There are 11 ways to get from Kansas City to Merced by plane, bus, train, car, subway, or bus (Greyhound)
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 Kansas City (MCI) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane MCI - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
10h 26m$190–870Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane MCI - MCE
8h 31m$131–603Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to Tucsonbus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Mercedbus
38h 58m$295–401Train, bus
- Take the train from Kansas City to Los Angelestrain Southwest Chief
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0810 / ...
42h 40m$534–1,155Drive 1,707 mi
- Drive from Kansas City to Mercedcar 1,707 mi
29h 3m$312–450Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MCI - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
10h 37m$247–1,152Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MCI - 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
11h 22m$142–635Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MCI - 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
12h 55m$226–978Fly to Bishop Airport, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Bishop Airport (BIH)plane MCI - BIH
- Take the bus from Bishop Airport to Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rdbus
- Take the bus from Mammoth Lakes Park & Ride to Curry Villagebus
- Take the bus from Curry Village to Merced Amtrakbus
16h 47m$205–720Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MCI - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Mercedbus
12h 30m$228–562Bus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Tulsabus
- Take the bus from Tulsa Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
45h 20m$350–649
Kansas City to Merced by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Merced is to fly and bus which costs $220 - $600 and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Merced is to fly which takes 8h 31m and costs $130 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Kansas City to Merced. However, there are services departing from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City and arriving at Merced via El Paso and Tucson. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 58m.
The distance between Kansas City and Merced is 1461 miles. The road distance is 1716.9 miles.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Merced without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 38h 58m and costs $290 - $410.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Kansas City to Merced, including transfers.
Kansas City to Merced bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from Kansas City station.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Merced is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 38h 58m and costs $290 - $410. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $130 - $650 and takes 8h 31m.
Kansas City to Merced bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Tulsa station.
Merced is 2h behind Kansas City. It is currently 6:18 PM in Kansas City and 4:18 PM in Merced.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Merced via El Paso, El Paso, and Tucson in around 38h 58m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Advanced Air, LLC, and three other airlines fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) 4 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Kansas City to Bishop Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Kansas City to Bishop Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Kansas City to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Kansas City to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Kansas City to Merced Municipal Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Kansas City to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Kansas City to Merced Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Kansas City to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kansas City to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $480–1,100
- 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
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- 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 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 Tulsa Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–470
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- 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
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $85–130
- Titanium
- $100–105
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $29–45
- 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
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- info@estransit.com
- Website
- estransit.com
Bus from Bishop Airport to Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
- Phone
- +1 877-989-2787
- tickets@yarts.com
- Website
- yarts.com
Bus from Mammoth Lakes Park & Ride to Curry Village
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://www.yarts.com
Bus from Curry Village to Merced Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25
- Website
- https://www.yarts.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Tulsa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $60–90
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