There are 8 ways to get from Rochester 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 Rochester to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane ROC - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
11h 14m$317–1,240Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane BUF - MCE
11h 10m$169–717Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus 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$475–943Train, bus
- Take the train from Rochester to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
2d 20h$784–1,790Drive 2,651.9 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Mercedcar 2,651.9 mi
44h 14m$484–700Fly Rochester to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ROC - 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 7m$239–904Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane BUF - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
12h 50m$358–1,434Fly Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ROC - 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
13h 12m$353–1,447
Rochester to Merced by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Merced is to bus and fly which costs $160 - $750 and takes 11h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Merced is to bus and fly which takes 11h 10m and costs $160 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Rochester to Merced. However, there are services departing from Rochester Bus Stop and arriving at Merced Bus Stop via Cleveland Bus Station, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Rochester and Merced is 2326 miles. The road distance is 2667.4 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $470 - $950.
It takes approximately 11h 14m to get from Rochester to Merced, including transfers.
Rochester to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Rochester Bus Stop station.
Rochester to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Cleveland Bus Station.
Merced is 3h behind Rochester. It is currently 9:35 PM in Rochester and 6:35 PM in Merced.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Merced is 2667 miles. It takes approximately 44h 14m to drive from Rochester to Merced.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop via Cleveland Bus Station, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Rochester to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago Midway, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Detroit, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Chicago Midway, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Nashville, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rochester to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- 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 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
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- 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/
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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