yolobus.com
Bus from 5th St at G St. to Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- yolobus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Bakersfield to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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