There are 9 ways to get from Novato to Joshua Tree by bus, plane, car, taxi, train, subway, or bus (Greyhound, Amtrak)
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 San Francisco International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- 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
7h 53m$92–382Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & Fremont Stbus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Huntington Parkbus
- Take the bus from Huntington Park to Indiobus
- Drive from Indio to Joshua Treecar
16h 30m$111–219Taxi, train, drive
- Take the taxi from Novato to Emeryvilletaxi
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to San Bernardino - Downtowntrain
- Drive from Redlands - University to Joshua Treecar
18h 2m$265–459Drive 508.5 mi
- Drive from Novato to Joshua Treecar 508.5 mi
8h 45m$93–135Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- 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
8h 1m$105–525Bus, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd Stbus
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street 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 52m$107–583Bus 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
7h 47m$111–541Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, bus, taxi
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- 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
10h 18m$229–658Bus
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & Fremont Stbus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- 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 / ...
19h 31m$107–206
Novato to Joshua Tree by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Novato to Joshua Tree is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Novato to Joshua Tree is to bus and fly which takes 7h 47m and costs $110 - $550.
The distance between Novato and Joshua Tree is 504 miles. The road distance is 511.5 miles.
The best way to get from Novato to Joshua Tree without a car is to bus which takes 19h 31m and costs $100 - $210.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Novato to Joshua Tree, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Novato to Joshua Tree is 511 miles. It takes approximately 8h 45m to drive from Novato to Joshua Tree.
There are 181+ hotels available in Joshua Tree.
What companies run services between Novato, CA, USA and Joshua Tree, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Hwy 62 & Park Blvd via San Francisco Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, L.A. Union Station, Fullerton, Fullerton Amtrak Station, Palm Springs Airport, and Yucca Valley Transit Center in around 19h 31m.
- Website
- southwest.com
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
- $65–390
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
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
- $55–340
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- 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 Montgomery Street to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- 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
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & Fremont St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $7–11
Bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $7–11
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Huntington Park to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $40–65
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Huntington Park to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $15–28
- Titanium
- $17–29
Bus from Huntington Park to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $100–170
Vallejo City Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 707-643-3333
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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