There are 11 ways to get from Petaluma to Joshua Tree by bus, plane, car, 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 Oakland International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Petaluma 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
7h 26m$91–492Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Petaluma 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 29m$81–412Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Petaluma Blvd S & F St to Mission St & Fremont Stbus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Drive from Indio Bus Station to Joshua Treecar
16h$92–186Bus, Caltrain, train, drive
- Take the bus from Petaluma Blvd S & F St to Battery St & Sacramento Stbus 164 / ...
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to San Bernardino - Downtowntrain
- Drive from Redlands - University to Joshua Treecar
19h 45m$145–293Drive 517.1 mi
- Drive from Petaluma to Joshua Treecar 517.1 mi
8h 59m$95–137Bus 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
6h 35m$96–492Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, bus, drive
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane OAK - ONT
- Take the bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Drive from Indio Bus Station to Joshua Treecar
8h 37m$147–608Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Petaluma to San Francisco Airportbus
- 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
9h 9m$136–597Bus, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez 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 55m$106–542Bus, BART, drive
- Take the bus from Petaluma Blvd S & F St to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Indiobus
- Drive from Indio to Joshua Treecar
16h 22m$117–162Bus
- Take the bus from Petaluma Blvd S & F St 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 44m$107–198
Petaluma to Joshua Tree by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Petaluma to Joshua Tree is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 8h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Petaluma to Joshua Tree is to bus and fly which takes 6h 35m and costs $95 - $500.
The distance between Petaluma and Joshua Tree is 509 miles. The road distance is 520.1 miles.
The best way to get from Petaluma to Joshua Tree without a car is to bus which takes 19h 44m and costs $100 - $200.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Petaluma to Joshua Tree, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Petaluma to Joshua Tree is 520 miles. It takes approximately 8h 59m to drive from Petaluma to Joshua Tree.
There are 651+ hotels available in Joshua Tree.
What companies run services between Petaluma, CA, USA and Joshua Tree, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Petaluma Blvd S & F St 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 44m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–490
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Martinez to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- 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 Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Petaluma to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
Bus from Petaluma to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
Bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
- 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 Petaluma Blvd S & F St to Mission St & Fremont St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $8–12
Bus from Petaluma Blvd S & F St to Battery St & Sacramento St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $8–12
Bus from Petaluma Blvd S & F St to Mission St & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $8–12
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 Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Petaluma to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- 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
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $55–80
- Titanium
- $60–70
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
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