There are 8 ways to get from Salem to Merced by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), 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.
Bus, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
best- Take the bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airportbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane PDX - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Mercedbus
7h 5m$123–504Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Salem to Corvallisbus
- Take the bus from Corvallis to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
17h 11m$113–181Train, bus
- Take the train from Salem to Sacramentotrain Coast Starlight
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus FlixBus 2007
18h 51m$346–530Drive 647.6 mi
- Drive from Salem to Mercedcar 647.6 mi
11h 6m$119–171Bus, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airportbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PDX - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
8h 11m$329–438Bus, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airportbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PDX - 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
8h 44m$270–425Bus, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airportbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PDX - 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
9h 31m$180–408Bus, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airportbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PDX - 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
9h 43m$118–449
Salem to Merced by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salem to Merced is to bus which costs $110 - $190 and takes 17h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Salem to Merced is to bus and fly which takes 7h 5m and costs $120 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Salem to Merced. However, there are services departing from Salem and arriving at Merced via SW 15th St & SW Jefferson Ave, Corvallis and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 11m.
The distance between Salem and Merced is 751 miles. The road distance is 651.3 miles.
The best way to get from Salem to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 17h 11m and costs $110 - $190.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Salem to Merced, including transfers.
Salem to Merced bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Salem station.
Salem to Merced bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Corvallis station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salem to Merced is 651 miles. It takes approximately 11h 6m to drive from Salem to Merced.
Book your Salem to Merced bus tickets online with FlixBus.
What companies run services between Salem, OR, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Salem to Merced via Corvallis, SW 15th St & SW Jefferson Ave, Corvallis, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 17h 11m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Portland International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Portland International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–380
Flights from Portland International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–380
Flights from Portland International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–380
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–360
Flights from Portland International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–210
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salem to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–500
- 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
- +1 541-366-5110
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
Bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–23
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
Bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–23
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
Bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–23
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
Bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–23
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
Bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–23
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Salem to Corvallis
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- 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
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Corvallis to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- 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
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- Greyhound
- 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
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