There are 8 ways to get from Milpitas to Rochester by plane, subway, train, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rochester
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Rochester (ROC)plane SJC - ROC
8h 15m$328–1,322BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane OAK - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stopbus
10h 21m$248–977BART, train
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rochestertrain
2d 18h$1,629–2,611Drive 2,724.1 mi
- Drive from Milpitas to Rochestercar 2,724.1 mi
43h 23m$466–673BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Rochester
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Rochester (ROC)plane OAK - ROC
8h 54m$323–1,330BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Rochester
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Daly Citysubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rochester (ROC)plane SFO - ROC
9h 22m$283–1,143Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane SJC - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stopbus
10h 12m$252–1,018Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Bloomingtonbus
- Take the train from San Bernardino to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Toledobus
- Take the bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Rochester Bus Stopbus
2d 20h
Milpitas to Rochester by subway and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Milpitas to Rochester is to drive which costs $460 - $700 and takes 43h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Milpitas to Rochester is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs $320 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct train from Milpitas to Rochester. However, there are services departing from Milpitas and arriving at Rochester via Richmond and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Milpitas and Rochester is 2364 miles. The road distance is 2740 miles.
The best way to get from Milpitas to Rochester without a car is to BART and train which takes 2 days 18h and costs $1,600 - $2,700.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Milpitas to Rochester, including transfers.
Milpitas to Rochester train services, operated by BART, depart from Milpitas station.
Rochester is 3h ahead of Milpitas. It is currently 7:26 PM in Milpitas and 10:26 PM in Rochester.
Milpitas to Rochester train services, operated by BART, arrive at Richmond station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milpitas to Rochester is 2740 miles. It takes approximately 43h 23m to drive from Milpitas to Rochester.
What companies run services between Milpitas, CA, USA and Rochester, NY, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Rochester (ROC) 4 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rochester via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rochester via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rochester via Salt Lake City, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rochester via Denver, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rochester via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rochester via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rochester via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $320–500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Bernardino to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $80–110
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $50–75
- Titanium
- $55–65
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Greyhound
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