There are 7 ways to get from Merced to Quartzsite by bus, car, plane, shuttle, or train
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Bus via Los Angeles
best- Take the bus from Merced to Huntington Park
- Take the bus from Huntington Park to Indio
- Take the bus from Indio, CA to Blythe McDonaldsLa
12h 8m$145–223Drive 514.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Merced to Quartzsite514.9 mi
8h 28m$94–136Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Station
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Phoenix (PHX)FAT - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Quartzsite
8h 4m$408–832Bus
- Take the bus from Merced to Fresno
- Take the bus from Fresno to Indio
- Take the bus from Indio, CA to Blythe McDonaldsLa
13h 38m$161–233Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Merced to Phoenix Bus Station
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to QuartzsitePhoenix
17h 45m$244–266Fly Merced Municipal Airport to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)MCE - HHR
- Take the bus from Harbor Transitway / Harbor Fwy Station to El Monte Station - Upper Level
- Take the bus from El Monte to Blythe McDonalds
9h 58m$252–315Bus, train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Phoenix, 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 Phoenix (PHX)SJC - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Quartzsite
11h 22m$472–824
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Phoenix (PHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merced to Quartzsite is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 8h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Merced to Quartzsite is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 8h 4m and costs $400 - $850.
The distance between Merced and Quartzsite is 539 miles. The road distance is 517.9 miles.
The best way to get from Merced to Quartzsite without a car is to bus via Los Angeles which takes 12h 8m and costs $140 - $230.
It takes approximately 12h 8m to get from Merced to Quartzsite, including transfers.
Quartzsite is 1h ahead of Merced. It is currently 3:56 PM in Merced and 4:56 PM in Quartzsite.
Yes, the driving distance between Merced to Quartzsite is 518 miles. It takes approximately 8h 28m to drive from Merced to Quartzsite.
There are four+ hotels available in Quartzsite.
What companies run services between Merced, CA, USA and Quartzsite, AZ, USA?
You can take a bus from Merced to Quartzsite via Huntington Park, Indio, Indio, CA, and Blythe McDonalds in around 12h 8m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–165
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- 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 Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Huntington Park to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Fresno to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Merced to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $29–45
- Titanium
- $30–45
Bus from Huntington Park to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $13–26
- Titanium
- $15–26
Bus from Merced to Fresno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $5–18
- Titanium
- $6–18
Bus from Fresno to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $35–55
- Titanium
- $40–55
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Indio, CA to Blythe McDonalds
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $30–45
Bus from El Monte to Blythe McDonalds
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $40–60
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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
- $13–17
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Quartzsite
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $164
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.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
- $65–85
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Harbor Transitway / Harbor Fwy Station to El Monte Station - Upper Level
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- 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
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