There are 9 ways to get from Saint Paul to Merced by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), 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 to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane MSP - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Mercedbus
9h 39m$139–624Bus via Denver
- Take the bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
2d$384–587Train, bus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Portlandtrain
- Take the train from Portland to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
2d 11h$1,385–2,136Drive 1,876.8 mi
- Drive from Saint Paul to Mercedcar 1,876.8 mi
33h 17m$343–495Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MSP - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
9h 50m$205–588Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MSP - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City 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
11h$166–358Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane MSP - MCE
10h$153–456Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MSP - 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
11h 15m$169–728Bus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Tulsabus
- Take the bus from Tulsa Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Mercedbus
2d 10h$452–682
Saint Paul to Merced by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Saint Paul to Merced is to fly and BART and bus which costs $160 - $360 and takes 11h.
The fastest way to get from Saint Paul to Merced is to fly and bus which takes 9h 39m and costs $130 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Saint Paul to Merced. However, there are services departing from Saint Paul Union Depot and arriving at Merced via Des Moines, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Saint Paul and Merced is 1568 miles. The road distance is 1887.8 miles.
The best way to get from Saint Paul to Merced without a car is to bus via Denver which takes 2 days 0h and costs $380 - $600.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Saint Paul to Merced, including transfers.
Saint Paul to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Saint Paul Union Depot station.
The best way to get from Saint Paul to Merced is to bus via Denver which takes 2 days 0h and costs $380 - $600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $150 - $460 and takes 10h.
Saint Paul to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Des Moines station.
Merced is 2h behind Saint Paul. It is currently 12:49 PM in Saint Paul and 10:49 AM in Merced.
What companies run services between Saint Paul, MN, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Merced via Des Moines, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 2d. Alternatively, Sun Country Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and two other airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) 6 times a week.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–550
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Fresno, CA to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $30–55
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Fresno, CA to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $6–20
- Titanium
- $7–19
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tulsa Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–390
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Website
- StanRTA
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
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
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
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Tulsa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $150–220
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