There are 12 ways to get from Boise to Merced by plane, bus, taxi, train, car, subway, shuttle, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), or bus (Flixbus)
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 Sacramento International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BOI - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
7h 6m$184–446Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane BOI - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Mercedbus
8h 5m$58–312Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Boise to Ontario, ORtaxi
- Take the bus from Ontario, OR to Hawthorne Station, Bend, ORbus
- Take the bus from Hawthorne Main Transfer Station to Chemult Post Officebus
- Take the train from Chemult to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
23h 48m$399–616Bus
- Take the bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to Huntington Parkbus
- Take the bus from Huntington Park to Mercedbus
26h 27m$222–298Drive 617.2 mi
- Drive from Boise to Mercedcar 617.2 mi
11h 39m$113–163Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BOI - 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
7h 39m$61–303Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOI - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- 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
8h 35m$286–336Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BOI - 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
8h 43m$69–327Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane BOI - MCE
6h 44m$62–324Fly to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle, BART, bus
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane BOI - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- 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
10h 40m$153–685Bus via Bakersfield
- Take the bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
28h 28mBus #2
- Take the bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Strip to Fresno Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Mercedbus
30h 14m$239–327
Boise to Merced by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Boise to Merced is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 11h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Boise to Merced is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs $60 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Boise to Merced. However, there are services departing from 3988 W Chinden - Boise and arriving at Merced via Las Vegas and Huntington Park. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 27m.
The distance between Boise and Merced is 577 miles. The road distance is 620.8 miles.
The best way to get from Boise to Merced without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 23h 48m and costs $390 - $650.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Boise to Merced, including transfers.
Boise to Merced bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from 3988 W Chinden - Boise station.
The best way to get from Boise to Merced is to bus which takes 26h 27m and costs $220 - $300. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $60 - $330 and takes 6h 44m.
Boise to Merced bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Las Vegas station.
Merced is 1h behind Boise. It is currently 4:35 AM in Boise and 3:35 AM in Merced.
What companies run services between Boise, ID, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to Merced via Las Vegas and Huntington Park in around 26h 27m. Alternatively, Alaska Airlines, Inc., Corporate Flight Management Inc, and two other airlines fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Boise Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Boise Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Boise Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–300
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–300
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Boise Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Boise Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–210
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Oakland International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Boise Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chemult to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–340
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Las Vegas Strip to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 888-846-4183
- Website
- Point
Bus from Ontario, OR to Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Point
- Adult One-way
- $35–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Ontario, OR to Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $47–51
- Phone
- +1 541 883-2877
- [email protected]
- Website
- Basin Transit Service
Bus from Hawthorne Main Transfer Station to Chemult Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Basin Transit Service
- Schedules at
- Basin Transit Service Schedules
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
Bus from Hawthorne Main Transfer Station to Chemult Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–28
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $130–160
Bus from Las Vegas to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $60–90
Bus from Huntington Park to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $60–85
Bus from Fresno, CA to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $30–55
Bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $130–160
Bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $130–160
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Huntington Park to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $30–50
- Titanium
- $35–50
Bus from Fresno, CA to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $6–20
- Titanium
- $7–19
- Website
- StanRTA
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
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
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
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
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
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
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
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Las Vegas to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
Boise Taxi Company
- Phone
- +1 208-877-6777
- Website
- boisetaxicompany.com
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