There are 12 ways to get from Philadelphia to Merced by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, car, 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.
Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane PHL - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
12h 33m$293–1,222Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane PHL - MCE
10h 45m$104–456Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
2d 19h$504–955Bus, train
- Take the bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
3d 5h$656–1,570Drive 2,811.3 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Mercedcar 2,811.3 mi
46h 27m$514–742Fly Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PHL - SFO
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stopbus
13h 23m$165–637Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BWI - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
13h 34m$351–1,407Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PHL - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stopbus
15h 16m$369–1,530Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EWR - SFO
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stopbus
13h 57m$150–555Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BWI - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stopbus
14h 8m$370–1,482Train, bus via Washington
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
3d 5h$728–1,824Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
3d 11h$767–1,894
Philadelphia to Merced by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Merced is to fly which costs $100 - $460 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Merced is to fly which takes 10h 45m and costs $100 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia to Merced. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia and arriving at Merced Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Philadelphia and Merced is 2480 miles. The road distance is 2827.8 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $500 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 12h 33m to get from Philadelphia to Merced, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Merced is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $500 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $100 - $460 and takes 10h 45m.
Philadelphia to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Merced is 3h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 4:11 PM in Philadelphia and 1:11 PM in Merced.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Philadelphia to Merced Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 19h. Alternatively, American Airlines, Advanced Air, LLC, and two other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via St. Louis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Chicago Midway, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $14–240
- Business Class
- $60–280
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
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
- $9–17
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-233-8604
- Website
- martzbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://martzbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- 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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