There are 9 ways to get from Columbia to Merced by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), 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 Columbia to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane CAE - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
12h 55m$248–1,026Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Columbia to Charlotte Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane CLT - MCE
12h 2m$143–526Bus
- Take the bus from Columbia to Atlantabus
- 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 14h$308–662Train, bus
- Take the train from Columbia Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
3d 13h$363–718Drive 2,546.9 mi
- Drive from Columbia to Mercedcar 2,546.9 mi
40h 43m$465–672Fly Columbia to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Columbia (CAE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CAE - 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
14h 27m$148–590Fly Columbia to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CAE - 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
15h 7m$282–1,234Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Columbia to Charlotte Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane CLT - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
13h 23m$327–1,260Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the bus from Columbia to Charlotte Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CLT - 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
14h 52m$188–642
Columbia to Merced by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Columbia to Merced is to bus and fly which costs $140 - $550 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Columbia to Merced is to bus and fly which takes 12h 2m and costs $140 - $550.
The distance between Columbia and Merced is 2253 miles. The road distance is 2561.8 miles.
The best way to get from Columbia to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 14h and costs $300 - $700.
It takes approximately 12h 55m to get from Columbia to Merced, including transfers.
Merced is 3h behind Columbia. It is currently 3:57 AM in Columbia and 12:57 AM in Merced.
Yes, the driving distance between Columbia to Merced is 2562 miles. It takes approximately 40h 43m to drive from Columbia to Merced.
There are 26+ hotels available in Merced.
What companies run services between Columbia, SC, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Columbia to Merced via Columbia, Atlanta, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Columbia to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Columbia to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Columbia to San Francisco International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Columbia to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Columbia to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Columbia to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Columbia to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Columbia to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Columbia to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Columbia to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Nashville, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via St. Louis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Columbia Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–420
- 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
- $15–23
- 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
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 404-591-2750
- info@southeasternstages.com
- Website
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Columbia to Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Columbia to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- 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
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