There are 9 ways to get from Kansas City 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 Kansas City (MCI) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane MCI - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
10h 27m$207–928Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane MCI - MCE
8h 31m$76–383Bus
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
39h 45m$167–357Train, bus
- Take the train from Kansas City to Los Angelestrain Southwest Chief
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Mercedbus FlixBus 2007
43h$203–571Drive 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 Mercedbus
9h 54m$265–1,142Fly 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 Daly City 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 4m$160–628Fly 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 12m$263–1,170Fly 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 28m$173–740
Kansas City to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Merced is to fly which costs $75 - $390 and takes 8h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Merced is to fly which takes 8h 31m and costs $75 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Kansas City station to Merced. However, there are services departing from Kansas City Bus Station and arriving at Merced via Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 45m.
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 which takes 39h 45m and costs $160 - $360.
It takes approximately 10h 27m to get from Kansas City to Merced, including transfers.
Kansas City to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Kansas City Bus Station.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Merced is to bus which takes 39h 45m and costs $160 - $360. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $75 - $390 and takes 8h 31m.
Kansas City to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Denver Union Station.
Merced is 2h behind Kansas City. It is currently 12:11 AM in Kansas City and 10:11 PM in Merced.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Merced via Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 39h 45m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Advanced Air, LLC, and four 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 Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Kansas City to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Kansas City to Merced Municipal Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Kansas City to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Kansas City to Merced Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Kansas City to Merced Municipal Airport via Dallas, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Kansas City to Merced Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Kansas City to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Kansas City to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Kansas City to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Dallas, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Kansas City to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Salt Lake City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Kansas City to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Dallas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
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
- $150–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- 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
- $16–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- 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
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Stockton to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- 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
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