There are 9 ways to get from Jacksonville to Merced by plane, bus, bus (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 Jacksonville (JAX) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane JAX - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
13h$353–1,524Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane JAX - MCE
12h 21m$133–606Bus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
- Take the bus from Circle K - Gainesville, FL to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to Tucsonbus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Mercedbus
2d 1h$422–788Bus, train
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Mobile Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Mobile Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Mercedbus
2d 21h$626–1,440Drive 2,584.3 mi
- Drive from Jacksonville to Mercedcar 2,584.3 mi
42h 41m$472–682Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane JAX - 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
14h 46m$365–1,627Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane JAX - 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
15h 9m$204–838Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane JAX - 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
15h 25m$438–1,831Train, bus
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
3d 21h$1,049–2,401
Jacksonville to Merced by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jacksonville to Merced is to fly which costs $130 - $650 and takes 12h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Jacksonville to Merced is to fly which takes 12h 21m and costs $130 - $650.
The distance between Jacksonville and Merced is 2307 miles. The road distance is 2599.4 miles.
The best way to get from Jacksonville to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs $420 - $800.
It takes approximately 13h to get from Jacksonville to Merced, including transfers.
The best way to get from Jacksonville to Merced is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs $420 - $800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $130 - $650 and takes 12h 21m.
Merced is 3h behind Jacksonville. It is currently 10:14 AM in Jacksonville and 7:14 AM in Merced.
Yes, the driving distance between Jacksonville to Merced is 2599 miles. It takes approximately 42h 41m to drive from Jacksonville to Merced.
There are 51+ hotels available in Merced.
What companies run services between Jacksonville, FL, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Jacksonville to Merced via Gainesville, Circle K - Gainesville, FL, Houston, El Paso, El Paso, and Tucson in around 2d 1h. Alternatively, Breeze Airways, Advanced Air, LLC, and Southwest Airlines fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Jacksonville to Oakland International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Jacksonville to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Jacksonville to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Jacksonville to Oakland International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Jacksonville to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Jacksonville to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Jacksonville to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Jacksonville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Jacksonville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from Jacksonville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Jacksonville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Jacksonville to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Jacksonville to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Jacksonville to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Jacksonville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Jacksonville to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Jacksonville to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Jacksonville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,000
Flights from Jacksonville to Merced Municipal Airport via Austin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Jacksonville to Merced Municipal Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Jacksonville to Merced Municipal Airport via Nashville, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Jacksonville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- 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
- $10–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Jacksonville to Mobile Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Mobile Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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 Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Mobile Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Circle K - Gainesville, FL to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $130–270
Bus from Houston to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from El Paso to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $65–90
Bus from Tucson to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $130–160
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $55–85
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $80–130
- Titanium
- $96–100
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $28–45
- Titanium
- $30–45
- 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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