There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Joshua Tree by plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane MEL - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus
25h 30m$675–2,430Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MEL - LAX
- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus
25h 28m$397–1,199Fly to Ontario International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane MEL - ONT
- Take the bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Drive from Indio Bus Station to Joshua Treecar
25h 57m$782–2,605Fly to San Bernardino International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Bernardino International Airport (SBD)plane MEL - SBD
- Take the bus from San Bernardino to Casino Morongobus
- Take the taxi from Casino Morongo to Joshua Treetaxi
27h 52m$653–1,896Fly to Imperial County Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Imperial County Airport (IPL)plane MEL - IPL
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Drive from Indio Bus Station to Joshua Treecar
22h 56m$471–1,567
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Joshua Tree is to fly and bus which costs $390 - $1,200 and takes 25h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Joshua Tree is to fly and bus and drive which takes 22h 56m and costs $470 - $1,600.
The distance between Melbourne and Joshua Tree is 8115 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 30m to get from Melbourne to Joshua Tree, including transfers.
Joshua Tree is 17h behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:33 PM in Melbourne and 9:33 PM in Joshua Tree.
There are 1146+ hotels available in Joshua Tree.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Joshua Tree, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Joshua Tree. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP), walk to Palm Springs Airport, take the bus to Yucca Valley Transit Center, then take the line 1 bus to Hwy 62 & Park Blvd. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Ontario International Airport (ONT), walk to Ontario Airport @ Terminal 2, take the line 380 bus to Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink, walk to Rancho Cucamonga, take the train to Fontana, walk to Fontana Metrolink Transit Center, take the bus to Indio Bus Station, then drive to Joshua Tree.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- iflysouthern.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Imperial County Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Imperial County Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Imperial County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Imperial County Airport via San Francisco, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–750
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Bernardino International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Bernardino International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Bernardino International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Phone
- 760 366 2395
- comments@basin-transit.com
- Website
- basin-transit.com
Bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://basin-transit.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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (951) 769-8530
- Website
- beaumontca.gov
Bus from San Bernardino to Casino Morongo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- beaumontca.gov
- Fixed Route
- $2
- Commuter Link 125
- $4
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $140–170
Yellow Cab of Riverside
- Phone
- +1-877-321-8294
- Website
- yellowcabhemet.com
Road Runner Car Service
- Phone
- +1 760-660-9115
- Website
- roadrunnercarservice.com
Desert City Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-328-3000
- Website
- desertcitycab.com
American Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-300-0000
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