There are 12 ways to get from Charlotte to Merced by plane, bus, bus (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 to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane CLT - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
12h 7m$217–931Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane CLT - MCE
10h 6m$98–425Bus via Irving
- Take the bus from Charlotte to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Mercedbus
2d 13h$262–578Train, bus via New Orleans
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Mercedbus
3d 2h$360–2,356Drive 2,571.9 mi
- Drive from Charlotte to Mercedcar 2,571.9 mi
41h 31m$470–678Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane CLT - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
11h 23m$267–1,144Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CLT - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City 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
12h 49m$162–580Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CLT - 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
14h 50m$275–1,172Fly to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)plane CLT - SCK
- Take the bus from Stockton to Mercedbus
12h 36m$175–692Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CLT - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Mercedbus
14h 45m$178–521Bus
- Take the bus from Charlotte to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Mercedbus
2d 15h$267–828Train, bus
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
3d 12h$362–2,031
Charlotte to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlotte to Merced is to fly which costs $95 - $430 and takes 10h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte to Merced is to fly which takes 10h 6m and costs $95 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Charlotte to Merced. However, there are services departing from Charlotte and arriving at Merced via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Charlotte and Merced is 2239 miles. The road distance is 2586.9 miles.
The best way to get from Charlotte to Merced without a car is to bus via Irving which takes 2 days 13h and costs $260 - $600.
It takes approximately 12h 7m to get from Charlotte to Merced, including transfers.
Charlotte to Merced bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Charlotte station.
The best way to get from Charlotte to Merced is to bus via Irving which takes 2 days 13h and costs $260 - $600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $95 - $430 and takes 10h 6m.
Charlotte to Merced bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Merced is 3h behind Charlotte. It is currently 5:38 AM in Charlotte and 2:38 AM in Merced.
What companies run services between Charlotte, NC, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Charlotte to Merced via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 13h. Alternatively, American Airlines, Advanced Air, LLC, and Southwest Airlines fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) 6 times a week.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Nashville, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via St. Louis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Nashville, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Asheville, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Fayetteville, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–1,900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–33
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–1,500
- 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
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- 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/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Charlotte to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- +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
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- 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
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
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