There are 9 ways to get from Indianapolis to Merced by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), 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 Stockton Metropolitan Airport, bus
best- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)plane IND - SCK
- Take the bus from Stockton to Mercedbus
11h 48m$175–742Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane IND - MCE
9h 41m$83–375Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
2d 2h$395–757Bus, train
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
2d 12h$547–1,285Drive 2,187.2 mi
- Drive from Indianapolis to Mercedcar 2,187.2 mi
36h 30m$400–577Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane IND - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
11h 31m$222–971Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane IND - 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
12h 51m$235–1,025Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane IND - 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
12h 23m$134–526Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane IND - 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
14h$288–1,229
Indianapolis to Merced by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Merced is to fly which costs $80 - $380 and takes 9h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Merced is to fly which takes 9h 41m and costs $80 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Indianapolis station to Merced. However, there are services departing from Indianapolis Union Station and arriving at Merced Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Indianapolis and Merced is 1972 miles. The road distance is 2200 miles.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs $390 - $800.
It takes approximately 11h 48m to get from Indianapolis to Merced, including transfers.
Indianapolis to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Indianapolis Union Station.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Merced is to bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs $390 - $800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $80 - $380 and takes 9h 41m.
Indianapolis to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Merced is 3h behind Indianapolis. It is currently 6:20 PM in Indianapolis and 3:20 PM in Merced.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Merced Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 2h. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Advanced Air, LLC, and two other airlines fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Indianapolis to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–370
Flights from Indianapolis to Merced Municipal Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Indianapolis to Merced Municipal Airport via Kansas City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- 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
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Stockton to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Stockton to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–20
- Titanium
- $8–20
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- 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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