There are 10 ways to get from St. Louis to Merced by plane, bus, bus (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.
Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane STL - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Mercedbus
10h 8m$140–624Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US1210
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0810
47h 25m$390–576Train, bus via Kansas City
- Take the train from St. Louis to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the train from Kansas City to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Mercedbus
2d 1h$1,141–1,892Drive 1,992 mi
- Drive from St. Louis to Mercedcar 1,992 mi
31h 34m$364–526Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane STL - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
10h 14m$186–788Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane STL - MCE
9h 1m$154–446Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane STL - 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
11h 19m$166–398Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane STL - 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
13h 6m$180–728Fly to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, bus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)plane STL - SCK
- Take the bus from Stockton to Mercedbus
10h 27m$186–534Train, bus
- Take the train from St. Louis to Los Angelestrain Texas Eagle
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Mercedbus FlixBus 2007
2d 19h$1,385–2,126
St. Louis to Merced by bus (Greyhound)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Merced is to fly and BART and bus which costs $160 - $400 and takes 11h 19m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Merced is to fly which takes 9h 1m and costs $150 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from St. Louis station to Merced. However, there are services departing from St Louis Bus Station and arriving at Merced Bus Stop via Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 25m.
The distance between St. Louis and Merced is 1690 miles. The road distance is 2003.7 miles.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 47h 25m and costs $390 - $600.
It takes approximately 10h 8m to get from St. Louis to Merced, including transfers.
St. Louis to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from St Louis Bus Station.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Merced is to bus which takes 47h 25m and costs $390 - $600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $150 - $450 and takes 9h 1m.
St. Louis to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Merced is 2h behind St. Louis. It is currently 3:04 AM in St. Louis and 1:04 AM in Merced.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from St Louis Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop via Los Angeles Union Station in around 47h 25m. Alternatively, Frontier Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and two other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Omaha, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Dallas, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Kansas City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Denver, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Dallas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- 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
- +1 833 766 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
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $55–85
Bus from Stockton to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- 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
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $30–45
- Titanium
- $30–45
Bus from Stockton to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–21
- Titanium
- $8–20
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–500
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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
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