There are 9 ways to get from Merced to Williams Lake by bus, subway, plane, 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, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Williams Lake Airport
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
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly Citysubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Williams Lake Airport (YWL)plane SFO - YWL
12h 13m$163–638Fly Merced Municipal Airport to Williams Lake Airport
cheapest- Fly from Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) to Williams Lake Airport (YWL)plane MCE - YWL
21h 8m$107–414Bus
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kamloops, BCbus
- Take the bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Williams Lake, BC - Petro Canadabus
33h 25m$303–624Bus, train
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Lodi Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Lodi Amtrak Station to Sacramentobus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kamloops, BCbus
- Take the bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Williams Lake, BC - Petro Canadabus
39h 37m$511–1,059Drive 2,047.3 km
- Drive from Merced to Williams Lakecar 2,047.3 km
22h 51m$406–586Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly to Williams Lake Airport
- Take the bus from Merced to Fresnobus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Williams Lake Airport (YWL)plane FAT - YWL
12h 52m$180–818Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Quesnel 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 Quesnel Airport (YQZ)plane SFO - YQZ
- Take the bus from Quesnel to Williams Lakebus
13h 55m$177–659Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Williams Lake Airport
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Williams Lake Airport (YWL)plane SMF - YWL
14h 58m$206–853Bus, train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Williams Lake Airport
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop 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 Williams Lake Airport (YWL)plane SJC - YWL
16h 10m$222–908
Merced to Williams Lake by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merced to Williams Lake is to fly which costs $100 - $420 and takes 21h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Merced to Williams Lake is to bus and BART and fly which takes 12h 13m and costs $160 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Merced to Williams Lake. However, there are services departing from Merced Bus Stop and arriving at Williams Lake, BC - Petro Canada via Sacramento Bus Station, Seattle Bus Station, Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station and Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 25m.
The distance between Merced and Williams Lake is 1863 km. The road distance is 2047.3 km.
The best way to get from Merced to Williams Lake without a car is to bus which takes 33h 25m and costs $300 - $650.
It takes approximately 12h 13m to get from Merced to Williams Lake, including transfers.
Merced to Williams Lake bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Merced Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Merced to Williams Lake is to bus which takes 33h 25m and costs $300 - $650. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $100 - $420 and takes 21h 8m.
Merced to Williams Lake bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Merced to Williams Lake is 2047 km. It takes approximately 22h 51m to drive from Merced to Williams Lake.
What companies run services between Merced, CA, USA and Williams Lake, BC, Canada?
You can take a bus from Merced Bus Stop to Williams Lake, BC - Petro Canada via Sacramento Bus Station, Seattle Bus Station, Vancouver, Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station, Kamloops, BC, and Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall in around 33h 25m. Alternatively, Advanced Air, LLC, WestJet, and four other airlines fly from Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) to Williams Lake Airport (YWL) once daily.
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Los Angeles, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Salt Lake City, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Las Vegas, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–700
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Las Vegas, Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Los Angeles, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Salt Lake City, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quesnel Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Salt Lake City, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Salt Lake City, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Los Angeles, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Vancouver, Quesnel Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Las Vegas, Vancouver, Quesnel Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quesnel Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flycma.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Vancouver, Quesnel Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Las Vegas, Vancouver, Quesnel Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quesnel Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- 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
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $19–24
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- 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
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–340
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Lodi Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- 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
- $3
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $3
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 1-877-769-3287
- info@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kamloops, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $65–90
Bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Williams Lake, BC - Petro Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $55–75
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Lodi Amtrak Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $8–26
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $8–26
- Titanium
- $9–26
- Phone
- 1-844-564-7494
- Website
- bcbus.ca
Bus from Quesnel to Williams Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://bcbus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://bcbus.ca/schedules-and-fares/
- Passenger
- $27–40
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