There are 10 ways to get from Florida to Rochester by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, or train
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Fly Orlando to Rochester
best- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Rochester (ROC)plane MCO - ROC
4h 26m$247–501Fly Tampa to Rochester
cheapest- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Rochester (ROC)plane TPA - ROC
4h 36m$167–721Train via New York
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Rochestertrain
28h 32m$367–838Bus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to New York City Chinatownbus
- Take the bus from New York City Chinatown to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Rochester Bus Stopbus
28h 53m$180–332Drive 1,058.5 mi
- Drive from Jacksonville to Rochestercar 1,058.5 mi
18h 54m$194–279Fly Orlando to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane MCO - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stopbus
6h 24m$200–916Fly Tampa to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane TPA - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stopbus
6h 38m$240–1,116Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane FLL - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stopbus
6h 39m$250–1,117Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Cleveland Amtraktrain Floridian
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Rochestertrain Lake Shore Limited
34h 54m$437–963Train, bus
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh, Pa to Buffalo, Nybus 510
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Rochesterbus 325
37h 56m$386–943
Florida to Rochester by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florida to Rochester is to bus which costs $180 - $340 and takes 28h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Florida to Rochester is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs $240 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Florida to Rochester. However, there are services departing from Newnan St + Ashley St and arriving at Rochester Bus Stop via Jacksonville, New York City Chinatown and Newark Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 53m.
The distance between Florida and Rochester is 1059 miles. The road distance is 1064.6 miles.
The best way to get from Florida to Rochester without a car is to train via New York which takes 28h 32m and costs $360 - $850.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Florida to Rochester, including transfers.
Florida to Rochester bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Jacksonville station.
The best way to get from Florida to Rochester is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs $240 - $500. Alternatively, you can train via New York, which costs $360 - $850 and takes 28h 32m, you could also bus, which costs $180 - $340 and takes 28h 53m.
Florida to Rochester bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at New York City Chinatown station.
Yes, the driving distance between Florida to Rochester is 1065 miles. It takes approximately 18h 54m to drive from Florida to Rochester.
What companies run services between Florida, USA and Rochester, NY, USA?
JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Orlando (MCO) to Rochester (ROC) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from State St + Jefferson St to Rochester via Amtrak Station, Jacksonville, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, and Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station in around 28h 32m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Orlando to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Orlando to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Tampa to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Tampa to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Orlando to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Orlando to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Orlando to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Tampa to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Tampa to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Orlando to Rochester via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Tampa to Rochester via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Orlando to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Tampa to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Tampa to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Orlando to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Tampa to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Orlando to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Tampa to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Orlando to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Tampa to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Orlando to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Orlando to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Orlando to Rochester via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–480
Flights from Tampa to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,500
Flights from Tampa to Rochester via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,500
Flights from Tampa to Rochester via Charleston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Orlando to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Tampa to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Jacksonville to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Jacksonville to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Jacksonville to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $40–95
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $40–80
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $35–50
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to New York City Chinatown
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Pittsburgh, Pa to Buffalo, Ny
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $45–180
- Flexible
- $80–190
Bus from Buffalo to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $19–45
- Flexible
- $40–50
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