There are 9 ways to get from Hood River to Merced by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, subway, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
best- Take the bus from CAT Transit Center - Hood River to Gateway Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane PDX - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
7h 55mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hood River to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
18h 15m$102–258Bus, train
- Take the bus from Hood River to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Portland to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
23h 3m$205–441Drive 690.9 mi
- Drive from Hood River to Mercedcar 690.9 mi
12h 58m$127–183Bus, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the bus from CAT Transit Center - Hood River to Gateway Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PDX - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
9h 11mBus, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from CAT Transit Center - Hood River to Gateway Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PDX - 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
9hBus, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from CAT Transit Center - Hood River to Gateway Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PDX - 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
9h 50mBus, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the bus from CAT Transit Center - Hood River to Gateway Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PDX - 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 4mBus via Grants Pass
- Take the bus from CAT Transit Center - Hood River to Gateway Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Grants Passbus
- Take the bus from Grants Pass to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
19h 52m
Hood River to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hood River to Merced is to drive which costs $120 - $190 and takes 12h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Hood River to Merced is to drive which takes 12h 58m and costs $120 - $190.
No, there is no direct bus from Hood River to Merced. However, there are services departing from Hood River and arriving at Merced Bus Stop via Portland Curbside Bus Stop and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 15m.
The distance between Hood River and Merced is 755 miles. The road distance is 694.9 miles.
The best way to get from Hood River to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 18h 15m and costs $100 - $260.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Hood River to Merced, including transfers.
Hood River to Merced bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Hood River station.
Hood River to Merced bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Portland Curbside Bus Stop station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hood River to Merced is 695 miles. It takes approximately 12h 58m to drive from Hood River to Merced.
Book your Hood River to Merced bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Hood River, OR, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Hood River to Merced Bus Stop via Portland Curbside Bus Stop and Sacramento Bus Station in around 18h 15m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Portland International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–380
- 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
- +1 541-386-4202
- info@ridecatbus.org
- Website
- ridecatbus.org
Bus from CAT Transit Center - Hood River to Gateway Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- CAT
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
- $10–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.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/
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Grants Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Grants Pass to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Hood River to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- 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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