There are 9 ways to get from McAllen to Rochester by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Mcallen Miller International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Mcallen Miller International Airport (MFE) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane MFE - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stopbus
8h 6m$353–1,620Fly Mcallen Miller International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport, shuttle, bus
cheapest- Fly from Mcallen Miller International Airport (MFE) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane MFE - YYZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stopbus
10h 18m$198–590Bus, train
- Take the bus from McAllen Central Station to Laredo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Laredo to Chicagobus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rochestertrain
43h 38m$369–731Bus, train via Dallas
- Take the bus from McAllen Central Station to Dallasbus
- Take the train from Dallas to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rochestertrain
44h 42m$445–919Drive 1,876.8 mi
- Drive from McAllen to Rochestercar 1,876.8 mi
33h 2m$343–495Fly Mcallen Miller International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, train
- Fly from Mcallen Miller International Airport (MFE) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane MFE - SYR
- Take the train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Rochestertrain
9h 38m$298–1,419Fly Mcallen Miller International Airport to Rochester
- Fly from Mcallen Miller International Airport (MFE) to Rochester (ROC)plane MFE - ROC
9h 1m$221–976Bus to Rio Grande Valley International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from McAllen Central Station to Harlingen Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane HRL - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stopbus
12h 22m$379–1,666Bus
- Take the bus from McAllen Central Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NYbus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Rochester Bus Stopbus
46h 5m$308–580
McAllen to Rochester by bus, foot, taxi, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from McAllen to Rochester is to bus which costs $300 - $600 and takes 46h 5m.
The fastest way to get from McAllen to Rochester is to fly and bus which takes 8h 6m and costs $350 - $1,700.
No, there is no direct bus from McAllen station to Rochester. However, there are services departing from McAllen Central Station and arriving at Rochester Bus Stop via Dallas Bus Station, Nashville Bus Station, Cleveland, OH and Buffalo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 5m.
The distance between McAllen and Rochester is 1673 miles. The road distance is 1887.7 miles.
The best way to get from McAllen to Rochester without a car is to bus and train which takes 43h 38m and costs $360 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from McAllen to Rochester, including transfers.
McAllen to Rochester bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from McAllen Central Station.
The best way to get from McAllen to Rochester is to fly which takes 9h 1m and costs $220 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $300 - $600 and takes 46h 5m.
McAllen to Rochester bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Dallas Bus Station.
Rochester is 1h ahead of McAllen. It is currently 3:10 PM in McAllen and 4:10 PM in Rochester.
What companies run services between McAllen, TX, USA and Rochester, NY, USA?
Delta, Southwest Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Mcallen Miller International Airport (MFE) to Rochester (ROC) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from McAllen Central Station to Rochester Bus Stop via Dallas Bus Station, Nashville Bus Station, Cleveland Bus Station, Cleveland, OH, Buffalo, NY, and Buffalo in around 46h 5m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Austin, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Austin, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Austin, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Austin, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Rochester via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Rochester via Houston, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Rochester via Austin, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Rochester via Houston, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Rio Grande Valley International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Rio Grande Valley International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Austin, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Rio Grande Valley International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Rio Grande Valley International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Austin, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Rio Grande Valley International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Rio Grande Valley International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- aveloair.com
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Rochester via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- 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 Chicago Union Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Dallas to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–85
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $20–85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $20–65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $19–35
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from McAllen Central Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- 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 McAllen Central Station to Laredo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Buffalo to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Laredo to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–370
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $200–370
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from McAllen Central Station to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from McAllen Central Station to Harlingen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- 905-374-8111
- airsales@niagaraairbus.com
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Book at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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