There are 4 ways to get from San Francisco International Airport to Merced by subway, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
BART, bus
best- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus 90
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stopbus
5h 24m$23–34Bus, line 22 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from El Camino Real & Center St-Millbrae to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to King & Virginiabus 22
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Los Bañosbus
- Take the bus from Pacheco @ Target to Transpobus Lb
9h 39m$16–35Drive 125.1 mi
- Drive from San Francisco International Airport to Mercedcar 125.1 mi
2h 16m$23–33Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0870
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus FlixBus 2007
7h 37m$33–59
San Francisco International Airport to Merced by subway and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco International Airport to Merced is to bus and line 22 bus which costs $15 - $35 and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco International Airport to Merced is to drive which takes 2h 16m and costs $22 - $35.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco International Airport to Merced. However, there are services departing from SFO Airport Terminal G-Lower Level and arriving at Merced via San Francisco Bus Station and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 37m.
The distance between San Francisco International Airport and Merced is 144 miles. The road distance is 125.8 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco International Airport to Merced without a car is to BART and bus which takes 5h 24m and costs $23 - $35.
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from San Francisco International Airport to Merced, including transfers.
San Francisco International Airport to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Francisco Bus Station.
San Francisco International Airport to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco International Airport to Merced is 126 miles. It takes approximately 2h 16m to drive from San Francisco International Airport to Merced.
There are 31+ hotels available in Merced.
What companies run services between San Francisco International Airport, CA, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from SFO Airport Terminal G-Lower Level to Merced via San Francisco Bus Station and Sacramento Bus Station in around 7h 37m.
- 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
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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
- $5–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
Bus from El Camino Real & Center St-Millbrae to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to King & Virginia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Los Baños
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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 San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Los Baños
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $10–24
- Titanium
- $11–24
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