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4.6Travel optionsfrom Merced, CA to Bakersfield, CA
How to get from Merced, CA to Bakersfield, CA by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Merced, CA to Bakersfield, CA is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
702 Gold Runner9:23 AM3h18Merced Station, Merced, CA12:41 PMBakersfield station, Bakersfield, CA$381One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
1:00 AM3h45Merced, W 16th St (Greyhound Bus Station)4:45 AMBakersfield, Amtrak Terminal, CA$371One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- 710 Gold Runner11:23 AM3h16Merced Station, Merced, CA2:39 PMBakersfield station, Bakersfield, CA$381One-way0 transfers
Other options
- 712 Gold Runner1:23 PM3h16Merced Station, Merced, CA4:39 PMBakersfield station, Bakersfield, CA$381One-way0 transfers
- 716 Gold Runner5:23 PM3h16Merced Station, Merced, CA8:39 PMBakersfield station, Bakersfield, CA$381One-way0 transfers
- 704 Gold Runner7:34 PM3h17Merced Station, Merced, CA10:51 PMBakersfield station, Bakersfield, CA$381One-way0 transfers
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FAQs: Travel from Merced, CA to Bakersfield, CA
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This is compared to other travel options from Merced, CA to Bakersfield, CA:
A bus is $1 (€1) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Merced, CA to Bakersfield, CA costing on average $37 (€29).
Other travel options to Bakersfield, CA take longer:
Bus takes on average 3h 35m.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 3 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Merced, CA and Bakersfield, CA as scheduled services by bus and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Merced Station, Merced, CA and arrive in Bakersfield station, Bakersfield, CA.
- Buses mostly depart from Merced, W 16th St (Greyhound Bus Station) and arrive in Bakersfield, Amtrak Terminal, CA.
- Travel with CBX Cross Border Express, Tufesa to go to Bakersfield, CA by bus.
- Travel with Amtrak to go to Bakersfield, CA by train.
- 3 direct buses per day with CBX Cross Border Express, Tufesa.
- 5 direct trains per day with Amtrak.
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