There are 7 ways to get from Indianapolis to Joshua Tree by plane, taxi, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Palm Springs International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane IND - PSP
- Take the taxi from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Joshua Treetaxi
8h 36m$292–982Bus, drive (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union 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
42h 1m$243–465Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardinotrain
- Take the bus from San Bernardino to Palm Springs Northbus
- Take the taxi from Palm Springs North to Joshua Treetaxi
2d 2h$360–742Drive 1,952 mi
- Drive from Indianapolis to Joshua Treecar 1,952 mi
30h 46m$357–515Fly to Ontario International Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane IND - ONT
- Take the train from Ontario Amtrak to Palm Springs Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Palm Springs Station to Joshua Treetaxi
11h 44m$317–1,090Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane IND - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Palm Springs Northbus
- Take the taxi from Palm Springs North to Joshua Treetaxi
11h 40m$279–731Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Palm Springs Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Palm Springs Station to Joshua Treetaxi
2d 19h$320–1,164
Indianapolis (IND) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Joshua Tree is to bus and drive which costs $240 - $470 and takes 42h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Joshua Tree is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 36m and costs $290 - $1,000.
The distance between Indianapolis and Joshua Tree is 1775 miles. The road distance is 1963.4 miles.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Joshua Tree without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 2 days 2h and costs $360 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Indianapolis to Joshua Tree, including transfers.
Joshua Tree is 3h behind Indianapolis. It is currently 10:30 AM in Indianapolis and 7:30 AM in Joshua Tree.
Yes, the driving distance between Indianapolis to Joshua Tree is 1963 miles. It takes approximately 30h 46m to drive from Indianapolis to Joshua Tree.
There are 651+ hotels available in Joshua Tree.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Joshua Tree, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Indianapolis to Joshua Tree. However, you can take the line 8 bus to Indianapolis Airport, walk to Indianapolis (IND) airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP), then take the taxi to Joshua Tree. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Joshua Tree via St Louis Bus Station and Indio Bus Station in around 42h 1m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ontario Amtrak to Palm Springs Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Palm Springs Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–400
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Bernardino to Palm Springs North
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $8–85
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Palm Springs North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $85–130
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
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
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
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
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
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