There are 8 ways to get from Denver 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 to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane DEN - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Mercedbus
6h 57m$77–383Bus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
27h 40m$210–326Train, bus
- Take the train from Denver to Sacramentotrain California Zephyr
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus FlixBus 2007
35h 21m$375–926Drive 1,107.7 mi
- Drive from Denver to Mercedcar 1,107.7 mi
19h 58m$203–292Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane DEN - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
8h 38m$158–390Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane DEN - 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
9h 2m$415–569Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DEN - 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
9h 44m$110–440Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DEN - 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
10h 1m$203–595
Denver to Merced by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Denver to Merced is to fly and bus which costs $150 - $390 and takes 8h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Merced is to fly and bus which takes 6h 57m and costs $75 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Denver station to Merced. However, there are services departing from Denver Union Station and arriving at Merced via Sparks Transit Center and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 40m.
The distance between Denver and Merced is 935 miles. The road distance is 1114.1 miles.
The best way to get from Denver to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 27h 40m and costs $210 - $330.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Denver to Merced, including transfers.
Denver to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Denver Union Station.
Denver to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Merced is 1h behind Denver. It is currently 7:28 AM in Denver and 6:28 AM in Merced.
Yes, the driving distance between Denver to Merced is 1114 miles. It takes approximately 19h 58m to drive from Denver to Merced.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Denver Union Station to Merced via Sparks Transit Center and Sacramento Bus Station in around 27h 40m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Denver to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–900
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Fresno, CA to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $30–55
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Fresno, CA to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $6–20
- Titanium
- $7–19
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Website
- StanRTA
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
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
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
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
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
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
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