There are 3 ways to get from San Jose to Merced by bus, car, or bus (Amtrak)
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Bus via Los Banos
best- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Los Bañosbus San Jose
- Take the bus from Pacheco @ Target to Transpobus Lb
3h 51m$10–25Drive 114 mi
- Drive from San Jose to Mercedcar 114 mi
2h 12m$21–30Bus (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from San Jose to Mercedbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
26h 50m$40–60
San Jose to Merced by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Merced is to bus via Los Banos which costs $9 - $25 and takes 3h 51m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Merced is to drive which takes 2h 12m and costs $20 - $30.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from San Jose and arriving at Merced. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 26h 50m.
The distance between San Jose and Merced is 117 miles. The road distance is 114.6 miles.
The best way to get from San Jose to Merced without a car is to bus via Los Banos which takes 3h 51m and costs $9 - $25.
It takes approximately 3h 51m to get from San Jose to Merced, including transfers.
San Jose to Merced bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant station.
San Jose to Merced bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Los Baños station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Merced is 115 miles. It takes approximately 2h 12m to drive from San Jose to Merced.
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What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Transpo via Los Baños and Pacheco @ Target in around 3h 51m.
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Los Baños
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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 San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Los Baños
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $8–22
- Titanium
- $10–22
- Website
- mercedthebus.com
Bus from Pacheco @ Target to Transpo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- http://www.mercedthebus.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Jose to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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