There are 3 ways to get from Merced to Sonoma by bus, taxi, car, subway, or train
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Bus, taxi
best- 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 90
- Take the taxi from Richmond to Sonomataxi
5h 36m$144–194Drive 146.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Merced to Sonomacar 146.6 mi
2h 51m$27–39Bus, BART, line 101 bus, train, line 40 bus
- 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 90
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 101
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Petaluma Downtowntrain
- Take the bus from Petaluma Transit Mall to Sonoma Plazabus 40
8h 23m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merced to Sonoma is to drive which costs $26 - $40 and takes 2h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Merced to Sonoma is to drive which takes 2h 51m and costs $26 - $40.
The distance between Merced and Sonoma is 170 miles. The road distance is 147.4 miles.
The best way to get from Merced to Sonoma without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 5h 36m and costs $140 - $200.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Merced to Sonoma, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Merced to Sonoma is 147 miles. It takes approximately 2h 51m to drive from Merced to Sonoma.
There are 284+ hotels available in Sonoma.
What companies run services between Merced, CA, USA and Sonoma, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Merced to Sonoma. However, you can take the bus to Modesto Bus Stop, walk to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi, take the bus to BART Dublin Station, walk to Dublin / Pleasanton, take the subway to Bay Fair, take the subway to Richmond, then take the taxi to Sonoma. Alternatively, you can drive from Merced to Sonoma in around 2h 51m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Petaluma Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
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- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- 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
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
- Phone
- (707) 576-7433
- Website
- sctransit.com
Bus from Petaluma Transit Mall to Sonoma Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- sctransit.com
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
Vallejo City Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 707-643-3333
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