There are 8 ways to get from Merced to Moab by bus, plane, shuttle, bus (Flixbus, Amtrak, Greyhound), train, or car
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Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, shuttle
best- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Station
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)FAT - GJT
- Take a shuttle bus from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Moab
10h 6m$387–976Bus, train, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the train from Sacramento to Green River Amtrak
- Drive from Green River Amtrak to Moab
25h 20m$113–315Bus
- Take the bus from Merced to Bakersfield Train Station
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Green River
- Take the bus from Green River to Moab, UT
20h 28mDrive 816.4 mi
- Drive from Merced to Moab816.4 mi
15h 15m$149–216Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly to Salt Lake City International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Station
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)FAT - SLC
- Take a shuttle bus from Salt Lake City Airport to Moab
9h 47m$657–1,426Bus, train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Merced to Stockton
- Take the train from Stockton- Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Station
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)SJC - GJT
- Take a shuttle bus from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Moab
13h 19m$388–1,000Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly to Moab
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Station
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Moab (CNY)FAT - CNY
11h 3m$167–656Bus, train
- Take the bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the train from Sacramento to Salt Lake City
- Take the train from Salt Lake Central Station to Provo Central Station750
- Take the bus from Provo Central Station to Moab, UT
25h 57m$161–373
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merced to Moab is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 15h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Merced to Moab is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 9h 47m and costs $650 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Merced to Moab. However, there are services departing from Merced and arriving at Moab, UT via Bakersfield, South Strip Transit Terminal and Green River. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 28m.
The distance between Merced and Moab is 812 miles. The road distance is 821.2 miles.
The best way to get from Merced to Moab without a car is to bus which takes 20h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Merced to Moab, including transfers.
Merced to Moab bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Merced station.
Merced to Moab bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Bakersfield Train Station.
Moab is 1h ahead of Merced. It is currently 5:38 PM in Merced and 6:38 PM in Moab.
Yes, the driving distance between Merced to Moab is 821 miles. It takes approximately 15h 15m to drive from Merced to Moab.
What companies run services between Merced, CA, USA and Moab, UT, USA?
You can take a bus from Merced to Moab, UT via Bakersfield Train Station, Bakersfield, South Strip Transit Terminal, and Green River in around 20h 28m.
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- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport 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
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Moab via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Moab via Salt Lake City International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Green River Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $80–220
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $110–270
- Business - advance purchase
- $160–650
- Business Class
- $240–600
Train from Sacramento to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- 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
- +1 801-743-3882
- rideuta@rideuta.com
- Website
- rideuta.com
Train from Salt Lake Central Station to Provo Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–7
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
- $16–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Green River
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 435-259-9402
- dualsportutah@gmail.com
- Website
- roadrunnershuttle.com
Shuttle from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Moab
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Schedules at
- roadrunnershuttle.com
Shuttle from Salt Lake City Airport to Moab
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Schedules at
- roadrunnershuttle.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Merced to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bakersfield to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Green River to Moab, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Provo Central Station to Moab, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
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