There are 8 ways to get from Paterson to Cleveland by train, plane, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Paterson to Secaucus Lower Leveltrain
- Take the train from Secaucus Upper Level to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane EWR - CLE
4h 14m$205–590Bus via Akron
cheapest- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus FlixBus N2641
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Stationbus Louisville / ...
12h 2m$61–143Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain Lake Shore Limited
13h 57m$175–401Drive 440.6 mi
- Drive from Paterson to Clevelandcar 440.6 mi
7h 47m$81–117Train, train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Paterson to Secaucus Lower Leveltrain
- Take the train from Secaucus Upper Level to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Jamaicatrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane JFK - CLE
4h 53m$86–453Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Paterson to Secaucus Lower Leveltrain
- Take the train from Secaucus Upper Level to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Flushing Main Streettrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane LGA - CLE
5h 35m$144–640Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane PHL - CLE
6h 7m$192–1,027Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0420
15h 12m$91–181
Paterson to Cleveland by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paterson to Cleveland is to bus via Akron which costs $60 - $150 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Paterson to Cleveland is to train and fly which takes 4h 14m and costs $200 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Paterson to Cleveland station. However, there are services departing from Main St At Market St and arriving at Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station via Newark Penn Station and Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Paterson to Cleveland. However, there are services departing from Paterson and arriving at Cleveland Amtrak via Secaucus Upper Level and Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 57m.
The distance between Paterson and Cleveland is 437 miles. The road distance is 443.1 miles.
The best way to get from Paterson to Cleveland without a car is to bus via Akron which takes 12h 2m and costs $60 - $150.
It takes approximately 4h 14m to get from Paterson to Cleveland, including transfers.
Paterson to Cleveland bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Newark Penn Station.
Paterson to Cleveland train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
The best way to get from Paterson to Cleveland is to bus via Akron which takes 12h 2m and costs $60 - $150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $170 - $410 and takes 13h 57m.
What companies run services between Paterson, NJ, USA and Cleveland, OH, USA?
You can take a bus from Main St At Market St to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station via Newark Penn Station and Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron in around 12h 2m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Cleveland Amtrak once daily. Tickets cost $170–380 and the journey takes 12h 13m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from Paterson to Secaucus Lower Level
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–11
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adult
- $2–11
Train from Secaucus Upper Level to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adult Airport
- $14–17
Train from Secaucus Upper Level to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adult
- $2–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from New York Penn Station to Jamaica
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $4–7
- Peak
- $5–10
Train from New York Penn Station to Flushing Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $4–7
- Peak
- $4–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $11–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Paterson to Cleveland bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron station.
Paterson to Cleveland train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Cleveland Amtrak station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paterson to Cleveland is 443 miles. It takes approximately 7h 47m to drive from Paterson to Cleveland.
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