There are 6 ways to get from Lexington to Rochester by 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.
Drive to Covington, fly
best- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Rochester (ROC)plane CVG - ROC
5h 38m$180–941Drive, bus, train
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Stationbus
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Rochestertrain
16h 26m$78–173Drive 586.7 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Rochestercar 586.7 mi
10h 4m$108–155Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Rochester (ROC)plane SDF - ROC
5h 40m$149–790Fly from Blue Grass Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Rochester (ROC)plane LEX - ROC
7h 35m$112–621Drive, bus
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Buffalo, NYbus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Rochester Bus Stopbus
17h 40m$81–190
Covington (CVG) to Rochester (ROC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Rochester is to drive and bus and train which costs $75 - $180 and takes 16h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Rochester is to drive and fly which takes 5h 38m and costs $180 - $950.
The distance between Lexington and Rochester is 549 miles. The road distance is 590.1 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Lexington to Rochester, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Rochester is 590 miles. It takes approximately 10h 4m to drive from Lexington to Rochester.
There are 156+ hotels available in Rochester.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Rochester, NY, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Rochester (ROC) hourly.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rochester via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rochester via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Rochester via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Rochester via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Rochester via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- 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
- $15–22
- 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 Buffalo to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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