There are 6 ways to get from Lexington to Rochester by car, plane, bus, or train
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Drive to Covington, fly
best- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Rochester (ROC)plane CVG - ROC
5h 38m$170–941Drive, 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$78–193Drive 586.7 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Rochestercar 586.7 mi
10h 3m$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 31m$149–740Fly from Blue Grass Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Rochester (ROC)plane LEX - ROC
7h 34m$112–571Drive, bus
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NYbus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Rochester Bus Stopbus
17h 20m$82–191
Covington (CVG) to Rochester (ROC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Rochester is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 10h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Rochester is to drive and fly which takes 5h 31m and costs $140 - $750.
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 3m to drive from Lexington to Rochester.
There are 143+ 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
- $170–1,000
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rochester via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Rochester via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
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
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
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
- $29–85
- 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 Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Buffalo to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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