There are 10 ways to get from Lansing to Merced by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, or subway
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Fly Capital Region International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LAN - 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 57m$471–2,046Bus to Detroit, fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane DTW - MCE
12h 51m$86–381Bus
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to South Haven Potatoes Plusbus
- Take the bus from South Haven to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago 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 Merced Bus Stopbus
2d 11h$445–876Bus, train
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to South Haven Potatoes Plusbus
- Take the bus from South Haven to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
2d 15h$663–1,516Drive 2,267.1 mi
- Drive from Lansing to Mercedcar 2,267.1 mi
37h 36m$414–598Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane GRR - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
14h 18m$376–1,653Bus to Detroit, fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane DTW - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
14h 31m$259–1,090Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Merced Municipal Airport
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane GRR - MCE
12h 6m$157–685Bus to Detroit, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DTW - 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
14h 51m$132–523Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MDW - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
17h 17m$359–1,490
Lansing to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lansing to Merced is to bus and fly which costs $85 - $390 and takes 12h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Lansing to Merced is to bus and fly which takes 12h 6m and costs $150 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Lansing to Merced. However, there are services departing from CATA Intermodal Downtown and arriving at Merced Bus Stop via South Haven, Chicago, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Lansing and Merced is 2150 miles. The road distance is 2280.3 miles.
The best way to get from Lansing to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $440 - $900.
It takes approximately 13h 57m to get from Lansing to Merced, including transfers.
Lansing to Merced bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from CATA Intermodal Downtown station.
Lansing to Merced bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at South Haven Potatoes Plus station.
Merced is 3h behind Lansing. It is currently 12:40 AM in Lansing and 9:40 PM in Merced.
Yes, the driving distance between Lansing to Merced is 2280 miles. It takes approximately 37h 36m to drive from Lansing to Merced.
What companies run services between Lansing, MI, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Merced Bus Stop via South Haven Potatoes Plus, South Haven, Chicago, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Minneapolis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Detroit, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Detroit to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–340
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–2,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–2,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
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
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- 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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- 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 St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $330–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- 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/
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to South Haven Potatoes Plus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Greyhound Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–29
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from South Haven to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from South Haven to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
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