There are 10 ways to get from Raleigh to Merced by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, or subway
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Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane RDU - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno to Mercedbus
11h 58m$217–922Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane RDU - MCE
9h 46m$86–365Bus
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
2d 18h$456–941Train, bus
- Take the train from Raleigh Union 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 9h$982–2,205Drive 2,684.1 mi
- Drive from Raleigh to Mercedcar 2,684.1 mi
44h$490–708Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RDU - 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
12h 48m$162–637Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane RDU - 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 27m$246–1,030Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane RDU - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
14h 35m$182–655Fly to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)plane RDU - SCK
- Take the bus from Stockton to Mercedbus
14h 28m$203–793Fly to Bishop Airport, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Bishop Airport (BIH)plane RDU - BIH
- Take the bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rdbus
- Take the bus from Mammoth Lakes Park & Ride to Curry Villagebus
- Take the bus from Curry Village to Merced Amtrakbus
18h 23m$248–787
Raleigh to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Merced is to fly which costs $85 - $370 and takes 9h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Merced is to fly which takes 9h 46m and costs $85 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Raleigh station to Merced. However, there are services departing from GoRaleigh Station and arriving at Merced Bus Stop via Raleigh Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Raleigh and Merced is 2353 miles. The road distance is 2699.8 miles.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $450 - $950.
It takes approximately 11h 58m to get from Raleigh to Merced, including transfers.
Raleigh to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Raleigh Bus Station.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Merced is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $450 - $950. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $85 - $370 and takes 9h 46m.
Raleigh to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Merced is 3h behind Raleigh. It is currently 12:29 PM in Raleigh and 9:29 AM in Merced.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from GoRaleigh Station to Merced Bus Stop via Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, Raleigh Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 18h. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and three other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bishop Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bishop Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via St. Louis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Nashville, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Kansas City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Nashville, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Dallas, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via St. Louis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Dallas, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- 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
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Fresno to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $26–40
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Fresno to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $30–55
Bus from Stockton to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $30–55
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Fresno to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–19
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $6–19
- Titanium
- $7–19
Bus from Stockton to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–20
- Titanium
- $8–21
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–460
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- 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
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- 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
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- info@estransit.com
- Website
- estransit.com
Bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
- Phone
- +1 877-989-2787
- tickets@yarts.com
- Website
- yarts.com
Bus from Mammoth Lakes Park & Ride to Curry Village
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://www.yarts.com
Bus from Curry Village to Merced Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25
- Website
- https://www.yarts.com
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