There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Rochester by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Rochester
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Rochester (ROC)plane MEL - ROC
24h 41m$985–3,239Fly to Toronto Island Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane MEL - YTZ
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Rochestertrain
46h 34m$600–2,115Fly 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
27h 40m$1,428–4,934Fly 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
30h 3m$1,142–3,932Fly 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
29h 59m$918–1,654Fly 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 28m$643–2,290Fly 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
29h 15m$1,038–3,473
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 $900 - $1,700 and takes 29h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Rochester is to fly which takes 24h 41m and costs $950 - $3,300.
The distance between Melbourne and Rochester is 10269 miles.
It takes approximately 24h 41m to get from Melbourne to Rochester, including transfers.
Rochester is 14h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:11 AM in Melbourne and 6:11 PM in Rochester.
There are 133+ hotels available in Rochester.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Rochester, NY, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Rochester (ROC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rochester via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rochester via San Francisco, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via San Francisco, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Los Angeles, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Los Angeles, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via San Francisco, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via San Francisco, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Island Airport via San Francisco, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Nadi, San Francisco, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rochester via Los Angeles, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- 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
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- 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
Train from Toronto Union Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $35–95
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $35–75
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 905 374 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/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
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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