There are 10 ways to get from Lubbock to Merced by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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 Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)LBB - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
8h 54m$192–902Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)LBB - MCE
6h 30m$89–375Bus via Tucson
- Take the bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to El Paso Bus Station
- Take the bus from El Paso to Tucson
- Take the bus from Tucson to Merced
27h 16m$192–276Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta
- Take the bus from Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Bakersfield, CA
- Take the bus from Bakersfield, CA to Merced
34h 11m$245–400Drive 1,270.7 mi
- Drive from Lubbock to Merced1,270.7 mi
21h 6m$232–335Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)LBB - OAK
- 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
10h$148–638Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)LBB - 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
10h 49m$161–642Fly to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, bus
- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)LBB - SCK
- Take the bus from Stockton to Merced
8h 4m$131–522Bus
- Take the bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to El Paso Bus Station
- Take the bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced
29h$218–330Bus #2
- Take the bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta
- Take the bus from Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced
33h 15m$157–346
Lubbock to Merced by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lubbock to Merced is to fly which costs $85 - $380 and takes 6h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lubbock to Merced is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs $85 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Lubbock to Merced. However, there are services departing from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza and arriving at Merced via El Paso and Tucson. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 16m.
The distance between Lubbock and Merced is 1107 miles. The road distance is 1278.1 miles.
The best way to get from Lubbock to Merced without a car is to bus via Tucson which takes 27h 16m and costs $190 - $280.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Lubbock to Merced, including transfers.
Lubbock to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza station.
The best way to get from Lubbock to Merced is to bus via Tucson which takes 27h 16m and costs $190 - $280. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $85 - $380 and takes 6h 30m.
Lubbock to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta station.
Merced is 2h behind Lubbock. It is currently 5:52 AM in Lubbock and 3:52 AM in Merced.
What companies run services between Lubbock, TX, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Merced via El Paso Bus Station, El Paso, and Tucson in around 27h 16m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Advanced Air, LLC, and two other airlines fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) twice daily.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Dallas, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Austin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Houston, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Dallas, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Dallas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Austin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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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
- $13–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to El Paso Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- 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/
Bus from Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from El Paso to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- 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 Los Angeles - Pacoima to Bakersfield, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Bakersfield, CA to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- 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 Tucson to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $80–120
- Titanium
- $94–98
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
- $7–19
- 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
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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