There are 3 ways to get from Half Moon Bay to Merced by subway, bus, or car
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BART, bus
best- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus 90
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stopbus
6h 34m$22–36Line 22 bus, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to King & Virginiabus 22
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Los Bañosbus
- Take the bus from Pacheco @ Target to Transpobus Lb
8h 25m$15–36Drive 130.4 mi
- Drive from Half Moon Bay to Mercedcar 130.4 mi
2h 26m$24–35
Half Moon Bay to Merced by bus, train, tram, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Half Moon Bay to Merced is to line 22 bus and bus which costs $15 - $40 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Half Moon Bay to Merced is to drive which takes 2h 26m and costs $23 - $35.
No, there is no direct bus from Half Moon Bay to Merced. However, there are services departing from Main / Miramontes and arriving at Transpo via El Camino Real & 27th Ave, Palo Alto Transit Center, San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant and Pacheco @ Target. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 25m.
The distance between Half Moon Bay and Merced is 162 miles. The road distance is 131.2 miles.
The best way to get from Half Moon Bay to Merced without a car is to BART and bus which takes 6h 34m and costs $22 - $40.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Half Moon Bay to Merced, including transfers.
Half Moon Bay to Merced bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from Palo Alto Transit Center station.
Half Moon Bay to Merced bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at King & Virginia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Half Moon Bay to Merced is 131 miles. It takes approximately 2h 26m to drive from Half Moon Bay to Merced.
There are 29+ hotels available in Merced.
What companies run services between Half Moon Bay, CA, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Main / Miramontes to Transpo via 28th Ave & S El Camino Real, El Camino Real & 27th Ave, Palo Alto Transit Center, King & Virginia, San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant, Los Baños, and Pacheco @ Target in around 8h 25m.
- 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
- 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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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
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to King & Virginia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Los Baños
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $30–55
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Los Baños
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $8–22
- Titanium
- $10–22
- Website
- mercedthebus.com
Bus from Pacheco @ Target to Transpo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- http://www.mercedthebus.com/
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