There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Rochester by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
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Fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)MEL - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stop
27h 3m$1,529–5,534Fly to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)MEL - ITH
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Rochester, Ny
29h 32m$532–1,967Fly to Rochester
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Rochester (ROC)MEL - ROC
25h 22m$777–2,831Fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)MEL - SYR
- Take the train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Rochester
28h 35m$934–3,424Fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)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 Stop
27h 9m$769–1,754Fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)MEL - CLE
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Rochester
28h 52m$750–2,635Fly to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM)MEL - ELM
- Take the bus from Corning, Ny to Rochester
32h 50m$535–1,982
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Rochester is to fly and shuttle and bus which costs $750 - $1,800 and takes 27h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Rochester is to fly which takes 25h 22m and costs $750 - $2,900.
The distance between Melbourne and Rochester is 10275 miles.
It takes approximately 27h 3m to get from Melbourne to Rochester, including transfers.
Rochester is 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:11 PM in Melbourne and 1:11 AM in Rochester.
There are 158+ hotels available in Rochester.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Rochester, NY, USA?
United Airlines, Qantas, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Rochester (ROC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rochester via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via San Francisco, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 44m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rochester via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rochester via San Francisco, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Los Angeles, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Los Angeles, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 24m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via San Francisco, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rochester via Los Angeles, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- 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
- $23–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- 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
- $17–22
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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
- Once 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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