Flight Suggestions

We've gotten a few questions about the best airport to use for travel to Palm Springs so we figured posting our knowledge here would be a good way to go!



Palm Springs

First choice would definitely be Palm Springs. Takes the rental car totally out of the equation and you will completely avoid all traffic coming from LA, Orange County, and San Diego. Plus it's a historic, mid-century building! The downside is it's a small regional airport with a more limited flight schedule.

We've checked online and noticed that there are a number of flights that fly to LAX first and then out to PSP. This (at first) may seem silly and you might think, well we'll just fly to LA, get a car and drive out! We can assure you that even with an hour or so layover, flying from LA to the desert is faster. Especially if you're planning to drive east anytime after 2 pm. 35 minutes in the air vs. up to 4 hours (yes, it's taken us this long before) on the 10, in traffic.

Ontario

A most excellent option! Flying in to Ontario means you land 60 miles east of LA and you skip most of the traffic you'll encounter getting through downtown and the east LA communities. It's still another 70 miles to Palm springs from Ontario, but most of these will be traffic-free. Unless you land in the late afternoon on Friday.