There are 11 ways to get from Napa to Joshua Tree by bus, plane, car, train, subway, or taxi
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, bus
best- Take the bus from Redwood Park & Ride, B1 to El Cerrito Del Norte Stationbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane OAK - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus
7h 38m$81–471Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Redwood Park & Ride, B1 to El Cerrito Del Norte Stationbus
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane SFO - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus
8h 5m$68–367Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Redwood Park & Ride, B1 to El Cerrito Del Norte Stationbus 29
- Take the bus from Richmond to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Drive from Indio Bus Station to Joshua Treecar
15h 51m$84–144Train, drive
- Take the train from Martinez to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to San Bernardino - Downtowntrain
- Drive from Redlands - University to Joshua Treecar
21h 14m$173–364Drive 504.7 mi
- Drive from Napa to Joshua Treecar 504.7 mi
8h 44m$93–133Bus, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport
- Take the bus from Redwood Park & Ride, B1 to El Cerrito Del Norte Stationbus
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane SJC - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus
8h 45m$97–577Bus to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane STS - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus
8h 17m$113–554Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane SMF - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus
9h 10m$105–592Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Redwood Park & Ride, B1 to El Cerrito Del Norte Stationbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane OAK - ONT
- Take the bus from San Bernardino Transit Center to Varner at Harry Oliverbus
- Take the taxi from Varner at Harry Oliver to Joshua Treetaxi
9h 56m$205–594BART, bus, drive
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Indiobus
- Drive from Indio to Joshua Treecar
17h 13m$81–123Bus, train
- Take the bus from Napa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Los Angelestrain
- 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 12 / ...
23h 7m$188–394
Napa to Joshua Tree by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Napa to Joshua Tree is to BART and bus and drive which costs $80 - $130 and takes 17h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Napa to Joshua Tree is to bus and fly which takes 7h 38m and costs $80 - $480.
The distance between Napa and Joshua Tree is 511 miles. The road distance is 507.6 miles.
The best way to get from Napa to Joshua Tree without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 7m and costs $180 - $400.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Napa to Joshua Tree, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Napa to Joshua Tree is 508 miles. It takes approximately 8h 44m to drive from Napa to Joshua Tree.
There are 584+ hotels available in Joshua Tree.
What companies run services between Napa, CA, USA and Joshua Tree, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Napa to Joshua Tree. However, you can take the bus to El Cerrito Del Norte Station, walk to El Cerrito Del Norte, take the subway to Coliseum, walk to Coliseum - OAC, take the subway to Oakland International Airport Station, walk to Oakland International Airport (OAK) 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 a bus from Redwood Park & Ride, B1 to Joshua Tree via El Cerrito Del Norte Station, El Cerrito Del Norte, Richmond, Richmond, Los Angeles Downtown, and Indio Bus Station in around 15h 51m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to San Bernardino - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707 251 2800
- Website
- vinetransit.com
Bus from Redwood Park & Ride, B1 to El Cerrito Del Norte Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- https://vinetransit.com/
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Phone
- +1 760-343-3451
- Website
- sunline.org
Bus from San Bernardino Transit Center to Varner at Harry Oliver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- sunline.org
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1
- Youth 5-17
- $1
- Adults 18-59
- $1
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $90–120
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $55–85
- Titanium
- $65–75
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Napa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $130–170
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
Yellow Cab of the Desert
- Phone
- +1-7602-340-8294
- Website
- yellowcabofthedesert.com
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