There are 11 ways to get from Santa Ana Airport (SNA) to Merced by plane, bus, train, rideshare, car, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sacramento International Airport, bus
best- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SNA - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
5h 38m$255–840Line 43 bus, line 460 bus, line 111 bus, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Harbor-East Shuttle Areabus 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Disneyland Employee's Entrance to Norwalk Stationbus 460
- Take the bus from Norwalk Station to Florence / Malabarbus 111
- Take the bus from Huntington Park to Mercedbus
9h 29m$41–62Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Merced Municipal Airport
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane LAX - MCE
6h 57m$86–211Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Santa Ana-SNA to Merced310.9 mi
5h 16mDrive 310.9 mi
- Drive from Santa Ana Airport (SNA) to Mercedcar 310.9 mi
5h 16m$57–82Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SNA - 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
6h 6m$254–748Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SNA - 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
7h$210–814Fly Long Beach Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LGB - 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
7h 21m$153–459Line 59 bus, train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Von Karman-Quartz to The Depot At Santa Ana Dock 3bus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane LAX - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno to Mercedbus
8h 32m$278–710Bus
- Take the bus from Anaheim to Mercedbus 1
9h 40m$56–81Bus via Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Mercedbus FlixBus 2007
10h 22m$56–90
Santa Ana Airport (SNA) to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Ana Airport (SNA) to Merced is to line 43 bus and line 460 bus and line 111 bus and bus which costs $40 - $65 and takes 9h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Ana Airport (SNA) to Merced is to drive which takes 5h 16m and costs $55 - $85.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Ana Airport (SNA) to Merced. However, there are services departing from Airport-Arrival Terminal and arriving at Merced via Harbor-Macarthur, Disneyland Employee's Entrance, Norwalk Station and Huntington Park. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 29m.
The distance between Santa Ana Airport (SNA) and Merced is 536 miles. The road distance is 312.7 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Ana Airport (SNA) to Merced without a car is to line 43 bus and line 460 bus and line 111 bus and bus which takes 9h 29m and costs $40 - $65.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Santa Ana Airport (SNA) to Merced, including transfers.
Santa Ana Airport (SNA) to Merced bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from Harbor-Macarthur station.
Santa Ana Airport (SNA) to Merced bus services, operated by OCTA, arrive at Harbor-East Shuttle Area station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Ana Airport (SNA) to Merced is 313 miles. It takes approximately 5h 16m to drive from Santa Ana Airport (SNA) to Merced.
There are 31+ hotels available in Merced.
What companies run services between Santa Ana Airport (SNA), USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Airport-Arrival Terminal to Merced via Macarthur-Harbor, Harbor-Macarthur, Harbor-East Shuttle Area, Disneyland Employee's Entrance, Norwalk Station, and Huntington Park in around 9h 29m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Harbor-East Shuttle Area
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Von Karman-Quartz to The Depot At Santa Ana Dock 3
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Disneyland Employee's Entrance to Norwalk Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Bus from Norwalk Station to Florence / Malabar
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
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
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
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Huntington Park to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $35–50
- Titanium
- $40–55
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
- 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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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/
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/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Fresno to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- 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 Anaheim to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.mozio.com
Rideshare from Santa Ana-SNA to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- On demand
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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Santa Ana Airport (SNA) and Merced. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.























