There are 7 ways to get from Merced to Denver by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, or car
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 Denver (DEN)plane FAT - DEN
6h 32m$128–631Bus
- Take the bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
27h 55m$186–366Bus, train
- Take the bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2007
- Take the train from Sacramento to Denvertrain California Zephyr
35h 19m$412–882Drive 1,107.3 mi
- Drive from Merced to Denvercar 1,107.3 mi
20h$203–292Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Denver (DEN)plane SMF - DEN
7h 55m$161–693Bus, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merced to Modestobus
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Denver (DEN)plane OAK - DEN
8h 17m$133–582Bus, train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merced to Mantecabus
- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Denver (DEN)plane SJC - DEN
9h 32m$182–716
Merced to Denver by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merced to Denver is to bus which costs $180 - $370 and takes 27h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Merced to Denver is to bus and fly which takes 6h 32m and costs $120 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Merced to Denver station. However, there are services departing from Merced and arriving at Denver Union Station via Sacramento Bus Station and Sparks Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 55m.
The distance between Merced and Denver is 935 miles. The road distance is 1113.8 miles.
The best way to get from Merced to Denver without a car is to bus which takes 27h 55m and costs $180 - $370.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Merced to Denver, including transfers.
Merced to Denver bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Merced station.
Merced to Denver bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Denver is 1h ahead of Merced. It is currently 7:53 PM in Merced and 8:53 PM in Denver.
Yes, the driving distance between Merced to Denver is 1114 miles. It takes approximately 20h to drive from Merced to Denver.
What companies run services between Merced, CA, USA and Denver, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from Merced to Denver Union Station via Sacramento Bus Station and Sparks Transit Center in around 27h 55m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $390–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- 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
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–21
- Titanium
- $7–20
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Merced to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $24–35
Bus from Merced to Manteca
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $26–40
- 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
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