There are 8 ways to get from Joshua Tree to Marfa by car, bus, train, taxi, plane, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus
best- Drive from Joshua Tree to Indio, CAcar
- Take the bus from Indio, CA to El Pasobus Cbx
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Fort Stocktonbus
- Take the bus from Ft Stockton to Marfa, TXbus
20h 11m$152ā263Drive, bus to Phoenix, fly to Midland International Airport, bus
cheapest- Drive from Joshua Tree to Indio, CAcar
- Take the bus from Indio, CA to Phoenixbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Midland International Airport (MAF)plane PHX - MAF
- Take the bus from Midland/Odessa Airport to Marfa, TXbus
13h 46m$151ā505Drive, train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Drive from Joshua Tree to Redlands - Universitycar
- Take the train from Pomona Amtrak to Alpine Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Alpine Amtrak Station to Marfataxi
25h 13m$366ā733Drive 876.4 mi
- Drive from Joshua Tree to Marfacar 876.4 mi
15h 24m$160ā231Bus
- Take the bus from Hwy 62 & Park Blvd to Palm Springs Airportbus 15
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Fort Stocktonbus
- Take the bus from Ft Stockton to Marfa, TXbus
23h 33m$214ā326Bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to El Paso International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Hwy 62 & Park Blvd to Palm Springs Airportbus
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane PSP - ELP
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Fort Stocktonbus
- Take the bus from Ft Stockton to Marfa, TXbus
16h 30m$209ā772Drive, bus, bus to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to Midland International Airport
- Drive from Joshua Tree to Indio, CAcar
- Take the bus from Indio, CA to San Bernardino, CAbus
- Take the bus from San Bernardino to Las Vegas, NVbus
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Midland International Airport (MAF)plane LAS - MAF
- Take the bus from Midland/Odessa Airport to Marfa, TXbus
16h 37m$183ā510Bus, train to Tijuana International Airport, fly to General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport
- Take the bus from Hwy 62 & Park Blvd to Palm Springs Airportbus
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport (CUU)plane TIJ - CUU
- Take the bus from Chihuahua - Juan Pablo II to Marfabus
17h 39m$153ā350
Phoenix (PHX) to Midland International Airport (MAF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Joshua Tree to Marfa is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 15h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Joshua Tree to Marfa is to drive and bus and fly which takes 13h 46m and costs $150 - $550.
The distance between Joshua Tree and Marfa is 1068 miles. The road distance is 881.5 miles.
The best way to get from Joshua Tree to Marfa without a car is to bus which takes 23h 33m and costs $210 - $330.
It takes approximately 20h 11m to get from Joshua Tree to Marfa, including transfers.
Marfa is 2h ahead of Joshua Tree. It is currently 6:49 PM in Joshua Tree and 8:49 PM in Marfa.
Yes, the driving distance between Joshua Tree to Marfa is 881 miles. It takes approximately 15h 24m to drive from Joshua Tree to Marfa.
There are 68+ hotels available in Marfa.
What companies run services between Joshua Tree, CA, USA and Marfa, TX, USA?
You can take a bus from Hwy 62 & Park Blvd to Marfa, TX via Palm Springs Airport, Town Center & Hahn, Hwy 111 & Golf Center Pkwy, Indio Bus Station, El Paso, El Paso Bus Station, and Ft Stockton in around 23h 33m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Midland International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100ā490
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110ā650
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170ā800
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200ā900
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Midland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60ā330
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Midland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85ā400
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Midland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95ā430
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Midland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60ā370
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100ā600
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210ā950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170ā800
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230ā1,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70ā210
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280ā1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pomona Amtrak to Alpine Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $270ā600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27ā60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Indio, CA to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95ā140
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
Bus from Indio, CA to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40ā65
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
Bus from Indio, CA to San Bernardino, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22ā35
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Indio, CA to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85ā120
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $85ā120
Bus from Indio, CA to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45ā65
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $45ā65
Bus from Indio, CA to San Bernardino, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28ā40
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $28ā40
Bus from San Bernardino to Las Vegas, NV
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40ā60
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $40ā60
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from El Paso Bus Station to Fort Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35ā75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-848-4728
- sales@allaboardamerica.com
- Website
- allaboardamerica.com
Bus from Ft Stockton to Marfa, TX
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23ā35
- Schedules at
- allaboardamerica.com
- General Passenger
- $23ā35
Bus from Midland/Odessa Airport to Marfa, TX
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40ā55
- Schedules at
- allaboardamerica.com
- General Passenger
- $40ā55
- Phone
- 760 366 2395
- comments@basin-transit.com
- Website
- basin-transit.com
Bus from Hwy 62 & Park Blvd to Palm Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14ā20
- Website
- https://basin-transit.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100ā140
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28ā45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 817-704-8506
- info@noroesteusa.com
- Website
- noroesteusa.com
Bus from Chihuahua - Juan Pablo II to Marfa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5ā7
- Book at
- noroesteusa.com
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Estimated price
- $70ā90
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