There are 9 ways to get from Virginia Beach to Merced by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane ORF - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
12h 9m$333–1,282Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane ORF - MCE
13h 45m$153–514Bus
- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Philadelphiabus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
3d 2h$569–1,099Train, bus
- Take the train from Norfolk to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
3d 12h$880–2,230Drive 2,853.6 mi
- Drive from Virginia Beach to Mercedcar 2,853.6 mi
46h 49m$521–753Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ORF - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
13h 26m$391–1,513Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ORF - OAK
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stopbus
13h 5m$345–1,285Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ORF - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stopbus
13h 54m$398–1,589Bus, train
- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Richmondbus
- Take the bus from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Charlottesville Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
3d 12h$875–1,981
Virginia Beach to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Virginia Beach to Merced is to fly which costs $150 - $550 and takes 13h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Virginia Beach to Merced is to fly and bus which takes 12h 9m and costs $330 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Virginia Beach to Merced. However, there are services departing from Virginia Beach and arriving at Merced Bus Stop via Philadelphia, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
The distance between Virginia Beach and Merced is 2478 miles. The road distance is 2870.3 miles.
The best way to get from Virginia Beach to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 2h and costs $550 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 12h 9m to get from Virginia Beach to Merced, including transfers.
Virginia Beach to Merced bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Virginia Beach station.
The best way to get from Virginia Beach to Merced is to bus which takes 3 days 2h and costs $550 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $150 - $550 and takes 13h 45m.
Virginia Beach to Merced bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Philadelphia station.
Merced is 3h behind Virginia Beach. It is currently 11:53 AM in Virginia Beach and 8:53 AM in Merced.
What companies run services between Virginia Beach, VA, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Virginia Beach to Merced Bus Stop via Philadelphia, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 3d 2h. Alternatively, Breeze Airways, Advanced Air, LLC, and two other airlines fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–2,100
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–2,200
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kansas City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–2,500
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Nashville, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Chicago Midway, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Dallas, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–2,100
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–2,100
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–2,500
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–2,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Norfolk to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $11–230
- Business Class
- $55–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlottesville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–470
- 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
- $10–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $330–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Virginia Beach to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Virginia Beach to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Charlottesville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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Yes, the driving distance between Virginia Beach to Merced is 2870 miles. It takes approximately 46h 49m to drive from Virginia Beach to Merced.
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