There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Rochester by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
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Fly to Rochester
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Rochester (ROC)plane MEL - ROC
26h 21m$835–3,039Fly to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)plane MEL - ITH
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Rochester, Nybus
29h 19m$540–2,075Fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane MEL - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stopbus
26h 15m$1,427–5,534Fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane MEL - SYR
- Take the train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Rochestertrain
27h 49m$1,042–3,932Fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane MEL - 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
28h 19m$817–1,954Fly to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM)plane MEL - ELM
- Take the bus from Corning, Ny to Rochesterbus
33h 1m$543–2,090Fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane MEL - CLE
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Rochestertrain
28h 59m$783–2,963
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Rochester (ROC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Rochester is to fly and shuttle and bus which costs $800 - $2,000 and takes 28h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Rochester is to fly and bus which takes 26h 15m and costs $1,400 - $6,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Rochester is 10269 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 21m to get from Melbourne to Rochester, including transfers.
Rochester is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:09 AM in Melbourne and 1:09 PM in Rochester.
There are 160+ hotels available in Rochester.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Rochester, NY, USA?
United Airlines, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Rochester (ROC) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rochester via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 53m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via San Francisco, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rochester via San Francisco, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Los Angeles, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 54m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via San Francisco, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rochester via Los Angeles, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- 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
- $7–14
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Ithaca to Rochester, Ny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $20–55
- Flexible
- $40–55
Bus from Corning, Ny to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–70
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $23–65
- Flexible
- $45–70
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