There are 10 ways to get from Philadelphia to Joshua Tree by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane PHL - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus
12h 7m$308–1,313Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- 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
12h 27m$252–1,525Bus, drive (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus 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 11h$437–846Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardinotrain
- Drive from San Bernardino to Joshua Treecar
2d 16h$801–1,855Drive 2,592 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Joshua Treecar 2,592 mi
41h 45m$473–684Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- 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 46m$256–1,006Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, bus, drive
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane BWI - ONT
- Take the bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Drive from Indio Bus Station to Joshua Treecar
12h 36m$364–1,338Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Phoenix, bus, drive
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Phoenix (PHX)plane PHL - PHX
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Indio, CAbus
- Drive from Indio, CA to Joshua Treecar
13h 57m$494–984Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardinotrain
- Take the bus from San Bernardino, CA to Indio, CAbus
- Drive from Indio, CA to Joshua Treecar
2d 18h$702–1,555Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from 30th Street 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
3d 23h$1,028–2,296
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Joshua Tree is to bus and drive which costs $430 - $850 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Joshua Tree is to train and fly and bus which takes 11h 46m and costs $250 - $1,100.
The distance between Philadelphia and Joshua Tree is 2359 miles. The road distance is 2607.1 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 7m to get from Philadelphia to Joshua Tree, including transfers.
Joshua Tree is 3h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 9:03 PM in Philadelphia and 6:03 PM in Joshua Tree.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Joshua Tree is 2607 miles. It takes approximately 41h 45m to drive from Philadelphia to Joshua Tree.
There are 664+ hotels available in Joshua Tree.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Joshua Tree, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Philadelphia to Joshua Tree. However, you can take the train to Airport Terminal A, walk to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) 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 Philadelphia Bus Station to Joshua Tree via St Louis Bus Station and Indio Bus Station in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Phoenix via Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Phoenix via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Phoenix via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Phoenix via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Phoenix via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Phoenix via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $14–240
- Business Class
- $60–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–450
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- 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
- $700–1,600
- 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 Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- 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
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Phoenix to Indio, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $45–65
Bus from San Bernardino, CA to Indio, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $27–40
Bus from Phoenix to Indio, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
Bus from San Bernardino, CA to Indio, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- 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
- Adult One way
- $35–60
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