There are 12 ways to get from Boise to Merced by plane, bus, taxi, train, car, subway, or bus (Amtrak, Greyhound)
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 Boise Airport (BOI) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BOI - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
7h 54m$149–853Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane BOI - MCE
6h 58m$62–344Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Boise to Ontario, ORtaxi
- Take the bus from Ontario, OR to Hawthorne Station, Bend, ORbus
- 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
24h 33m$289–510Bus, train
- Take the bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake Citybus
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
32h 34m$284–573Drive 617.2 mi
- Drive from Boise to Mercedcar 617.2 mi
11h 39m$113–163Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BOI - 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
7h 43m$134–774Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane BOI - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
8h 32m$151–821Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOI - 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 41m$83–395Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BOI - 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
8h 42m$157–928Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, bus
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane BOI - BUR
- Take the bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Mercedbus
9h 29m$146–707Bus
- Take the bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to Huntington Parkbus
- Take the bus from Huntington Park to Mercedbus
26h 27m$222–293Bus via Bakersfield
- Take the bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
27h 49m$251–369
Boise to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boise to Merced is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 11h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Boise to Merced is to fly which takes 6h 58m and costs $60 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Boise to Merced. However, there are services departing from 3988 W Chinden - Boise and arriving at Merced via Las Vegas and Huntington Park. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 27m.
The distance between Boise and Merced is 596 miles. The road distance is 620.8 miles.
The best way to get from Boise to Merced without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 24h 33m and costs $280 - $550.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Boise to Merced, including transfers.
Boise to Merced bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from 3988 W Chinden - Boise station.
The best way to get from Boise to Merced is to fly which takes 6h 58m and costs $60 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $220 - $300 and takes 26h 27m.
Boise to Merced bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Las Vegas station.
Merced is 1h behind Boise. It is currently 7:48 AM in Boise and 6:48 AM in Merced.
What companies run services between Boise, ID, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Advanced Air, LLC, and two other airlines fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to Merced via Las Vegas and Huntington Park in around 26h 27m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport via Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Boise Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Boise Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Boise Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Boise Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Boise Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Boise Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Boise Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Boise Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Boise Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Boise Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Sacramento International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Boise Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–900
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
- $95–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salt Lake City to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- 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 Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-846-4183
- Website
- oregon-point.com
Bus from Ontario, OR to Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oregon-point.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Ontario, OR to Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $47–51
- 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
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- info@pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Website
- 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
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Las Vegas to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Huntington Park to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.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
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $28–45
- Titanium
- $30–45
Bus from Huntington Park to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $30–45
- Titanium
- $35–45
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Las Vegas to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
Boise Taxi Company
- Phone
- +1 208-877-6777
- Website
- boisetaxicompany.com
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