There are 8 ways to get from Humboldt County to Merced by car, bus, plane, train, subway, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus
best- Drive from Humboldt County to Fortuna Amtrak Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Fortuna Amtrak Bus Stop to Vallejo
- Take the bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
13h 14mDrive, bus, BART via Ukiah
cheapest- Drive from Humboldt County to N St & 11th St - NB Stop
- Take the bus from N St & 11th St - NB Stop to Pear Tree Center - SB Stop
- Take the bus from Pear Tree Center - Ross to 2nd Street Transit Mall65
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St101
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Take the bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Tracy Transit Station150
- Take the bus from Tracy Transit Center to Merced Bus Stop
15h 24m$58–124Drive 392.6 mi
- Drive from Humboldt County to Merced392.6 mi
8h 21m$72–104Drive to Arcata-Eureka Airport, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Drive from Humboldt County to Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV)
- Fly from Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)ACV - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
8h 50m$153–892Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Humboldt County to Hwy 3 Mini Mart
- Take the bus from Hwy 3 Mini Mart to RABA Transit Center
- Take the train from Redding Amtrak to Sacramento
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
13h 31m$82–116Drive, bus, BART
- Drive from Humboldt County to Fortuna Amtrak Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Fortuna Amtrak Bus Stop to Petaluma
- Take the bus from Copeland St Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St101
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Take the bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Tracy Transit Station150
- Take the bus from Tracy Transit Center to Merced Bus Stop
14h 25mDrive to Arcata-Eureka Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Drive from Humboldt County to Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV)
- Fly from Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)ACV - 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
8h 34m$89–381Taxi, bus to Crescent City, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Humboldt County to Cal Poly Humboldt - Library Circle
- Take the bus from Cal Poly Humboldt - Library Circle to Cultural Center Transit Hub
- Fly from Crescent City (CEC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)CEC - 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
10h 32m$377–521
Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Humboldt County to Merced is to drive and bus and BART via Ukiah which costs $55 - $130 and takes 15h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Humboldt County to Merced is to drive which takes 8h 21m and costs $70 - $110.
The distance between Humboldt County and Merced is 481 miles. The road distance is 394.9 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 14m to get from Humboldt County to Merced, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Humboldt County to Merced is 395 miles. It takes approximately 8h 21m to drive from Humboldt County to Merced.
There are 31+ hotels available in Merced.
What companies run services between Humboldt County, CA, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Humboldt County to Merced. However, you can drive to Fortuna Amtrak Bus Stop, take the bus to Vallejo, take the bus to Sacramento Bus Station, then take the bus to Merced. Alternatively, you can drive from Humboldt County to Merced in around 8h 21m.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–850
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Crescent City to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Redding Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Montgomery Street to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Fortuna Amtrak Bus Stop to Vallejo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Fortuna Amtrak Bus Stop to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tracy Transit Center to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- trinitytransit.org
Bus from Hwy 3 Mini Mart to RABA Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- trinitytransit.org
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Copeland St Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $8–12
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
- Phone
- (209) 943-1111
- Website
- sanjoaquinrtd.com
Bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Tracy Transit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- More information at
- San Joaquin RTD
- Phone
- +1 707 443 0826
- Website
- hta.org
Bus from N St & 11th St - NB Stop to Pear Tree Center - SB Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- https://hta.org/agencies/redwood-transit-system/
- Phone
- +1 800-696-4682
- Website
- mendocinotransit.org
Bus from Pear Tree Center - Ross to 2nd Street Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–23
- Website
- https://mendocinotransit.org
- Schedules at
- https://mendocinotransit.org/maps-and-schedules/
- 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
- Website
- redwoodcoasttransit.org
Bus from Cal Poly Humboldt - Library Circle to Cultural Center Transit Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://redwoodcoasttransit.org
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Estimated price
- $160–200
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