There are 11 ways to get from Charlotte to Merced by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, or subway
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 Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane CLT - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Mercedbus
11h 51m$169–723Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
cheapest- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CLT - 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
12h 35m$146–397Bus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
2d 13h$479–749Train, bus
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Mercedbus
3d 2h$1,472–2,426Drive 2,577.7 mi
- Drive from Charlotte to Mercedcar 2,577.7 mi
41h 12m$471–680Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane CLT - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
11h 28m$215–887Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane CLT - MCE
10h 32m$163–705Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CLT - 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
14h 27m$209–828Fly to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)plane CLT - SCK
- Take the bus from Stockton to Mercedbus
11h 44m$205–793Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CLT - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Mercedbus
13h 49m$151–454Bus, train
- Take the bus from Charlotte to Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Chicagobus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
3d 3h$1,300–2,211
Charlotte to Merced by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Charlotte to Merced is to fly and bus which costs $150 - $460 and takes 13h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte to Merced is to fly which takes 10h 32m and costs $160 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Charlotte station to Merced. However, there are services departing from Charlotte Bus Station and arriving at Merced Bus Stop via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Charlotte and Merced is 2240 miles. The road distance is 2592.8 miles.
The best way to get from Charlotte to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $470 - $750.
It takes approximately 11h 51m to get from Charlotte to Merced, including transfers.
Charlotte to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Charlotte Bus Station.
The best way to get from Charlotte to Merced is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $470 - $750. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $160 - $750 and takes 10h 32m.
Charlotte to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Merced is 3h behind Charlotte. It is currently 10:57 AM in Charlotte and 7:57 AM in Merced.
What companies run services between Charlotte, NC, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 13h. Alternatively, American Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and Southwest Airlines fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via St. Louis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via St. Louis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,000
- 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
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
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 Stockton to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $30–55
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $55–85
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
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
Bus from Stockton to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–21
- Titanium
- $8–20
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $30–45
- Titanium
- $30–45
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- 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 Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Charlotte to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Columbus to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- Barons Bus
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