There are 9 ways to get from Utah to Merced by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, or subway
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Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)SLC - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
6h 35m$156–882Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Sparks Transit Center
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
17h 26m$94–184Train, bus
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to SacramentoCalifornia Zephyr
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to MercedFlixBus 2007
20h 6m$128–236Drive 677.4 mi
- Drive from Salt Lake City to Merced677.4 mi
12h 39m$124–179Bus to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to Merced Municipal Airport
- Take the bus from St George to Harry Reid International
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)LAS - MCE
6h 41m$185–236Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)SLC - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
7h 20m$138–436Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)SLC - 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 7m$202–359Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)SLC - 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
8h 58m$102–431Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)SLC - 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 17m$130–373
Utah to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utah to Merced is to bus which costs $90 - $190 and takes 17h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Utah to Merced is to fly and bus which takes 6h 35m and costs $150 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Utah to Merced. However, there are services departing from 200 S / Main St and arriving at Merced via Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr, Sparks Transit Center and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 26m.
The distance between Utah and Merced is 574 miles. The road distance is 681.4 miles.
The best way to get from Utah to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 17h 26m and costs $90 - $190.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Utah to Merced, including transfers.
Utah to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr station.
Utah to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Merced is 1h behind Utah. It is currently 4:41 PM in Utah and 3:41 PM in Merced.
Yes, the driving distance between Utah to Merced is 681 miles. It takes approximately 12h 39m to drive from Utah to Merced.
What companies run services between Utah, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from 200 S / Main St to Merced via Salt Lake Central Station, Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr, Sparks Transit Center, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 17h 26m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–165
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salt Lake City to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- 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 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 Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–70
- 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 Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from St George to Harry Reid International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.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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