There are 7 ways to get from Anchorage to Merced by plane, bus, 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 Sacramento International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)ANC - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
9h 59m$468–2,035Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
cheapest- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)ANC - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
11h 32m$302–1,280Drive 3,125.8 mi
- Drive from Anchorage to Merced3,125.8 mi
2d 11h$571–824Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)ANC - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
11h 8m$716–3,131Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)ANC - OAK
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
12h 17m$452–1,868Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)ANC - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
13h 51m$485–2,072Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)ANC - MCE
11h 1m$363–1,505
Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Anchorage to Merced is to drive which costs $550 - $850 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Anchorage to Merced is to fly and bus which takes 9h 59m and costs $460 - $2,100.
The distance between Anchorage and Merced is 2116 miles. The road distance is 3144.1 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Anchorage to Merced, including transfers.
Merced is 1h ahead of Anchorage. It is currently 4:11 PM in Anchorage and 5:11 PM in Merced.
Yes, the driving distance between Anchorage to Merced is 3144 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 11h to drive from Anchorage to Merced.
There are 31+ hotels available in Merced.
What companies run services between Anchorage, AK, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Advanced Air, LLC, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) twice daily.
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- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,100
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Seattle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Portland, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Los Angeles, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- stanrta.org
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
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
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