There are 3 ways to get from Sonoma to Merced by taxi, train, bus, 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.
Taxi, train, bus
best- Take the taxi from Sonoma to Suisun-Fairfieldtaxi
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
5h 30m$129–171Drive 146.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Sonoma to Mercedcar 146.5 mi
2h 50m$27–39Line 40 bus, train, line 101 bus, BART, bus
- Take the bus from Sonoma Plaza to Petaluma Transit Mallbus 40
- Take the train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street 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
7h 56m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sonoma to Merced is to drive which costs $26 - $40 and takes 2h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Sonoma to Merced is to drive which takes 2h 50m and costs $26 - $40.
The distance between Sonoma and Merced is 190 miles. The road distance is 147.3 miles.
The best way to get from Sonoma to Merced without a car is to taxi and train and bus which takes 5h 30m and costs $120 - $180.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Sonoma to Merced, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Sonoma to Merced is 147 miles. It takes approximately 2h 50m to drive from Sonoma to Merced.
There are 33+ hotels available in Merced.
What companies run services between Sonoma, CA, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Sonoma to Merced. However, you can take the taxi to Suisun-Fairfield, take the train to Sacramento, walk to 8Th St & F St, take the line 11 bus to Richards Blvd & Sequoia Pacific Blvd, walk to Sacramento Bus Station, then take the bus to Merced. Alternatively, you can drive from Sonoma to Merced in around 2h 50m.
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Montgomery Street to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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
- Phone
- (707) 576-7433
- Website
- sctransit.com
Bus from Sonoma Plaza to Petaluma Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- sctransit.com
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
- 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
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/
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- $90–120
Vallejo City Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 707-643-3333
Santa Rosa Taxi
- Phone
- +1-707-579-1212
- Website
- santarosataxicab.com
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