There are 4 ways to get from Joshua Tree to Surprise by car, bus, or plane
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Drive, bus
best- Drive from Joshua Tree to Indiocar
- Take the bus from Indio to Phoenixbus Huntington Park / ...
5h 26m$81–113Drive, bus via Thelda Williams TC
cheapest- Drive from Joshua Tree to Indiocar
- Take the bus from Indio to Phoenixbus Huntington Park / ...
7h 41m$38–60Drive 277 mi
- Drive from Joshua Tree to Surprisecar 277 mi
4h 59m$51–73Bus, fly, line 571 bus
- Take the bus from Hwy 62 & Park Blvd to Palm Springs Airportbus
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Phoenix (PHX)plane PSP - PHX
- Take the bus from Central Av & Van Buren St to Thunderbird Rd & Primrosebus
6h 4m$89–514
Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Phoenix (PHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Joshua Tree to Surprise is to drive and bus via Thelda Williams TC which costs $35 - $65 and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Joshua Tree to Surprise is to drive which takes 4h 59m and costs $50 - $75.
The distance between Joshua Tree and Surprise is 314 miles. The road distance is 278.7 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Joshua Tree to Surprise, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Joshua Tree to Surprise is 279 miles. It takes approximately 4h 59m to drive from Joshua Tree to Surprise.
There are 597+ hotels available in Surprise.
What companies run services between Joshua Tree, CA, USA and Surprise, AZ, USA?
There is no direct connection from Joshua Tree to Surprise. However, you can drive to Indio, take the bus to Phoenix, then take the taxi to Surprise. Alternatively, you can drive from Joshua Tree to Surprise in around 4h 59m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–490
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Indio to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Indio to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $27–40
- Titanium
- $30–45
- 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
- $14–20
- Website
- https://basin-transit.com/
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- csr@valleymetro.org
- Website
- valleymetro.org
Bus from Central Av & Van Buren St to Thunderbird Rd & Primrose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.org
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