There are 11 ways to get from Lansing to Merced by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or subway
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Fly Capital Region International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)LAN - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
12h 46m$369–1,543Bus to Detroit, fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)DTW - MCE
12h 31m$86–381Train, bus
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
2d 12h$317–1,952Bus
- Take the bus from Lansing, MI to Detroit, MI
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced
2d 13h$257–691Drive 2,267.1 mi
- Drive from Lansing to Merced2,267.1 mi
37h 21m$414–598Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Grand Rapids, MI
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)GRR - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
15h 57m$381–1,560Bus to Detroit, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)DTW - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
14h 53m$150–546Bus to Detroit, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)DTW - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
14h 54m$213–858Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)ORD - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
15h 43m$311–521Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)MDW - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
15h 40m$241–961Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Merced Municipal Airport
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Grand Rapids, MI
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)GRR - MCE
14h 8m$188–788
Lansing to Merced by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lansing to Merced is to bus and fly which costs $85 - $390 and takes 12h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Lansing to Merced is to bus and fly which takes 12h 31m and costs $85 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Lansing to Merced. However, there are services departing from Lansing, MI and arriving at Merced via Detroit, MI, Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Lansing and Merced is 1975 miles. The road distance is 2280.3 miles.
The best way to get from Lansing to Merced without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $310 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 12h 46m to get from Lansing to Merced, including transfers.
Lansing to Merced bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from Lansing, MI station.
Lansing to Merced bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at Detroit, MI station.
Merced is 3h behind Lansing. It is currently 7:41 PM in Lansing and 4:41 PM in Merced.
Yes, the driving distance between Lansing to Merced is 2280 miles. It takes approximately 37h 21m to drive from Lansing to Merced.
What companies run services between Lansing, MI, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Lansing, MI to Merced via Detroit, MI, Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 13h.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Detroit to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from Detroit to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Detroit to Merced Municipal Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Detroit to Merced Municipal Airport via Milwaukee, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Minneapolis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Detroit, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–1,800
- 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
- $13–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- 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
- $120–390
- 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
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Lansing, MI to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Grand Rapids, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.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
- 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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