There are 11 ways to get from Springfield to Merced by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, or subway
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Bus to Peoria International Airport, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Springfield to Peoria Amtrak Station
- Fly from Peoria International Airport (PIA) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)PIA - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
12h 40mTrain to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Springfield to St. Louis
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)STL - MCE
10h 41m$162–710Bus
- Take the bus from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced
2d 1h$183–486Bus, train
- Take the bus from Springfield to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Sacramento
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
2d 7hDrive 1,981.4 mi
- Drive from Springfield to Merced1,981.4 mi
32h 58m$362–523Train to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Springfield to St. Louis
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)STL - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
12h 36m$355–1,586Train to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Springfield to St. Louis
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)STL - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
11h 54m$257–1,090Fly Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)SPI - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
12h 44m$278–1,246Train to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the train from Springfield to St. Louis
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)STL - 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
13h 29m$191–735Train to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Springfield to St. Louis
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)STL - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Merced
15h 23m$295–617Train, bus
- Take the train from Springfield to Los AngelesTexas Eagle
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to MercedFlixBus 2007
2d 21h$210–484
Springfield to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Springfield to Merced is to bus which costs $180 - $490 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Springfield to Merced is to train and fly which takes 10h 41m and costs $160 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Springfield to Merced. However, there are services departing from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center and arriving at Merced via St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Springfield and Merced is 1784 miles. The road distance is 1993 miles.
The best way to get from Springfield to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs $180 - $490.
It takes approximately 12h 40m to get from Springfield to Merced, including transfers.
Springfield to Merced bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center station.
Springfield to Merced bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Merced is 2h behind Springfield. It is currently 9:54 PM in Springfield and 7:54 PM in Merced.
Yes, the driving distance between Springfield to Merced is 1993 miles. It takes approximately 32h 58m to drive from Springfield to Merced.
What companies run services between Springfield, IL, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center to Merced via St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 1h.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Kansas City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Des Moines, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Will Rogers World, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Springfield to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Springfield to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–390
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Springfield to Peoria Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Springfield to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- 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
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $27–40
- Titanium
- $30–40
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