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Distance from Santa Maria to Palm Desert

Distance between Santa Maria and Palm Desert is 397 kilometers (247 miles).
Driving distance from Santa Maria to Palm Desert is 455 kilometers (283 miles).

air 397 km
air 247 miles
car 455 km
car 283 miles

Distance Map Between Santa Maria and Palm Desert

Santa Maria, Sacramento, United StatesPalm Desert, Sacramento, United States = 247 miles = 397 km.

How far is it between Santa Maria and Palm Desert

Santa Maria is located in United States with (34.953,-120.4357) coordinates and Palm Desert is located in United States with (33.7222,-116.3745) coordinates. The calculated flying distance from Santa Maria to Palm Desert is equal to 247 miles which is equal to 397 km.

If you want to go by car, the driving distance between Santa Maria and Palm Desert is 454.82 km. If you ride your car with an average speed of 112 kilometers/hour (70 miles/h), travel time will be 04 hours 03 minutes. Please check the avg. speed travel time table on the right for various options.
Difference between fly and go by a car is 58 km.

City/PlaceLatitude and LongitudeGPS Coordinates
Santa Maria 34.953, -120.4357 34° 57´ 10.9080'' N
120° 26´ 8.5920'' W
Palm Desert 33.7222, -116.3745 33° 43´ 20.0640'' N
116° 22´ 28.0560'' W

Estimated Travel Time Between Santa Maria and Palm Desert

Average SpeedTravel Time
30 mph (48 km/h) 09 hours 28 minutes
40 mph (64 km/h) 07 hours 06 minutes
50 mph (80 km/h) 05 hours 41 minutes
60 mph (97 km/h) 04 hours 41 minutes
70 mph (112 km/h) 04 hours 03 minutes
75 mph (120 km/h) 03 hours 47 minutes
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