There are 4 ways to get from Los Osos to Merced by train, bus, or car
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Train, Caltrain, bus
best- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound to Gilroy Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Los Bañosbus
- Take the bus from Pacheco @ Target to Transpobus Lb
10h 59m$100–190Bus, drive via Fresno
cheapest- Take the bus from Government Center to Mission & 14thbus 9N
- Drive from Mission & 14th to Coalingacar
- Take the bus from Coalinga to Huronbus
- Take the bus from Huron to B Shelterbus
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Mercedbus
11h 37m$24–49Drive 185.8 mi
- Drive from Los Osos to Mercedcar 185.8 mi
4h 5m$34–49Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Government Center to Mission & 14thbus 9N
- Drive from Mission & 14th to Coalingacar
- Take the bus from Coalinga to Huronbus
- Take the bus from Huron to Fresno Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
11h 56m$27–48
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Osos to Merced is to bus and drive via Fresno which costs $24 - $50 and takes 11h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Los Osos to Merced is to drive which takes 4h 5m and costs $30 - $50.
The distance between Los Osos and Merced is 332 miles. The road distance is 186.9 miles.
The best way to get from Los Osos to Merced without a car is to train and Caltrain and bus which takes 10h 59m and costs $100 - $190.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Los Osos to Merced, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Osos to Merced is 187 miles. It takes approximately 4h 5m to drive from Los Osos to Merced.
There are 37+ hotels available in Merced.
What companies run services between Los Osos, CA, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Los Osos to Merced. However, you can take the taxi to San Luis Obispo, take the train to San Jose, walk to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound, take the train to Gilroy Caltrain Southbound, walk to Gilroy, take the bus to Los Baños, walk to Pacheco @ Target, then take the bus to Transpo. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 10th & Los Osos Valley to Merced via Government Center, Mission & 14th, Coalinga, Huron, B Shelter, Nw Fresno - F St, and Fresno, CA in around 11h 37m.
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Luis Obispo to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound to Gilroy Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Gilroy to Los Baños
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Fresno, CA to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- 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 Gilroy to Los Baños
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $5–18
- Titanium
- $5–18
Bus from Fresno, CA to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–19
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $6–19
- Titanium
- $7–19
- Website
- mercedthebus.com
Bus from Pacheco @ Target to Transpo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- The Bus
- Website
- slorta.org
Bus from Government Center to Mission & 14th
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.slorta.org
- Website
- ruraltransit.org
Bus from Coalinga to Huron
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.ruraltransit.org/
Bus from Huron to B Shelter
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.ruraltransit.org/
Bus from Huron to Fresno Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.ruraltransit.org/
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/
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