There are 10 ways to get from Merced to Grand Rapids by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, or car
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Bus to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
best- Take the bus from Merced to Stocktonbus
- Fly from Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane SCK - GRR
14h 19m$338–1,444Fly Merced Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane MCE - GRR
12h 24m$156–707Bus
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago to South Havenbus
- Take the bus from South Haven Potatoes Plus to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
2d 11h$421–810Bus, train
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
2d 12h$671–1,554Drive 2,228.6 mi
- Drive from Merced to Grand Rapidscar 2,228.6 mi
36h 58m$407–588Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Take the bus from Merced to Fresnobus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane FAT - GRR
11h 28m$331–1,424Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Merced to Fresnobus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane FAT - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
13h 37m$174–685Bus, train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Stocktonbus
- Take the train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane SJC - GRR
14h 28m$412–1,653Bus, bus to Bishop Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Take the bus from Merced Amtrak to Yosemite Valley Lodge/Laurel Cottagebus
- Take the bus from Yosemite Valley Lodge/Laurel Cottage to Mammoth Lakes Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rd to Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Streetbus
- Fly from Bishop Airport (BIH) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane BIH - GRR
18h 59m$362–1,390Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SMF - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
15h 12m$262–1,010
Merced to Grand Rapids by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merced to Grand Rapids is to bus and fly and train which costs $170 - $700 and takes 13h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Merced to Grand Rapids is to bus and fly which takes 11h 28m and costs $330 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Merced to Grand Rapids. However, there are services departing from Merced Bus Stop and arriving at Greyhound Grand Rapids via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Chicago and South Haven Potatoes Plus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Merced and Grand Rapids is 1992 miles. The road distance is 2241.6 miles.
The best way to get from Merced to Grand Rapids without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $420 - $850.
It takes approximately 14h 19m to get from Merced to Grand Rapids, including transfers.
Merced to Grand Rapids bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Merced Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Merced to Grand Rapids is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $420 - $850. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $150 - $750 and takes 12h 24m.
Merced to Grand Rapids bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Grand Rapids is 3h ahead of Merced. It is currently 4:09 PM in Merced and 7:09 PM in Grand Rapids.
What companies run services between Merced, CA, USA and Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA?
You can take a bus from Merced Bus Stop to Greyhound Grand Rapids via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Chicago, South Haven, and South Haven Potatoes Plus in around 2d 11h. Alternatively, Advanced Air, LLC, Allegiant Air, and four other airlines fly from Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas, Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas, Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Bishop Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Bishop Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Los Angeles, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Merced to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $30–55
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Merced to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–20
- Titanium
- $8–21
Bus from Merced to Fresno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- 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
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 Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to South Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from South Haven Potatoes Plus to Greyhound Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–27
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 877-989-2787
- tickets@yarts.com
- Website
- yarts.com
Bus from Merced Amtrak to Yosemite Valley Lodge/Laurel Cottage
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26
- Website
- https://www.yarts.com
Bus from Yosemite Valley Lodge/Laurel Cottage to Mammoth Lakes Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://www.yarts.com
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- info@estransit.com
- Website
- estransit.com
Bus from Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rd to Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
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