There are 9 ways to get from Phoenix to Merced by plane, bus, 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 to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane PHX - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
6h 7m$75–440Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane PHX - MCE
5h 50m$41–233Bus
- Take the bus from Phoenix, AZ to Mercedbus Nogales
11h 7m$70–110Drive 641.2 mi
- Drive from Phoenix to Mercedcar 641.2 mi
10h 28m$117–169Fly to Meadows Field Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane PHX - BFL
- Take the bus from Bakersfield, CA to Mercedbus
6h 5m$124–435Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PHX - OAK
- 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
7h 45m$98–503Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PHX - 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
8h 33m$282–1,134Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PHX - 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
8h 37m$101–517Bus via Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Bakersfieldbus Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Mercedbus Guadalajara
16h 30m$74–115
Phoenix to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phoenix to Merced is to bus which costs $70 - $110 and takes 11h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Phoenix to Merced is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs $40 - $240.
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 $70 - $110.
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Phoenix to Merced, including transfers.
Phoenix to Merced bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Phoenix, AZ station.
The best way to get from Phoenix to Merced is to bus which takes 11h 7m and costs $70 - $110. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $40 - $240 and takes 5h 50m.
Phoenix to Merced bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Merced station.
Yes, the driving distance between Phoenix to Merced is 645 miles. It takes approximately 10h 28m 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. Alternatively, American Airlines, Advanced Air, LLC, and three other airlines fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- 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 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Phoenix to Meadows Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Phoenix to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–230
Flights from Phoenix to Merced Municipal Airport via Tucson, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Phoenix to Merced Municipal Airport via Long Beach, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Phoenix to Merced Municipal Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Phoenix to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Phoenix to Merced Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- 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
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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
- $9–18
- 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
- +1 833 766 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
- Adult One way
- $110–140
Bus from Bakersfield, CA to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $45–70
- 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
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $70–110
- Titanium
- $84–89
Bus from Phoenix to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $55–80
- Titanium
- $60–70
Bus from Bakersfield to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $18–35
- Titanium
- $21–35
- 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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