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How to get fromWalnut Creek to Joshua Treeby subway, plane, taxi, bus, train or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Walnut Creek to Joshua Tree by subway, plane, taxi, bus, train, or car

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  1. BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, taxi

    best
    1. Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)planeSFO - PSP
    3. Take the taxi from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Joshua Treetaxi
    4h 33m
    $172–495

  2. Drive 470 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Walnut Creek to Joshua Treecar470 mi
    8h 3m
    $86–124

  3. BART, bus, train, taxi

    1. Take the subway from MacArthur to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
    2. Take the bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Stationbus
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to Palm Springs Stationtrain
    4. Take the taxi from Palm Springs Station to Joshua Treetaxi
    12h 46m
    $169–239

  4. Train, taxi

    1. Take the train from Martinez to Los Angelestrain
    2. Take the train from Los Angeles to Palm Springs Stationtrain
    3. Take the taxi from Palm Springs Station to Joshua Treetaxi
    19h 8m
    $175–282

  5. Fly Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, taxi

    1. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)planeOAK - PSP
    2. Take the taxi from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Joshua Treetaxi
    4h 14m
    $171–520

  6. BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, train, taxi

    1. Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)planeSFO - ONT
    3. Take the train from Ontario Amtrak to Palm Springs Stationtrain
    4. Take the taxi from Palm Springs Station to Joshua Treetaxi
    7h 24m
    $171–527

  7. Bus, taxi

    1. Take the bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Downtownbus
    2. Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Palm Springs Northbus
    3. Take the taxi from Palm Springs North to Joshua Treetaxi
    13h 30m
    $158–270

  8. BART, bus, drive

    1. Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
    2. Take the bus from San Jose to Indiobus
    3. Drive from Indio to Joshua Treecar
    14h 54m
    $110–152

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights

Calendar55Weekly Planes
Duration1h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket$59Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Walnut Creek, CA, USA and Joshua Tree, CA, USA?

There is no direct connection from Walnut Creek to Joshua Tree. However, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP), then take the taxi to Joshua Tree. Alternatively, you can take the subway to MacArthur, take the subway to Berryessa / North San Jose, walk to Berryessa BART, take the line 77 bus to King & Tully, walk to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich, take the bus to Chinatown Station, walk to Main / College, take the line 76 bus to Alameda / Los Angeles, walk to Los Angeles, take the train to Palm Springs Station, then take the taxi to Joshua Tree.

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