There are 12 ways to get from Vancouver to Merced by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, or subway
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Fly Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)YVR - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
8h 39m$349–791Fly Vancouver International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)YVR - MCE
9h 19m$59–267Bus
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Seattle Bus Station
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
23h 35m$149–308Train, bus
- Take the train from Vancouver to Seattle
- Take the train from Seattle to Sacramento
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
29h 39m$189–723Drive 1,007.8 mi
- Drive from Vancouver to Merced1,007.8 mi
17h 27m$231–334Fly Vancouver International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)YVR - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
10h 5m$449–779Fly Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)YVR - 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
10h 16m$108–732Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Vancouver to Seattle
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)SEA - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
11h 52m$164–718Fly Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)YVR - 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
12h 10m$396–724Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Vancouver to Seattle
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)SEA - 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
13h 12m$153–569Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Vancouver to Seattle
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)SEA - 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
14h 18m$156–563Bus via Seattle Airport (SEA)
- Take the bus from Vancouver Waterfront Station, BC to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
27h 25m$156–325
Vancouver to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vancouver to Merced is to fly which costs $55 - $270 and takes 9h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Vancouver to Merced is to fly and bus which takes 8h 39m and costs $340 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Vancouver to Merced. However, there are services departing from Vancouver and arriving at Merced via Seattle Bus Station and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 35m.
The distance between Vancouver and Merced is 873 miles. The road distance is 1013.7 miles.
The best way to get from Vancouver to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 23h 35m and costs $140 - $310.
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Vancouver to Merced, including transfers.
Vancouver to Merced bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Vancouver station.
The best way to get from Vancouver to Merced is to bus which takes 23h 35m and costs $140 - $310. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $55 - $270 and takes 9h 19m.
Vancouver to Merced bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Seattle Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vancouver to Merced is 1014 miles. It takes approximately 17h 27m to drive from Vancouver to Merced.
What companies run services between Vancouver, BC, Canada and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Vancouver to Merced via Seattle Bus Station and Sacramento Bus Station in around 23h 35m. Alternatively, Air Canada, Advanced Air, LLC, and four other airlines fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) 6 times a week.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–280
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–280
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Vancouver to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Vancouver to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Vancouver to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- 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 Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Vancouver Waterfront Station, BC to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- quickcoach.com
- Adult
- $40–50
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