There are 6 ways to get from Alaska to Rochester by plane, car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Anchorage International Airport to Rochester
best- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Rochester (ROC)plane ANC - ROC
11h 10m$617–2,461Fly Fairbanks to Rochester
cheapest- Fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to Rochester (ROC)plane FAI - ROC
14h 17m$348–1,423Drive 4,085.5 mi
- Drive from Anchorage to Rochestercar 4,085.5 mi
3d 5h$746–1,077Fly Anchorage International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane ANC - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stopbus
12h 58m$967–4,064Fly Fairbanks to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane FAI - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stopbus
13h 9m$568–2,226Fly Anchorage International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, train
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane ANC - SYR
- Take the train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Rochestertrain
14h 11m$724–2,954
Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Rochester (ROC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alaska to Rochester is to fly which costs $340 - $1,500 and takes 14h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Alaska to Rochester is to fly which takes 11h 10m and costs $600 - $2,500.
The distance between Alaska and Rochester is 3145 miles. The road distance is 4109.3 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 10m to get from Alaska to Rochester, including transfers.
Rochester is 4h ahead of Alaska. It is currently 11:21 PM in Alaska and 3:21 AM in Rochester.
Yes, the driving distance between Alaska to Rochester is 4109 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 5h to drive from Alaska to Rochester.
There are 157+ hotels available in Rochester.
What companies run services between Alaska, USA and Rochester, NY, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Rochester (ROC) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Rochester via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Fairbanks to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Fairbanks to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Fairbanks to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Rochester via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Rochester via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Fairbanks to Rochester via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Fairbanks to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Seattle, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Fairbanks to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fairbanks to Rochester via Anchorage International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Fairbanks to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Fairbanks to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fairbanks to Rochester via Denver, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–85
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $20–85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $20–65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $19–35
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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