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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

    best
    1. Take the train from Mountain View Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)planeSFO - PSP
    3. Take the taxi from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Joshua Treetaxi
    4h 10m
    $168–488

  2. Drive 457.9 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Mountain View to Joshua Treecar457.9 mi
    7h 58m
    $84–121

  3. Bus, train, taxi

    1. Take the bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Stationbus
    2. Take the train from Los Angeles to Palm Springs Amtraktrain
    3. Take the taxi from Palm Springs Amtrak to Joshua Treetaxi
    11h 49m
    $166–210

  4. Train, taxi

    1. Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
    2. Take the train from Los Angeles to Palm Springs Amtraktrain
    3. Take the taxi from Palm Springs Amtrak to Joshua Treetaxi
    16h 19m
    $213–306

  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)planeSJC - PSP
    2. Take the taxi from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Joshua Treetaxi
    4h 5m
    $172–548

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

    1. Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway
    2. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)planeOAK - PSP
    3. Take the taxi from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Joshua Treetaxi
    4h 59m
    $164–504

  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)planeSJC - ONT
    2. Take the train from Ontario Amtrak to Palm Springs Amtraktrain
    3. Take the taxi from Palm Springs Amtrak to Joshua Treetaxi
    6h 58m
    $176–580

  8. Bus, taxi

    1. Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Palm Springs Northbus
    3. Take the taxi from Palm Springs North to Joshua Treetaxi
    12h 36m
    $152–310

  9. Bus, drive

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

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

Calendar91Weekly Planes
Duration1h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket$56Cheapest 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 train to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound, walk to Santa Clara Transit Center, take the line 22 bus to Tully & King, walk to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich, take the bus to Chinatown Station, walk to Main / College, take the line 76 bus to Alameda / Los Angeles, walk to Los Angeles, take the train to Palm Springs Amtrak, then take the taxi to Joshua Tree.

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