There are 5 ways to get from Boulder to Rochester by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
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Bus, fly to Rochester
best- Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Rochester (ROC)plane DEN - ROC
7h 57m$181–825Bus, train
- Take the bus from Broadway & 20th St to Union Station Gate B17bus Ff1 / ...
- Take the train from Denver to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rochestertrain
32h 55m$443–1,013Bus
- Take the bus from Downtown Boulder Station Gate 1 to Union Stationbus Ff1 / ...
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus - Mound St to Buffalo, NYbus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Rochester Bus Stopbus
39h 31m$272–527Drive 1,590.7 mi
- Drive from Boulder to Rochestercar 1,590.7 mi
26h 5m$291–420Bus, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane DEN - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stopbus
7h 45m$304–1,421
Boulder to Rochester by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boulder to Rochester is to bus which costs $270 - $550 and takes 39h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Boulder to Rochester is to bus and fly which takes 7h 45m and costs $300 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Boulder station to Rochester. However, there are services departing from Downtown Boulder Station Gate 1 and arriving at Rochester Bus Stop via Denver Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Columbus - Mound St and Buffalo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 31m.
The distance between Boulder and Rochester is 1466 miles. The road distance is 1600 miles.
The best way to get from Boulder to Rochester without a car is to bus and train which takes 32h 55m and costs $440 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Boulder to Rochester, including transfers.
Boulder to Rochester bus services, operated by Regional Transportation District, depart from Downtown Boulder Station Gate 1.
Boulder to Rochester bus services, operated by Regional Transportation District, arrive at Union Station.
Rochester is 2h ahead of Boulder. It is currently 8:49 PM in Boulder and 10:49 PM in Rochester.
Yes, the driving distance between Boulder to Rochester is 1600 miles. It takes approximately 26h 5m to drive from Boulder to Rochester.
What companies run services between Boulder, CO, USA and Rochester, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Downtown Boulder Station Gate 1 to Rochester Bus Stop via Denver Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Columbus - Mound St, Buffalo, NY, and Buffalo in around 39h 31m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Denver to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Denver to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Denver to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Denver to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Rochester via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Denver to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Denver to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Denver to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Denver to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Denver to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Denver to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Denver to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Denver to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 303-299-6000
- Website
- rtd-denver.com
Bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Broadway & 20th St to Union Station Gate B17
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Downtown Boulder Station Gate 1 to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Buffalo to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Columbus - Mound St to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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