There are 10 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 Mercedbus
7h 4m$171–934Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
cheapest- 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 34m$97–444Taxi, 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 Main Transfer Station to Chemult Post Officebus
- Take the train from Chemult to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
23h 46m$296–521Bus
- 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$222–298Drive 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$153–823Fly 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$166–877Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane BOI - MCE
6h 41m$97–464Bus 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
28h 12m$255–362Bus, 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 36m$321–618
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 41m and costs $95 - $470.
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 577 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 23h 46m and costs $290 - $550.
It takes approximately 7h 4m 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 bus which takes 26h 27m and costs $220 - $300. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $95 - $470 and takes 6h 41m.
Boise to Merced bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Las Vegas station.
Merced is 1h behind Boise. It is currently 10:26 AM in Boise and 9:26 AM in Merced.
What companies run services between Boise, ID, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to Merced via Las Vegas and Huntington Park in around 26h 27m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and two other airlines fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Boise Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Boise Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Boise Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Sacramento International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Boise Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Burbank, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
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
- $110–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salt Lake City to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–450
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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 Main Transfer Station to Chemult Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once 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 Main Transfer Station 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 Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $130–160
Bus from Las Vegas to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $60–90
Bus from Huntington Park to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $60–85
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
- Adult One way
- $70–100
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Huntington Park to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $30–50
- Titanium
- $35–50
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Las Vegas to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- 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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Yes, the driving distance between Boise to Merced is 621 miles. It takes approximately 11h 39m to drive from Boise to Merced.
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