There are 10 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 46m$210–1,019Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane MCI - MCE
8h 30m$66–333Bus 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
43h$449–997Drive 1,707 mi
- Drive from Kansas City to Mercedcar 1,707 mi
29h 1m$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$267–1,252Fly 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 48m$122–534Fly 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
13h$276–1,227Fly to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)plane MCI - SCK
- Take the bus from Stockton to Mercedbus
10h 16m$163–740Bus
- 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
43h 50m$308–638
Kansas City to Merced by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Merced is to fly which costs $65 - $340 and takes 8h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Merced is to fly which takes 8h 30m and costs $65 - $340.
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 46m 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 $65 - $340 and takes 8h 30m.
Kansas City to Merced bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Tulsa station.
Merced is 2h behind Kansas City. It is currently 8:06 PM in Kansas City and 6:06 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 two other airlines fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Kansas City to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Kansas City to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Kansas City to Merced Municipal Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Kansas City to Merced Municipal Airport via Dallas, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Kansas City to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Kansas City to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Dallas, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
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
- $400–950
- 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
- $9–17
- 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 Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tulsa Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–450
- 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
Bus from Tucson to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- 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 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
- $98–102
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
- 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
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Tulsa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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