There are 8 ways to get from Merced to New Orleans by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), 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 to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
best- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane FAT - MSY
10h 2m$187–827Fly Merced Municipal Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane MCE - MSY
9h 17m$98–426Bus
- Take the bus from Merced to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
47h 40m$213–427Bus, train
- Take the bus from Merced to Tucsonbus Sacramento
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain Sunset Limited
2d 4h$255–568Drive 2,086.2 mi
- Drive from Merced to New Orleanscar 2,086.2 mi
35h 1m$381–550Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane SFO - MSY
11h 15m$541–1,176Bus, train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane SJC - MSY
12h 59m$182–816Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport (GPT)plane FAT - GPT
- Take the bus from Biloxi Transit Center to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
12h 29m$300–1,099
Merced to New Orleans by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merced to New Orleans is to fly which costs $95 - $430 and takes 9h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Merced to New Orleans is to fly which takes 9h 17m and costs $95 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Merced to New Orleans station. However, there are services departing from Merced and arriving at New Orleans Bus Station via Phoenix Bus Station and Dallas Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 40m.
The distance between Merced and New Orleans is 1842 miles. The road distance is 2098.4 miles.
The best way to get from Merced to New Orleans without a car is to bus which takes 47h 40m and costs $210 - $430.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Merced to New Orleans, including transfers.
Merced to New Orleans bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, depart from Merced station.
The best way to get from Merced to New Orleans is to bus which takes 47h 40m and costs $210 - $430. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $95 - $430 and takes 9h 17m.
Merced to New Orleans bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, arrive at Phoenix Bus Station.
New Orleans is 2h ahead of Merced. It is currently 4:41 AM in Merced and 6:41 AM in New Orleans.
What companies run services between Merced, CA, USA and New Orleans, LA, USA?
You can take a bus from Merced to New Orleans Bus Station via Phoenix Bus Station and Dallas Bus Station in around 47h 40m. Alternatively, Advanced Air, LLC, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Las Vegas, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Las Vegas, Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $120–360
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $190–410
- Business - advance purchase
- $260–1,100
- Business Class
- $360–900
- 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
- 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
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
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- 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/
Bus from Biloxi Transit Center to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Merced to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Merced to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $80–130
- Titanium
- $96–100
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Merced to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- 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 Biloxi Transit Center to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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