There are 11 ways to get from Merced to Idaho Falls by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, subway, or bus (Flixbus, Amtrak)
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 to Idaho Falls
best- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Idaho Falls (IDA)plane FAT - IDA
8h 38m$134–645Fly Merced Municipal Airport to Idaho Falls
cheapest- Fly from Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) to Idaho Falls (IDA)plane MCE - IDA
7h 57m$70–363Bus
- 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 Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Airport to Idaho Fallsbus
23h 5m$137–280Bus, train
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Salt Lake Citytrain
- Take the bus from Downtown Salt Lake to Idaho Fallsbus
26h 5m$144–878Drive 806.9 mi
- Drive from Merced to Idaho Fallscar 806.9 mi
14h 3m$148–213Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Idaho Falls
- Take the bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Idaho Falls (IDA)plane SMF - IDA
9h 34m$119–534Bus, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Idaho Falls
- 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 Idaho Falls (IDA)plane OAK - IDA
10h 29m$113–501Bus, train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Idaho Falls
- Take the bus from Merced 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 Idaho Falls (IDA)plane SJC - IDA
11h 39m$129–633Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly to Salt Lake City International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane FAT - SLC
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Airport to Idaho Fallsbus
10h 7m$246–1,235Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Jackson Hole 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 Jackson Hole Airport (JAC)plane SFO - JAC
- Take the bus from Jackson Airport, WY to Idaho Falls, IDbus
11h 42m$131–483Bus via Las Vegas
- Take the bus from Merced to Bakersfield Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to Ogden, UTbus
- Take the bus from Ogden, UT to Idaho Fallsbus
24h 7m
Merced to Idaho Falls by bus, foot, train, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merced to Idaho Falls is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 14h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Merced to Idaho Falls is to fly which takes 7h 57m and costs $65 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Merced to Idaho Falls. However, there are services departing from Merced and arriving at Idaho Falls via Sacramento Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub and Salt Lake City Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 5m.
The distance between Merced and Idaho Falls is 685 miles. The road distance is 811.6 miles.
The best way to get from Merced to Idaho Falls without a car is to bus which takes 23h 5m and costs $130 - $280.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Merced to Idaho Falls, including transfers.
Merced to Idaho Falls bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Merced station.
The best way to get from Merced to Idaho Falls is to bus which takes 23h 5m and costs $130 - $280. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $65 - $370 and takes 7h 57m.
Merced to Idaho Falls bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Idaho Falls is 1h ahead of Merced. It is currently 6:05 AM in Merced and 7:05 AM in Idaho Falls.
What companies run services between Merced, CA, USA and Idaho Falls, ID, USA?
You can take a bus from Merced to Idaho Falls via Sacramento Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub, Salt Lake City Airport, UT, and Salt Lake City Airport in around 23h 5m. Alternatively, Advanced Air, LLC, Allegiant Air, and Delta fly from Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) to Idaho Falls (IDA) 3 times a week.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Idaho Falls via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Idaho Falls via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Idaho Falls via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Idaho Falls via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Idaho Falls via Las Vegas, Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Idaho Falls via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Idaho Falls via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Idaho Falls via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Jackson Hole Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Idaho Falls via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Idaho Falls via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Idaho Falls via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Idaho Falls via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Idaho Falls via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Jackson Hole Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Idaho Falls via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Idaho Falls via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Idaho Falls via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Jackson Hole Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Idaho Falls via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Idaho Falls via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Idaho Falls via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–750
- 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
- $16–21
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
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 Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Merced to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $10–85
Bus from Merced to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $21–90
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Salt Lake City Airport to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Downtown Salt Lake to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Jackson Airport, WY to Idaho Falls, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Ogden, UT to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bakersfield to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Las Vegas to Ogden, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
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