There are 9 ways to get from Indianapolis to Merced by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), 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 Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- 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 34m$227–976Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane IND - MCE
10h 11m$98–415Bus
- 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 Mercedbus
2d 2h$199–501Bus, 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 Mercedbus
2d 11h$257–577Drive 2,187.2 mi
- Drive from Indianapolis to Mercedcar 2,187.2 mi
36h 30m$400–577Fly to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, bus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)plane IND - SCK
- Take the bus from Stockton to Mercedbus
11h 18m$175–693Fly 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 22m$139–539Fly 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
13h 6m$240–1,028Fly 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$303–1,232
Indianapolis to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Merced is to fly which costs $95 - $420 and takes 10h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Merced is to fly which takes 10h 11m and costs $95 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Indianapolis station to Merced. However, there are services departing from Indianapolis Union Station and arriving at Merced 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 1903 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 $190 - $500.
It takes approximately 11h 34m 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 $190 - $500. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $95 - $420 and takes 10h 11m.
Indianapolis to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Merced is 3h behind Indianapolis. It is currently 3:37 PM in Indianapolis and 12:37 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 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 Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Indianapolis to Merced Municipal Airport via Kansas City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Indianapolis to Merced Municipal Airport via Chicago Midway, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Indianapolis to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Indianapolis to Merced Municipal Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Indianapolis to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Dallas, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
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
- $200–490
- 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
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
- $14–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- 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
- $120–370
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–21
- Titanium
- $8–21
- 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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Yes, the driving distance between Indianapolis to Merced is 2200 miles. It takes approximately 36h 30m to drive from Indianapolis to Merced.
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