There are 7 ways to get from Merced to Salt Lake City by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, or subway
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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 Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane FAT - SLC
5h 37m$95–504Bus
- 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$112–218Bus, train
- Take the bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2007
- Take the train from Sacramento to Salt Lake Citytrain California Zephyr
19h 47m$253–504Drive 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 59m$404–498Bus, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merced to Modestobus
- 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 21m$115–575Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merced to Modestobus
- 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 10m$100–327
Merced to Salt Lake City by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merced to Salt Lake City is to bus and BART and fly which costs $100 - $330 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Merced to Salt Lake City is to bus and fly which takes 5h 37m and costs $95 - $550.
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 $110 - $220.
It takes approximately 5h 37m 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 12:39 AM in Merced and 1:39 AM 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
- delta.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $230–470
- 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
- +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
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–21
- Titanium
- $7–20
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $20–40
- 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
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Merced to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $24–35
Bus from Merced to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $24–35
- 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
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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