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Direct Flights from Atlanta to Palm Springs

Palm Springs · California

Nonstop service from ATL to PSP on Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
Delta
Nonstop flights
~1/day
Distance
1,836 mi
Flight time
~4h 10mgate to gate
Elevation
477 ft549 ft lower than your departure
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Atlanta (ATL) to Palm Springs (PSP), 1,836 miles nonstop.ATLPSP

How rare is this nonstop?

24 cities have a nonstop to Palm Springs, Atlanta among them.

How long to go to Palm Springs for, from Atlanta

4h 10m in the air, 1,836 miles. A two-night trip loses most of two days to travel; three or four nights is where this one starts to make sense.

About Palm Springs

A view of the El Mirador Hotel tower replica in Palm Springs, California, now part of the Desert Regional Medical Center
Photo by Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Palm Springs is a resort city in the California desert. It became a destination during the 1950s and 1960s when Hollywood movie stars flocked there in droves. Nowadays, the area offers entertainment for all ages, although the most common demographics consists of retirees. Palm Springs offers a wealth of indoor and outdoor activities. Known for its hiking, mid-century modern architecture, stunning natural beauty and sparkling pools, Palm Springs has the perfect blend of outdoor activities and casual relaxation.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Palm Springs

  1. Joshua Tree National Park is a US National Park located in southeastern California, straddling north-central Riverside County and part of southern San Bernardino County.
  2. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, formerly the Living Desert Museum, is a non-profit zoo and desert botanical garden in Palm Desert, in the Colorado Desert, in California in the United States.
  3. Forest Lawn Memorial Park , renamed from Palm Springs Mortuary & Mausoleum in 2005, is a mausoleum in Cathedral City, California near Palm Springs. It is operated by Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries.
  4. Mount San Jacinto State Park is in the San Jacinto Mountains, of the Peninsular Ranges system, in Riverside County, California, United States.
  5. The Palm Springs Art Museum is a visual and performing arts institution with several locations in the Coachella Valley, in Riverside County, California, United States, founded in 1938.
  6. The Big Bear Alpine Zoo, formerly Moonridge Animal Park, is a zoo in Big Bear Lake, California, United States. The zoo is one of two Alpine zoos in the United States.
  7. The Gilman Ranch is a historic ranch and stagecoach station on the Bradshaw Trail, in Riverside County, California, United States.
  8. Bear Mountain, formerly known as the Moonridge Ski Area (1943–1969), Goldmine Mountain (1970–1987), and Big Bear Mountain (1988–2001), is a ski area originally established in 1941 in the San Bernardino National Forest in…
  9. Palm Springs Air Museum is an aviation museum in Palm Springs, California. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit leases from the city 17 acres abutting Palm Springs International Airport.
  10. Snow Summit is a ski resort that was established in 1952 and is in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California.
  11. College of the Desert (COD) is a public community college in Palm Desert, California. COD enrolls about 12,500 students, of which around one third attend college full-time.
  12. The Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium is a 1 acre (0.40 ha) family-owned botanical garden in Palm Springs, California, specializing in cacti and other desert plants.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Palm Springs weather, compared with Atlanta

15° warmer than Atlanta on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
Palm Springs 70°F · Atlanta 54°F · 16° warmer
April
Palm Springs 86°F · Atlanta 73°F · 13° warmer
July
Palm Springs 107°F · Atlanta 90°F · 18° warmer
October
Palm Springs 90°F · Atlanta 74°F · 16° warmer

July averages 107°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around.

Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.

Planning a trip to Palm Springs

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Palm Springs is November–March, when daytime highs are a comfortable 68–80°F.
How long to stay
Palm Springs rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Joshua Tree National Park, Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, and Forest Lawn Cemetery (Cathedral City) and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Atlanta to Palm Springs?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Atlanta (ATL) to Palm Springs (PSP) on Delta.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Atlanta to Palm Springs?
Delta flies nonstop between Atlanta (ATL) and Palm Springs (PSP).
How many nonstop flights are there from Atlanta to Palm Springs?
There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Atlanta to Palm Springs.
How far is Palm Springs from Atlanta?
Palm Springs is about 1,836 miles from Atlanta by air.
What is there to do in Palm Springs?
Popular things to do include Joshua Tree National Park, Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, Forest Lawn Cemetery (Cathedral City), Mount San Jacinto State Park, and more.

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