There are 10 ways to get from Bend to Merced by plane, bus, bus (Amtrak, Flixbus, Greyhound), train, 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 Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane RDM - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
8h 54m$103–579Fly Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
cheapest- Fly from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RDM - SFO
- Take the subway from Embarcadero 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
8h 33m$64–293Amtrak Thruway, bus
- Take the bus from Bend, OR to Jaqua Academic Center - Eugenebus
- Take the bus from Eugene to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
16h 56m$92–189Bus, train
- Take the bus from Hawthorne Station Transfer to Chemult Post Officebus
- Take the train from Chemult to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
17h 43m$128–312Drive 549.3 mi
- Drive from Bend to Mercedcar 549.3 mi
9h 52m$101–145Amtrak Thruway to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Bend, OR to Jaqua Academic Center - Eugenebus
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane EUG - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
10h 44m$157–691Bus to Portland International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend to Portland International Airportbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PDX - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
11h 21m$146–763Amtrak Thruway to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the bus from Bend, OR to Jaqua Academic Center - Eugenebus
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EUG - SFO
- Take the subway from Embarcadero 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
11h 17m$105–374Amtrak Thruway to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Bend, OR to Jaqua Academic Center - Eugenebus
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane EUG - 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 28m$159–717Bus, train via Chico
- Take the bus from Bend Hawthorne Station to Klamath Falls Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Klamath Falls to Chico Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Chico Amtrak to Stocktonbus
- Take the bus from Stockton to Mercedbus
19h 13m$129–292
Bend to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bend to Merced is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Bend to Merced is to fly and BART and bus which takes 8h 33m and costs $60 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Bend to Merced. However, there are services departing from Bend, OR and arriving at Merced Bus Stop via Eugene and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 56m.
The distance between Bend and Merced is 604 miles. The road distance is 552.5 miles.
The best way to get from Bend to Merced without a car is to Amtrak Thruway and bus which takes 16h 56m and costs $90 - $190.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Bend to Merced, including transfers.
Bend to Merced bus services, operated by Amtrak Thruway, depart from Bend, OR station.
Bend to Merced bus services, operated by Amtrak Thruway, arrive at Jaqua Academic Center - Eugene station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bend to Merced is 553 miles. It takes approximately 9h 52m to drive from Bend to Merced.
There are 51+ hotels available in Merced.
What companies run services between Bend, OR, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Bend, OR to Merced Bus Stop via Eugene and Sacramento Bus Station in around 16h 56m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chemult to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Klamath Falls to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- 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
- $10–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bend, OR to Jaqua Academic Center - Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $22–45
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- info@pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Website
- pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Bend, OR to Jaqua Academic Center - Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Hawthorne Station Transfer to Chemult Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–25
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Bend Hawthorne Station to Klamath Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Eugene to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 541 883-2877
- ASK@Basintransit.com
- Website
- basintransit.com
Bus from Hawthorne Station Transfer to Chemult Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.basintransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.basintransit.com/routes-and-schedules#Shedules
- 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
- Phone
- (541) 389-7469
- info@cobreeze.com
- Website
- cobreeze.com
Bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $58–62
- Website
- https://cobreeze.com/
- Schedules at
- https://cobreeze.com/schedule/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chico Amtrak to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Stockton to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $30–55
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
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
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