There are 8 ways to get from Newark to Joshua Tree by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane EWR - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus
11h 7m$197–865Bus, drive (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Drive from Indio Bus Station to Joshua Treecar
2d 12h$460–858Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardinotrain
- Drive from San Bernardino to Joshua Treecar
2d 17h$702–1,612Drive 2,642.5 mi
- Drive from Newark to Joshua Treecar 2,642.5 mi
42h 57m$483–697Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane JFK - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus
11h 28m$201–839Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane JFK - ONT
- Take the bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Drive from Indio Bus Station to Joshua Treecar
12h 39m$292–1,055Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Yuma County Area Transit to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Drive from Indio Bus Station to Joshua Treecar
3d 15h$688–1,536Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pomona Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 285 S East End Ave - Pomona to Indiobus
- Drive from Indio to Joshua Treecar
4d 1h$899–2,053
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newark to Joshua Tree is to fly and bus which costs $200 - $850 and takes 11h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Newark to Joshua Tree is to fly and bus which takes 11h 7m and costs $190 - $900.
The distance between Newark and Joshua Tree is 2411 miles. The road distance is 2657.9 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 7m to get from Newark to Joshua Tree, including transfers.
Joshua Tree is 3h behind Newark. It is currently 1:07 AM in Newark and 10:07 PM in Joshua Tree.
Yes, the driving distance between Newark to Joshua Tree is 2658 miles. It takes approximately 42h 57m to drive from Newark to Joshua Tree.
There are 651+ hotels available in Joshua Tree.
What companies run services between Newark, NJ, USA and Joshua Tree, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Newark to Joshua Tree. However, you can take the line 62 bus to Terminal B, walk to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) 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 Newark Penn Station 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 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
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
- $7–17
- 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
- $200–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $480–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Pomona Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Yuma County Area Transit to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from 285 S East End Ave - Pomona to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
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