There are 10 ways to get from Idaho Falls to Merced by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, or car
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Fly Idaho Falls to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Idaho Falls (IDA) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane IDA - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno to Mercedbus
7h 59m$107–540Fly Idaho Falls to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Idaho Falls (IDA) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane IDA - MCE
9h 58m$85–411Bus
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Downtown Salt Lakebus
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
22h 29m$164–306Bus, train
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Downtown Salt Lakebus
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
26h 16m$296–589Drive 807.1 mi
- Drive from Idaho Falls to Mercedcar 807.1 mi
14h 3m$148–213Bus to Pocatello Regional Airport, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Pocatello, ID - Red Lionbus
- Fly from Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane PIH - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno to Mercedbus
11h$101–442Fly Idaho Falls to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Idaho Falls (IDA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane IDA - 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
10h 28m$133–661Fly Idaho Falls to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Idaho Falls (IDA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane IDA - 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
10h 55m$136–665Bus to Salt Lake City International Airport, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Salt Lake City Airportbus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane SLC - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno to Mercedbus
9h 55m$126–523Bus via Las Vegas
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Ogden, UTbus
- Take the bus from Ogden, UT to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to Huntington Parkbus
- Take the bus from Huntington Park to Mercedbus
24h 7m$217–333
Idaho Falls to Merced by bus, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Idaho Falls to Merced is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 14h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Idaho Falls to Merced is to fly and bus which takes 7h 59m and costs $100 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Idaho Falls to Merced. However, there are services departing from Idaho Falls and arriving at Merced via Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr, Sparks Transit Center and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 29m.
The distance between Idaho Falls and Merced is 686 miles. The road distance is 811.8 miles.
The best way to get from Idaho Falls to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 22h 29m and costs $160 - $310.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Idaho Falls to Merced, including transfers.
Idaho Falls to Merced bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, depart from Idaho Falls station.
The best way to get from Idaho Falls to Merced is to bus which takes 22h 29m and costs $160 - $310. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $85 - $420 and takes 9h 58m.
Idaho Falls to Merced bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, arrive at Downtown Salt Lake station.
Merced is 1h behind Idaho Falls. It is currently 3:18 AM in Idaho Falls and 2:18 AM in Merced.
What companies run services between Idaho Falls, ID, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Idaho Falls to Merced via Downtown Salt Lake, Arena Station, Salt Lake Central Station, Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr, Sparks Transit Center, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 22h 29m. Alternatively, Delta, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and two other airlines fly from Idaho Falls (IDA) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Idaho Falls to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Pocatello Regional Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Idaho Falls to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Idaho Falls to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Idaho Falls to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Idaho Falls to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Idaho Falls to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Idaho Falls to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Idaho Falls to Oakland International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Idaho Falls to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Idaho Falls to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Idaho Falls to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Idaho Falls to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Idaho Falls to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Idaho Falls to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Idaho Falls to Merced Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Idaho Falls to Merced Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Idaho Falls to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Idaho Falls to Merced Municipal Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $230–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Fresno to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $26–40
Bus from Fresno to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $26–40
Bus from Fresno to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $26–40
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Fresno to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $30–55
Bus from Fresno to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $30–55
Bus from Fresno to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $30–55
Bus from Ogden, UT to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $85–120
Bus from Las Vegas to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $60–90
Bus from Huntington Park to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $60–85
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Fresno to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–21
- Titanium
- $8–21
Bus from Fresno to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–21
- Titanium
- $8–21
Bus from Fresno to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–21
- Titanium
- $8–21
Bus from Huntington Park to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $35–50
- Titanium
- $40–50
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Idaho Falls to Downtown Salt Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Idaho Falls to Downtown Salt Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Idaho Falls to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Idaho Falls to Salt Lake City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Idaho Falls to Ogden, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- 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
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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