There are 7 ways to get from Merced to Charleston by bus, plane, train, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Merced to Fresnobus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane FAT - CHS
11h 53m$180–772Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
cheapest- 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 Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane SFO - CHS
14h 23m$157–416Bus, train
- Take the bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Roseville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Charleston Amtrak Stationtrain
3d 12h$1,952–3,183Drive 2,622 mi
- Drive from Merced to Charlestoncar 2,622 mi
42h 48m$479–692Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane SMF - CHS
13h 9m$206–787Bus, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
- 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 Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane OAK - CHS
13h 47m$197–823Bus, train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane SJC - CHS
15h 2m$206–783
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Charleston International Airport (CHS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Merced to Charleston is to bus and BART and fly which costs $150 - $420 and takes 14h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Merced to Charleston is to bus and fly which takes 11h 53m and costs $180 - $800.
The distance between Merced and Charleston is 2343 miles. The road distance is 2637.3 miles.
The best way to get from Merced to Charleston without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 12h and costs $1,900 - $3,200.
It takes approximately 11h 53m to get from Merced to Charleston, including transfers.
Charleston is 3h ahead of Merced. It is currently 3:40 PM in Merced and 6:40 PM in Charleston.
Yes, the driving distance between Merced to Charleston is 2637 miles. It takes approximately 42h 48m to drive from Merced to Charleston.
There are 1812+ hotels available in Charleston.
What companies run services between Merced, CA, USA and Charleston, SC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Merced to Charleston. However, you can take the bus to Fresno, walk to Se Fresno - F St, take the line 34 bus to L Shelter, take the line 26 bus to SE PEACH - McKINLEY, walk to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) airport, fly to Charleston International Airport (CHS), walk to Charleston International Airport, then take the line 11 bus to Transit Mall. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Merced to Charleston via Sacramento Bus Station, Roseville Bus Stop, Roseville Amtrak, Chicago Union Station, Petersburg Amtrak Station, and Charleston Amtrak Station in around 3d 12h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Las Vegas, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Las Vegas, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Denver, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Roseville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Charleston Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–310
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- Ace
Train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- Ace
- 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
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $6–20
- Titanium
- $7–19
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- Greyhound
- Website
- StanRTA
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
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
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
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
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