There are 10 ways to get from Arizona to Merced by plane, bus, taxi, train, car, or subway
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Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)PHX - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
6h 26m$117–627Bus via Bakersfield
cheapest- Take the bus from Phoenix to BakersfieldGuadalajara
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to MercedGuadalajara
17h 59m$71–119Bus
- Take the bus from Phoenix, AZ to MercedNogales
12h 34m$74–114Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Phoenix to Maricopa Amtrak
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Bakersfield, CA
- Take the bus from Bakersfield, CA to Merced
15h 52m$204–344Drive 641.2 mi
- Drive from Phoenix to Merced641.2 mi
10h 24m$117–169Fly to Meadows Field Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)PHX - BFL
- Take the bus from Bakersfield, CA to Merced
6h 28m$121–452Fly to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)PHX - SCK
- Take the bus from Stockton to Merced
6h 14m$95–422Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)PHX - 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
8h 10m$117–548Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)PHX - 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
8h 58m$342–880Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)PHX - 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
9h 5m$120–532
Arizona to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arizona to Merced is to bus which costs $70 - $120 and takes 12h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Arizona to Merced is to fly and bus which takes 6h 14m and costs $95 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Arizona to Merced. However, there are services departing from Central Av & ASU University Center and arriving at Merced via McDowell Rd & Central Av and Phoenix, AZ. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 34m.
The distance between Arizona and Merced is 567 miles. The road distance is 644.9 miles.
The best way to get from Arizona to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 12h 34m and costs $70 - $120.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Arizona to Merced, including transfers.
Arizona to Merced bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Phoenix, AZ station.
Arizona to Merced bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Merced station.
Merced is 1h behind Arizona. It is currently 12:28 AM in Arizona and 11:28 PM in Merced.
Yes, the driving distance between Arizona to Merced is 645 miles. It takes approximately 10h 24m to drive from Arizona to Merced.
What companies run services between Arizona, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
Tufesa operates a bus from Phoenix, AZ to Merced 3 times a week. Tickets cost $110–140 and the journey takes 11h 7m. Tufesa Mexico also services this route 3 times a week.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Phoenix to Meadows Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Phoenix to Stockton Metropolitan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
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
- $14–23
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Phoenix, AZ to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Bakersfield, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Bakersfield, CA to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Stockton to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Phoenix, AZ to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $70–110
- Titanium
- $80–85
Bus from Stockton to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–20
- Titanium
- $8–20
Bus from Phoenix to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $50–80
- Titanium
- $60–70
Bus from Bakersfield to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $17–29
- Titanium
- $20–35
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
Yellow Cab AZ
- Phone
- +1 480-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Downtown Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-800-2417
- Website
- downtowntaxi0.godaddysites.com
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