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How to get fromPalm Desert to Lompocby bus, train, car, plane, bus (Flixbus) or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)

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There are 7 ways to get from Palm Desert to Lompoc by bus, train, car, plane, bus (Flixbus), or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)

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  1. Bus, train

    best
    1. Take the bus from Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
    2. Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Santa Barbaratrain
    3. Take the bus from Santa Barbara Transit Center to Cypress Ave and I Stbus
    9h 53m

  2. Drive 268.9 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Palm Desert to Lompoccar268.9 mi
    4h 42m
    $50–71

  3. Bus, train via Fontana

    1. Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to Fontana Metrolink Transit Centerbus
    2. Take the train from Fontana to L.A. Union Stationtrain
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
    4. Take the bus from Pueblo at Castillo to Lompocbus
    11h 22m
    $102–214

  4. Fly, bus

    1. Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)planePSP - LAX
    2. Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
    3. Take the bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompocbus
    7h 46m
    $164–470

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to Los Angeles Downtownbus
    2. Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Mariabus
    3. Take the bus from Transit Center to Lompoc Transit Hubbus30
    11h 49m
    $64–126

  6. Bus via Los Angeles Airport (LAX)

    1. Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to Los Angeles Union StationbusGreyhound US1210 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Maria Airport, CAbus
    12h 18m
    $122–197

  7. Bus, train #2

    1. Take the bus from Palm Desert Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
    2. Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Guadalupe Amtrak Stationtrain
    3. Take the bus from Transit Center to Lompoc Transit Hubbus30
    12h 28m

Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration1h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket$43Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Palm Desert, CA, USA and Lompoc, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from Hwy 111 at San Luis Rey to Lompoc Transit Hub via Hwy 111 & Golf Center Pkwy, Indio Bus Station, Los Angeles Downtown, Los Angeles Union Station, Santa Maria, Cypress at N Nicholson, and Transit Center in around 11h 49m.

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