There are 10 ways to get from Albuquerque to Merced by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane ABQ - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Mercedbus
8h 11m$87–442Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane ABQ - MCE
6h 27m$81–424Train, bus via San Fernando
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Los Angelestrain Southwest Chief
- Take the bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Mercedbus Nogales
24h 4m$532–814Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US1210
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0810
24h 55m$202–300Drive 957.9 mi
- Drive from Albuquerque to Mercedcar 957.9 mi
15h 24m$175–253Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ABQ - OAK
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stopbus
8h 40m$664–773Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ABQ - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stopbus
9h 29m$414–786Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ABQ - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stopbus
11h 9m$112–517Train, bus
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Los Angelestrain Southwest Chief
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Mercedbus FlixBus 2007
25h 13m$539–827Bus via Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Mercedbus
29h 5m$186–291
Albuquerque to Merced by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Albuquerque to Merced is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 15h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Albuquerque to Merced is to fly which takes 6h 27m and costs $80 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Albuquerque station to Merced. However, there are services departing from Albuquerque Bus Station and arriving at Merced Bus Stop via Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 55m.
The distance between Albuquerque and Merced is 816 miles. The road distance is 963.5 miles.
The best way to get from Albuquerque to Merced without a car is to train and bus via San Fernando which takes 24h 4m and costs $500 - $850.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Albuquerque to Merced, including transfers.
Albuquerque to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Albuquerque Bus Station.
The best way to get from Albuquerque to Merced is to bus which takes 24h 55m and costs $200 - $300. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $80 - $430 and takes 6h 27m.
Albuquerque to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Merced is 1h behind Albuquerque. It is currently 2:09 AM in Albuquerque and 1:09 AM in Merced.
What companies run services between Albuquerque, NM, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop via Los Angeles Union Station in around 24h 55m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines and Corporate Flight Management Inc fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Burbank, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $490–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $490–800
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Fresno, CA to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $30–55
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $55–85
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Fresno, CA to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $6–20
- Titanium
- $7–19
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $30–45
- Titanium
- $30–45
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $14–27
- Titanium
- $16–27
Bus from Bakersfield to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $19–35
- Titanium
- $21–35
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- Greyhound
- Website
- StanRTA
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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Booking & Getting There
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