There are 10 ways to get from Milwaukee to Merced by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, or subway
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Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)MKE - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
10h 48m$356–1,605Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)ORD - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
13h 3m$160–486Bus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
2d 4h$208–515Train, bus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
2d 9h$309–1,876Drive 2,092.3 mi
- Drive from Milwaukee to Merced2,092.3 mi
34h 58m$382–552Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)ORD - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
10h 50m$239–913Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)MKE - MCE
9h 13m$173–833Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)ORD - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
11h 34m$312–440Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, bus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)MKE - SCK
- Take the bus from Stockton to Merced
10h 42m$245–1,070Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)ORD - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
13h 31m$208–758
Milwaukee to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Merced is to bus and fly and BART which costs $160 - $490 and takes 13h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Merced is to fly which takes 9h 13m and costs $170 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Milwaukee station to Merced. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee Intermodal Station and arriving at Merced via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Milwaukee and Merced is 1810 miles. The road distance is 2104.5 miles.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $200 - $550.
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Milwaukee to Merced, including transfers.
Milwaukee to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Merced is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $200 - $550. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $170 - $850 and takes 9h 13m.
Milwaukee to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Merced is 2h behind Milwaukee. It is currently 1:05 AM in Milwaukee and 11:05 PM in Merced.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Merced via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 2d 4h. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Advanced Air, LLC, and Delta fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via St. Louis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Minneapolis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Kansas City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Chicago Midway, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via St. Louis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Minneapolis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Salt Lake City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–1,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–38
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Stockton to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Stockton to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–19
- Titanium
- $8–20
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Yes, the driving distance between Milwaukee to Merced is 2104 miles. It takes approximately 34h 58m to drive from Milwaukee to Merced.
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