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 13m$111–607Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Phoenix, AZ to Mercedbus Nogales
11h 7m$70–110Drive 641.5 mi
- Drive from Phoenix to Mercedcar 641.5 mi
10h 26m$118–170Fly 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 14m$129–455Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PHX - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
7h 17m$134–737Fly 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 55m$111–578Fly 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 38m$325–1,639Fly 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 47m$129–682Bus via Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Bakersfieldbus Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Mercedbus Guadalajara
16h 30m$73–114
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 and bus which takes 6h 13m and costs $110 - $650.
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 645.2 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 13m 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 10:14 AM in Phoenix and 9:14 AM in Merced.
Yes, the driving distance between Phoenix to Merced is 645 miles. It takes approximately 10h 26m 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.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Phoenix to Meadows Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–310
- 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
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- 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
- $45–70
- 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
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $70–110
- Titanium
- $83–88
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
- $18–30
- Titanium
- $21–35
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- 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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