There are 6 ways to get from Merced to North Pole by bus, plane, car, subway, or train
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Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Merced to Fresnobus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane FAT - FAI
15h 13m$183–775Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
cheapest- 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 Fairbanks (FAI)plane SFO - FAI
16h 55m$150–591Drive 2,997.2 mi
- Drive from Merced to North Polecar 2,997.2 mi
2d 9h$547–791Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane SMF - FAI
16h 6m$202–851Bus, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
- 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 Fairbanks (FAI)plane OAK - FAI
16h 20m$170–729Bus, train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- 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 Fairbanks (FAI)plane SJC - FAI
17h 37m$215–856
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Fairbanks (FAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merced to North Pole is to bus and BART and fly which costs $150 - $600 and takes 16h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Merced to North Pole is to bus and fly which takes 15h 13m and costs $180 - $800.
The distance between Merced and North Pole is 2362 miles. The road distance is 3014.6 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 13m to get from Merced to North Pole, including transfers.
North Pole is 1h behind Merced. It is currently 1:12 AM in Merced and 12:12 AM in North Pole.
Yes, the driving distance between Merced to North Pole is 3015 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 9h to drive from Merced to North Pole.
There are 288+ hotels available in North Pole.
What companies run services between Merced, CA, USA and North Pole, AK, USA?
There is no direct connection from Merced to North Pole. However, you can take the bus to Fresno, walk to Se Fresno - F St, take the line 34 bus to L Shelter, take the line 26 bus to SE PEACH - McKINLEY, walk to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) airport, fly to Fairbanks (FAI), walk to 728 - Fairbanks International Airport, take the bus to 157 - UAF Wood Center, take the bus to 294 - Lacey St @ Northward Building Southbound, walk to 401 - Noble St @ 8th Ave Southbound, then take the bus to 849 - Santa Claus Lane @ Wells Fargo. Alternatively, you can drive from Merced to North Pole in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland, Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Fairbanks via Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland, Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland, Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fairbanks via Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland, Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland, Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Fairbanks via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- 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
- $13–18
- 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
- $6–19
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $6–19
- Titanium
- $6–19
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
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