There are 8 ways to get from Merced to Salt Lake City by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, 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
best- Take the bus from Merced to Fresnobus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane FAT - SLC
5h 39m$169–1,023Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2007
- Take the train from Sacramento to Salt Lake Citytrain California Zephyr
19h 35m$89–290Bus
- 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
16h 50m$97–172Drive 677.9 mi
- Drive from Merced to Salt Lake Citycar 677.9 mi
12h 45m$124–179Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane SMF - SLC
6h 54m$198–1,037Bus, 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 Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane OAK - SLC
7h 32m$192–1,014Bus, BART to San Francisco 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
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly Citysubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane SFO - SLC
8h 23m$172–876Bus, train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- 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 Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane SJC - SLC
8h 44m$210–1,213
Merced to Salt Lake City by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merced to Salt Lake City is to bus which costs $95 - $180 and takes 16h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Merced to Salt Lake City is to bus and fly which takes 5h 39m and costs $160 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Merced to Salt Lake City. However, there are services departing from Merced and arriving at Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr via Sacramento Bus Station and Sparks Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 50m.
The distance between Merced and Salt Lake City is 575 miles. The road distance is 681.9 miles.
The best way to get from Merced to Salt Lake City without a car is to bus which takes 16h 50m and costs $95 - $180.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Merced to Salt Lake City, including transfers.
Merced to Salt Lake City bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Merced station.
Merced to Salt Lake City bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Salt Lake City is 1h ahead of Merced. It is currently 9:30 PM in Merced and 10:30 PM in Salt Lake City.
Yes, the driving distance between Merced to Salt Lake City is 682 miles. It takes approximately 12h 45m to drive from Merced to Salt Lake City.
What companies run services between Merced, CA, USA and Salt Lake City, UT, USA?
You can take a bus from Merced to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr via Sacramento Bus Station and Sparks Transit Center in around 16h 50m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
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
- $65–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $6–20
- Titanium
- $7–20
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–28
- 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 Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- 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
- $55–100
- 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/
- 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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