There are 9 ways to get from Hartford to Rochester by bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, plane, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Hartford Union Station to Springfield Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Springfield Union Station to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Rochester Bus Stopbus
8h 50m$66–98Drive 321.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Hartford to Rochestercar 321.7 mi
6h 11m$59–85Train via Albany
- Take the train from Hartford Amtrak Station to Springfieldtrain
- Take the train from Springfield to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Rochestertrain
9h 26m$60–482Fly from Bradley International Airport
- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Rochester (ROC)plane BDL - ROC
5h 20m$327–772Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Hartford Amtrak Station to Springfieldtrain Amtrak Hartford Line / ...
- Take the train from Springfield to Rochestertrain Lake Shore Limited
9h 36m$64–452Bus via New York
- Take the bus from Hartford Union Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus Boston
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Rochester, Nybus 246 / ...
10h 20m$61–269Bus to Boston Logan Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Hartford Union Station to Bostonbus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Rochester (ROC)plane BOS - ROC
5h$227–681Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hartford Amtrak Station to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Rochester (ROC)plane LGA - ROC
6h 11m$289–850Train, train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hartford Amtrak Station to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Rochester (ROC)plane JFK - ROC
6h 12m$893–4,836
Hartford to Rochester by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hartford to Rochester is to drive which costs $55 - $85 and takes 6h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Hartford to Rochester is to bus and fly which takes 5h and costs $220 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Hartford station to Rochester. However, there are services departing from Hartford Union Station and arriving at Rochester Bus Stop via Springfield Union Station and Syracuse Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Hartford station to Rochester. However, there are services departing from Hartford Amtrak Station and arriving at Rochester via Springfield and Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 26m.
The distance between Hartford and Rochester is 345 miles. The road distance is 323.6 miles.
The best way to get from Hartford to Rochester without a car is to bus which takes 8h 50m and costs $65 - $100.
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Hartford to Rochester, including transfers.
Hartford to Rochester bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Hartford Union Station.
Hartford to Rochester train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Hartford Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Hartford to Rochester is to bus which takes 8h 50m and costs $65 - $100. Alternatively, you can train via Albany, which costs $55 - $490 and takes 9h 26m, you could also fly, which costs $320 - $800 and takes 5h 20m.
What companies run services between Hartford, CT, USA and Rochester, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Hartford Union Station to Rochester Bus Stop via Springfield Union Station and Syracuse Bus Station in around 8h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hartford Amtrak Station to Rochester via Springfield and Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station in around 9h 26m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Rochester via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Rochester via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–450
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Hartford Amtrak Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Springfield to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–190
- 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
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Springfield to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Hartford Amtrak Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Hartford Amtrak Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $3–200
- Business Class
- $40–230
Train from Hartford Amtrak Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
- 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
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $45–100
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $45–80
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $35–55
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from New Haven to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $17–19
- Peak
- $22–26
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $17–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Hartford Union Station to Springfield Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Springfield Union Station to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Hartford Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Springfield Union Station to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Hartford Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Hartford Union Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $16–45
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Hartford Union Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Rochester, Ny
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–210
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $45–200
- Flexible
- $85–210
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More Questions & Answers
Hartford to Rochester bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Springfield Union Station.
Hartford to Rochester train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Springfield station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hartford to Rochester is 324 miles. It takes approximately 6h 11m to drive from Hartford to Rochester.
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