There are 9 ways to get from Hood River to Merced by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, subway, or bus (Greyhound)
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Bus, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
best- Take the bus from CAT Transit Center - Hood River to Gateway Transit Center
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)PDX - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
7h 45mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hood River to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
17h 20m$105–200Bus, train
- Take the bus from Hood River to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Take the train from Portland to Sacramento
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
21h 57m$138–213Drive 690.9 mi
- Drive from Hood River to Merced690.9 mi
12h 53m$127–183Bus, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the bus from CAT Transit Center - Hood River to Gateway Transit Center
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)PDX - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
8h 13mBus, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from CAT Transit Center - Hood River to Gateway Transit Center
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)PDX - OAK
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
9h 5mBus, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from CAT Transit Center - Hood River to Gateway Transit Center
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)PDX - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
9h 53mBus, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the bus from CAT Transit Center - Hood River to Gateway Transit Center
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)PDX - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
10h 15mBus via Grants Pass
- Take the bus from CAT Transit Center - Hood River to Gateway Transit Center
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Grants Pass
- Take the bus from Grants Pass to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
19h 52m
Hood River to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hood River to Merced is to bus which costs $100 - $200 and takes 17h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Hood River to Merced is to drive which takes 12h 53m 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 via Portland Curbside Bus Stop and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 20m.
The distance between Hood River and Merced is 756 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 17h 20m and costs $100 - $200.
It takes approximately 7h 45m 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 53m 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 via Portland Curbside Bus Stop and Sacramento Bus Station in around 17h 20m.
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- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Portland International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Portland International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
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
- $95–160
- 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
- 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
- $13–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- 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 Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Grants Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Grants Pass to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–29
- 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
- $18–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–27
- 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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