There are 8 ways to get from Rochester to Merced by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, 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 Oakland International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ROC - 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
12h 18m$370–1,544Bus 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
10h 45m$159–717Bus
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalobus
- Take the bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound Stbus
- 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 18h$489–983Train, 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$786–1,792Drive 2,652.7 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Mercedcar 2,652.7 mi
44h 12m$485–700Fly 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 1m$209–855Fly 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 27m$443–1,848Bus 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$419–1,835
Rochester to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Merced is to bus and fly which costs $150 - $750 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Merced is to bus and fly which takes 10h 45m and costs $150 - $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 Buffalo, NY, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Rochester and Merced is 2481 miles. The road distance is 2668.1 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $480 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 12h 18m to get from Rochester to Merced, including transfers.
Rochester to Merced bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Rochester Bus Stop station.
Rochester to Merced bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Buffalo station.
Merced is 3h behind Rochester. It is currently 7:24 AM in Rochester and 4:24 AM in Merced.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Merced is 2668 miles. It takes approximately 44h 12m 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 Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Rochester to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Baltimore, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Washington Dulles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Detroit, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Chicago Midway, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Minneapolis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- 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/
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $330–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- 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
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound St
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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