There are 10 ways to get from Merced to Washington by bus, plane, subway, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, or car
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 Sacramento International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
best- Take the bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SMF - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
10h 50m$262–990Fly Merced Municipal Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
cheapest- Fly from Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane MCE - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
10h 15m$184–761Bus
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Washington Union Stationbus
2d 21h$442–881Bus, train
- Take the bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Roseville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
3d$889–1,897Drive 2,741.1 mi
- Drive from Merced to Washingtoncar 2,741.1 mi
45h 57m$501–723Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SFO - DCA
11h 8m$332–1,258Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- 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 Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SFO - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
11h 58m$194–666Fly Merced Municipal Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Fly from Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane MCE - DCA
8h 43m$352–1,403Bus, train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Merced to Mantecabus
- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SJC - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
12h 27m$394–2,008Fly Merced Municipal Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane MCE - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
9h 39m$244–1,505
Merced to Washington by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merced to Washington is to bus and BART and fly and subway which costs $190 - $700 and takes 11h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Merced to Washington is to fly which takes 8h 43m and costs $350 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Merced to Washington station. However, there are services departing from Merced Bus Stop and arriving at Washington Union Station via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Pittsburgh Intermodal Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Merced and Washington is 2525 miles. The road distance is 2757.1 miles.
The best way to get from Merced to Washington without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 21h and costs $440 - $900.
It takes approximately 10h 50m to get from Merced to Washington, including transfers.
Merced to Washington bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Merced Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Merced to Washington is to bus which takes 2 days 21h and costs $440 - $900. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $350 - $1,400 and takes 8h 43m.
Merced to Washington bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Washington is 3h ahead of Merced. It is currently 4:40 PM in Merced and 7:40 PM in Washington.
What companies run services between Merced, CA, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
You can take a bus from Merced Bus Stop to Washington Union Station via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Pittsburgh Intermodal Station in around 2d 21h. Alternatively, Advanced Air, LLC, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Las Vegas, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Las Vegas, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Roseville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- 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 Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- 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
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $24–35
Bus from Merced to Manteca
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $26–40
- 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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