There are 8 ways to get from New York to Joshua Tree by plane, taxi, bus, car, 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.
Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)EWR - PSP
- Take the taxi from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Joshua Tree
8h 34m$310–957Bus, drive (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Drive from Indio Bus Station to Joshua Tree
2d 12h$229–588Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Take the bus from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center to Palm Springs North
- Take the taxi from Palm Springs North to Joshua Tree
2d 17h$424–1,160Drive 2,653.3 mi
- Drive from New York to Joshua Tree2,653.3 mi
43h 3m$485–700Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, taxi
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)JFK - PSP
- Take the taxi from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Joshua Tree
8h 33m$314–998Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)JFK - ONT
- Take the train from Ontario Amtrak to Palm Springs Station
- Take the taxi from Palm Springs Station to Joshua Tree
11h 35m$299–995Train, taxi
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Palm Springs Station
- Take the taxi from Palm Springs Station to Joshua Tree
3d 11h$428–1,343Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from New York City Chinatown to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Palm Springs Station
- Take the taxi from Palm Springs Station to Joshua Tree
3d 13h$391–991
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New York to Joshua Tree is to bus and drive which costs $220 - $600 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from New York to Joshua Tree is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 33m and costs $310 - $1,000.
The distance between New York and Joshua Tree is 2417 miles. The road distance is 2668.8 miles.
The best way to get from New York to Joshua Tree without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 2 days 17h and costs $420 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from New York to Joshua Tree, including transfers.
Joshua Tree is 3h behind New York. It is currently 6:08 AM in New York and 3:08 AM in Joshua Tree.
Yes, the driving distance between New York to Joshua Tree is 2669 miles. It takes approximately 43h 3m to drive from New York to Joshua Tree.
There are 650+ hotels available in Joshua Tree.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Joshua Tree, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from New York to Joshua Tree. However, you can take the train to Newark Airport Railroad Station, walk to Newark Airport Amtrak, take the vehicle to Terminal B, walk to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP), then take the taxi to Joshua Tree. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Joshua Tree via St Louis Bus Station and Indio Bus Station in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $180–550
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $270–600
- Business - advance purchase
- $380–1,500
- Business Class
- $500–1,300
Train from Ontario Amtrak to Palm Springs Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $17–28
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $8–65
- Business - advance purchase
- $12–90
- Business Class
- $20–170
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Palm Springs Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $210–650
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $330–700
- Business - advance purchase
- $460–1,800
- Business Class
- $600–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center to Palm Springs North
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $8–85
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $85–130
Lucky 777 Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-660-9115
- Website
- lucky777cab.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
Lucky 777 Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-660-9115
- Website
- lucky777cab.com
Desert City Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-328-3000
- Website
- desertcitycab.com
American Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-300-0000
Lucky 777 Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-660-9115
- Website
- lucky777cab.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
Lucky 777 Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-660-9115
- Website
- lucky777cab.com
Desert City Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-328-3000
- Website
- desertcitycab.com
American Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-300-0000
Lucky 777 Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-660-9115
- Website
- lucky777cab.com
Desert City Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-328-3000
- Website
- desertcitycab.com
American Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-300-0000
Lucky 777 Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-660-9115
- Website
- lucky777cab.com
Desert City Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-328-3000
- Website
- desertcitycab.com
American Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-300-0000
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