There are 8 ways to get from Modesto to Desert Hot Springs by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus), car, subway, 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.
Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport
best- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)OAK - PSP
5h 4m$107–436Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Modesto to Huntington ParkStockton
- Take the bus from Huntington Park to Palm Springs NorthFlixBus 2054
10h 19m$72–161Drive 417.1 mi
- Drive from Modesto to Desert Hot Springs417.1 mi
7h 2m$77–110Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)SFO - PSP
5h 57m$112–418Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)SMF - PSP
5h 56m$139–549Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport
- Take the train from Lathrop Station to Santa Clara Station
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)SJC - PSP
6h 29m$122–486Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)OAK - ONT
- Take the train from Ontario Amtrak to Palm Springs Station
8h 7m$111–474Bus, train
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union StationGreyhound US0810 / ...
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Palm Springs StationTexas Eagle / ...
11h 13m$97–215
Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modesto to Desert Hot Springs is to drive which costs $75 - $110 and takes 7h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Modesto to Desert Hot Springs is to bus and fly which takes 5h 4m and costs $100 - $440.
The distance between Modesto and Desert Hot Springs is 510 miles. The road distance is 419.5 miles.
The best way to get from Modesto to Desert Hot Springs without a car is to bus which takes 10h 19m and costs $70 - $170.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Modesto to Desert Hot Springs, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Modesto to Desert Hot Springs is 420 miles. It takes approximately 7h 2m to drive from Modesto to Desert Hot Springs.
There are 1407+ hotels available in Desert Hot Springs.
What companies run services between Modesto, CA, USA and Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Modesto to Desert Hot Springs via Huntington Park and Palm Springs North in around 10h 19m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Lathrop Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://acerail.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ontario Amtrak to Palm Springs Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Palm Springs Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Modesto to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Modesto to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $30–50
- Titanium
- $35–50
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Huntington Park to Palm Springs North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $15–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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