There are 9 ways to get from Phoenix to Merced by plane, bus, car, or subway
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Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)PHX - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
6h 4m$134–779Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Phoenix, AZ to MercedNogales
11h 7m$65–100Drive 641.2 mi
- Drive from Phoenix to Merced641.2 mi
10h 24m$117–169Fly to Meadows Field Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)PHX - BFL
- Take the bus from Bakersfield, CA to Merced
6h 7m$124–480Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)PHX - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
7h 12m$296–633Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)PHX - OAK
- 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
7h 55m$115–536Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)PHX - 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
8h 37m$270–928Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)PHX - 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
8h 55m$343–620Bus via Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Phoenix to BakersfieldGuadalajara
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to MercedGuadalajara
16h 30m$70–105
Phoenix to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phoenix to Merced is to bus which costs $65 - $100 and takes 11h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Phoenix to Merced is to fly and bus which takes 6h 4m and costs $130 - $800.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Phoenix, AZ and arriving at Merced. Services depart six times a week, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 11h 7m.
The distance between Phoenix and Merced is 561 miles. The road distance is 644.9 miles.
The best way to get from Phoenix to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 11h 7m and costs $65 - $100.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Phoenix to Merced, including transfers.
Phoenix to Merced bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Phoenix, AZ station.
Phoenix to Merced bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Merced station.
Merced is 1h behind Phoenix. It is currently 11:08 PM in Phoenix and 10:08 PM in Merced.
Yes, the driving distance between Phoenix to Merced is 645 miles. It takes approximately 10h 24m to drive from Phoenix to Merced.
What companies run services between Phoenix, AZ, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
Tufesa operates a bus from Phoenix, AZ to Merced 3 times a week. Tickets cost $110–140 and the journey takes 11h 7m. Tufesa Mexico also services this route 3 times a week.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Phoenix to Meadows Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- 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
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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
- $13–27
- 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
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Phoenix, AZ to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Bakersfield, CA to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Phoenix, AZ to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $65–100
- Titanium
- $79–84
Bus from Phoenix to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $50–75
- Titanium
- $60–70
Bus from Bakersfield to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $17–29
- Titanium
- $20–30
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- 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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