There are 9 ways to get from San Ysidro to Merced by bus, car, plane, train, or subway
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Bus via Bakersfield
best- Take the bus from San Ysidro to Bakersfield, CASan Ysidro
- Take the bus from Bakersfield, CA to MercedNogales
8h 17m$87–140Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cross Border Express, San Diego to MercedCbx
11h 55m$69–129Drive 406.3 mi
- Drive from San Ysidro to Merced406.3 mi
6h 48m$75–108Fly San Diego International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)SAN - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
6h 45m$103–547Train, bus
- Take the train from San Diego to Los AngelesPacific Surfliner
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to MercedFlixBus 2007
11h 57m$86–174Fly San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)SAN - OAK
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
8h 26m$144–315Train to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, fly to Merced Municipal Airport
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Fly from Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)HHR - MCE
9h 5m$128–233Fly San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)SAN - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
9h 9m$94–407Fly San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)SAN - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
9h 22m$147–309
San Ysidro to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Ysidro to Merced is to bus which costs $65 - $130 and takes 11h 55m.
The fastest way to get from San Ysidro to Merced is to fly and bus which takes 6h 45m and costs $100 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from San Ysidro to Merced. However, there are services departing from San Ysidro and arriving at Merced via Bakersfield, CA. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 17m.
The distance between San Ysidro and Merced is 416 miles. The road distance is 408.7 miles.
The best way to get from San Ysidro to Merced without a car is to bus via Bakersfield which takes 8h 17m and costs $85 - $140.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from San Ysidro to Merced, including transfers.
San Ysidro to Merced bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from San Ysidro station.
San Ysidro to Merced bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Bakersfield, CA station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Ysidro to Merced is 409 miles. It takes approximately 6h 48m to drive from San Ysidro to Merced.
There are 37+ hotels available in Merced.
What companies run services between San Ysidro, CA, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from San Ysidro to Merced via Bakersfield, CA in around 8h 17m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport to Merced Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $34–39
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Ysidro to Bakersfield, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Bakersfield, CA to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
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
- $18–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cross Border Express, San Diego to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- 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
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