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How to get fromMountain View to Joshua Treeby train, plane, taxi, bus, car or subway

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There are 9 ways to get from Mountain View to Joshua Tree by train, plane, taxi, bus, car, or subway

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  1. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, taxi

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    1. Take the train from Mountain View Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane plane SFO - PSP
    3. Take the taxi from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Joshua Treetaxi taxi
    4h 13m
    $173–538

  2. Drive 457.9 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Mountain View to Joshua Treecar car 457.9 mi
    8h 2m
    $84–121

  3. Bus, taxi

    1. Take the bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Palm Springs Northbus bus
    3. Take the taxi from Palm Springs North to Joshua Treetaxi taxi
    11h 33m
    $160–217

  4. Train, taxi

    1. Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain train
    2. Take the train from Los Angeles to Palm Springs Stationtrain train
    3. Take the taxi from Palm Springs Station to Joshua Treetaxi taxi
    16h 19m
    $194–316

  5. Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, taxi

    1. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane plane SJC - PSP
    2. Take the taxi from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Joshua Treetaxi taxi
    3h 52m
    $187–688

  6. BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, taxi

    1. Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway subway
    2. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane plane OAK - PSP
    3. Take the taxi from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Joshua Treetaxi taxi
    5h
    $178–584

  7. Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ontario International Airport, train, taxi

    1. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane plane SJC - ONT
    2. Take the train from Ontario Amtrak to Palm Springs Stationtrain train
    3. Take the taxi from Palm Springs Station to Joshua Treetaxi taxi
    6h 45m
    $189–650

  8. Bus, train, taxi

    1. Take the bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Los Angeles to Palm Springs Stationtrain train
    3. Take the taxi from Palm Springs Station to Joshua Treetaxi taxi
    11h 49m
    $167–210

  9. Bus, drive

    1. Take the bus from San Jose to Indiobus bus San José
    2. Drive from Indio to Joshua Treecar car
    14h 16m
    $102–139

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights

Calendar59Weekly Planes
Duration1h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket$61Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA and Joshua Tree, CA, USA?

There is no direct connection from Mountain View to Joshua Tree. However, you can take the train to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound, walk to Millbrae, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP), then take the taxi to Joshua Tree. Alternatively, you can take the line 22 bus to Tully & King, walk to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich, take the bus to Chinatown Station, walk to Chinatown Station, take the vehicle to Union Station - Metro A-Line, walk to Los Angeles Union Station, take the bus to Palm Springs North, then take the taxi to Joshua Tree.

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