There are 9 ways to get from Merced to Blue Lake by bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Redding
best- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Redding Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from RABA Transit Center to Hwy 3 Mini Martbus
- Take the bus from Hwy 3 Mini Mart to Willow Creek @ Hwy 299 & 96bus
- Take the bus from Hwy 96 & Hwy 299 - Willow Creek to Greenwood Avebus
13h 19m$55ā115Drive 400.6 mi
- Drive from Merced to Blue Lakecar 400.6 mi
7h 29m$74ā106Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly to Arcata-Eureka Airport
- Take the bus from Merced to Fresnobus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV)plane FAT - ACV
9h 41m$83ā510Bus
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Vallejo Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Vallejo to Arcatabus
13h 45m$117ā209Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus 90
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Copeland St Transit Mallbus 101
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Arcatabus
14h 9m$103ā165Bus, train via Redding
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Lodi Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Lodi Amtrak Station to Sacramentobus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Redding Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from RABA Transit Center to Hwy 3 Mini Martbus
- Take the bus from Hwy 3 Mini Mart to Willow Creek @ Hwy 299 & 96bus
- Take the bus from Hwy 96 & Hwy 299 - Willow Creek to Greenwood Avebus
14h 25m$81ā163Bus, train
- Take the bus from Merced Transpo to Pacheco @ Targetbus Lb
- Take the bus from Los BaƱos to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Arcatabus
16h 45m$122ā225Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Arcata-Eureka Airport
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly Citysubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV)plane SFO - ACV
9h 50m$285ā1,236Bus, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Crescent City
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Crescent City (CEC)plane OAK - CEC
- Take the bus from Cultural Center Transit Hub to Arcata Transit Centerbus
10h 37m$174ā291
Merced to Blue Lake by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merced to Blue Lake is to bus via Redding which costs $55 - $120 and takes 13h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Merced to Blue Lake is to drive which takes 7h 29m and costs $70 - $110.
No, there is no direct bus from Merced to Blue Lake. However, there are services departing from Merced Bus Stop and arriving at Greenwood Ave via Sacramento Bus Station, RABA Transit Center, Hwy 3 Mini Mart and Hwy 96 & Hwy 299 - Willow Creek. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 19m.
The distance between Merced and Blue Lake is 416 miles. The road distance is 402.9 miles.
The best way to get from Merced to Blue Lake without a car is to bus via Redding which takes 13h 19m and costs $55 - $120.
It takes approximately 13h 19m to get from Merced to Blue Lake, including transfers.
Merced to Blue Lake bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Merced Bus Stop station.
Merced to Blue Lake bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Merced to Blue Lake is 403 miles. It takes approximately 7h 29m to drive from Merced to Blue Lake.
There are 296+ hotels available in Blue Lake.
What companies run services between Merced, CA, USA and Blue Lake, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Merced Bus Stop to Greenwood Ave via Sacramento Bus Station, RABA Transit Center, Hwy 3 Mini Mart, and Hwy 96 & Hwy 299 - Willow Creek in around 13h 19m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Arcata-Eureka Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75ā490
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Arcata-Eureka Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110ā650
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Arcata-Eureka Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210ā950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Arcata-Eureka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45ā320
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Crescent City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140ā240
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Arcata-Eureka Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150ā750
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5ā8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7ā10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Redding Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40ā95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20ā45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21ā40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Redding Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28ā55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Vallejo Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10ā20
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6ā13
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Lodi Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14ā27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Redding Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19ā35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- trinitytransit.org
Bus from RABA Transit Center to Hwy 3 Mini Mart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6ā9
- Schedules at
- trinitytransit.org
Bus from Hwy 3 Mini Mart to Willow Creek @ Hwy 299 & 96
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8ā12
- Schedules at
- trinitytransit.org
- Phone
- 707 822 3775
- Website
- hta.org
Bus from Hwy 96 & Hwy 299 - Willow Creek to Greenwood Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1ā2
- Website
- https://hta.org/agencies/arcata-and-mad-river/
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Merced to Fresno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6ā19
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $6ā19
- Titanium
- $6ā19
Bus from Los BaƱos to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8ā21
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $8ā21
- Titanium
- $9ā21
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Vallejo to Arcata
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85ā150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Petaluma to Arcata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80ā130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Lodi Amtrak Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11ā19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Martinez to Arcata
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90ā150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Copeland St Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8ā12
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $8ā12
- Website
- mercedthebus.com
Bus from Merced Transpo to Pacheco @ Target
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1ā3
- Website
- The Bus
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Los BaƱos to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30ā55
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $30ā55
- Website
- redwoodcoasttransit.org
Bus from Cultural Center Transit Hub to Arcata Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6ā10
- Website
- https://redwoodcoasttransit.org
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