There are 7 ways to get from Merced to Charleston by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Merced to Fresnobus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane FAT - CHS
11h 30m$180–724Bus, train
- Take the bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Roseville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Charleston Amtrak Stationtrain
3d 12h$1,210–2,416Drive 2,622.5 mi
- Drive from Merced to Charlestoncar 2,622.5 mi
42h 47m$479–692Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane SMF - CHS
12h 53m$235–939Bus, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merced to Modestobus
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane OAK - CHS
13h 30m$216–824Bus, train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merced to Mantecabus
- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane SJC - CHS
14h 46m$243–858Bus, bus to Bishop Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merced Amtrak to Yosemite Valley Lodge/Laurel Cottagebus
- Take the bus from Yosemite Valley Lodge/Laurel Cottage to Mammoth Lakes Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rd to Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Streetbus
- Fly from Bishop Airport (BIH) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane BIH - CHS
27h 33m$259–836
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Charleston International Airport (CHS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merced to Charleston is to bus and fly which costs $180 - $750 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Merced to Charleston is to bus and fly which takes 11h 30m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Merced and Charleston is 2343 miles. The road distance is 2637.8 miles.
The best way to get from Merced to Charleston without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 12h and costs $1,200 - $2,500.
It takes approximately 11h 30m to get from Merced to Charleston, including transfers.
Charleston is 3h ahead of Merced. It is currently 1:44 AM in Merced and 4:44 AM in Charleston.
Yes, the driving distance between Merced to Charleston is 2638 miles. It takes approximately 42h 47m to drive from Merced to Charleston.
There are 1602+ hotels available in Charleston.
What companies run services between Merced, CA, USA and Charleston, SC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Merced to Charleston. However, you can take the bus to Fresno, walk to Se Fresno - F St, take the line 34 bus to L Shelter, take the line 26 bus to SE PEACH - McKINLEY, walk to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) airport, fly to Charleston International Airport (CHS), walk to Charleston International Airport, then take the line 11 bus to Transit Mall. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Merced to Charleston via Sacramento Bus Station, Roseville Bus Stop, Roseville Amtrak, Chicago Union Station, Petersburg Amtrak Station, and Charleston Amtrak Station in around 3d 12h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Las Vegas, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Las Vegas, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Denver, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Bishop Airport to Charleston International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Bishop Airport to Charleston International Airport via San Francisco, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Bishop Airport to Charleston International Airport via Denver, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Bishop Airport to Charleston International Airport via Denver, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Bishop Airport to Charleston International Airport via San Francisco, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Bishop Airport to Charleston International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Roseville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Charleston Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Merced to Fresno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–21
- Titanium
- $7–21
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Merced to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $24–35
Bus from Merced to Manteca
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $26–40
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Merced to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +1 877-989-2787
- [email protected]
- Website
- yarts.com
Bus from Merced Amtrak to Yosemite Valley Lodge/Laurel Cottage
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26
- Website
- https://www.yarts.com
Bus from Yosemite Valley Lodge/Laurel Cottage to Mammoth Lakes Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://www.yarts.com
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- [email protected]
- Website
- estransit.com
Bus from Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rd to Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
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