There are 10 ways to get from Moab to Merced by shuttle, plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak, Flixbus), car, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Grand Junction Regional Airport, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from Moab to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Fly from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)GJT - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
10h 18m$415–1,191Drive, train, bus
cheapest- Drive from Moab to Green River Amtrak
- Take the train from Green River Amtrak to Sacramento
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
26h 10m$113–314Bus
- Take the bus from Moab, UT to Green River
- Take the bus from Green River to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Merced
20h 37mDrive 816.4 mi
- Drive from Moab to Merced816.4 mi
15h 14m$149–216Shuttle to Grand Junction Regional Airport, fly to Merced Municipal Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Moab to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Fly from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)GJT - MCE
10h 45m$332–742Bus to Salt Lake City International Airport, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Moab, UT to Salt Lake City Airport, UT
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)SLC - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
10h 43m$200–1,025Bus to Salt Lake City International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Moab, UT to Salt Lake City Airport, UT
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)SLC - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
11h 28m$181–517Shuttle to Grand Junction Regional Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Moab to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Fly from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)GJT - 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 47m$389–949Drive to Montrose Regional Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Drive from Moab to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)
- Fly from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)MTJ - 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
12h 8m$115–414Bus, train
- Take the bus from Moab, UT to Provo Central Station
- Take the train from Provo Central Station to Salt Lake Central Station750
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Sacramento
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
26h 31m$163–271
Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moab to Merced is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 15h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Moab to Merced is to shuttle and fly and bus which takes 10h 18m and costs $410 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Moab to Merced. However, there are services departing from Moab, UT and arriving at Merced via Green River, South Strip Transit Terminal and Bakersfield Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 37m.
The distance between Moab and Merced is 812 miles. The road distance is 821.1 miles.
The best way to get from Moab to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 20h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 18m to get from Moab to Merced, including transfers.
Moab to Merced bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, depart from Moab, UT station.
Moab to Merced bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, arrive at Green River station.
Merced is 1h behind Moab. It is currently 1:55 PM in Moab and 12:55 PM in Merced.
Yes, the driving distance between Moab to Merced is 821 miles. It takes approximately 15h 14m to drive from Moab to Merced.
What companies run services between Moab, UT, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Moab, UT to Merced via Green River, South Strip Transit Terminal, Bakersfield, and Bakersfield Train Station in around 20h 37m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–950
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Green River Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $80–220
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $110–270
- Business - advance purchase
- $160–650
- Business Class
- $240–600
Train from Salt Lake City to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- 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
- Phone
- +1 801-743-3882
- rideuta@rideuta.com
- Website
- rideuta.com
Train from Provo Central Station to Salt Lake Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–7
- Phone
- +1 435-259-9402
- dualsportutah@gmail.com
- Website
- roadrunnershuttle.com
Shuttle from Moab to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Schedules at
- roadrunnershuttle.com
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
- $13–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Green River to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- 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
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Moab, UT to Green River
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Moab, UT to Salt Lake City Airport, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Moab, UT to Provo Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
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