There are 8 ways to get from Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Merced by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), 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 Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane YVR - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno to Mercedbus
7h 18m$80–355Fly to Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane YVR - MCE
6h 38m$78–325Bus
- Take the bus from River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond to Seattle-Tacoma International Airportbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
25h 42m$182–318Train, bus
- Take the train from Vancouver to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
31h 9m$335–708Drive 1,003.5 mi
- Drive from Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Mercedcar 1,003.5 mi
17h 24m$230–332Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane YVR - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
6h 21m$454–1,047Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YVR - 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
7h 48m$162–658Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane YVR - 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
10h 14m$394–1,027
Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Merced by subway and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Merced is to fly which costs $75 - $330 and takes 6h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Merced is to fly and bus which takes 6h 21m and costs $450 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Merced. However, there are services departing from River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond and arriving at Merced via Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 42m.
The distance between Vancouver Airport (YVR) and Merced is 946 miles. The road distance is 1009.3 miles.
The best way to get from Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 25h 42m and costs $180 - $320.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Merced, including transfers.
Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Merced bus services, operated by Quick Shuttle, depart from River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond station.
The best way to get from Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Merced is to bus which takes 25h 42m and costs $180 - $320. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $75 - $330 and takes 6h 38m.
Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Merced bus services, operated by Quick Shuttle, arrive at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Merced is 1009 miles. It takes approximately 17h 24m to drive from Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Merced.
What companies run services between Vancouver Airport (YVR), Canada and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a subway from YVR-Airport Station @ Platform 1 to Merced via Bridgeport Station @ Platform 1, River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond, Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 25h 42m. Alternatively, Flair Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and three other airlines fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–240
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–240
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–1,000
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Portland, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Seattle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Merced Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Vancouver to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
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 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
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- [email protected]
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $42–48
- Website
- https://quickcoach.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://quickcoach.com/en/schedule
- Adult
- $42–48
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- 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/
- 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 Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- 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
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