There are 8 ways to get from Rochester Airport (ROC) to Santa Monica by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), or car
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Fly Rochester to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ROC - LAX
8h 55m$285–715Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rochester, NY to Buffalo, NYbus
- Take the bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound Stbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
2d 14h$230–674Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the bus from Rochester, NY to Buffalo, NYbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BUF - LAX
8h 31m$244–958Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rochester, NY to Buffalo, NYbus
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 11h$287–738Fly Rochester to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane ROC - BUR
11h 28m$263–1,055Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Take the bus from Rochester, NY to Buffalo, NYbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane BUF - BUR
11h 27m$354–1,456Fly Rochester to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane ROC - SNA
13h 51m$301–1,192Drive 2,611.2 mi
- Drive from Rochester Airport (ROC) to Santa Monicacar 2,611.2 mi
41h 39m$477–689
Rochester (ROC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester Airport (ROC) to Santa Monica is to bus which costs $230 - $700 and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Rochester Airport (ROC) to Santa Monica is to bus and fly which takes 8h 31m and costs $240 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Rochester Airport (ROC) to Santa Monica. However, there are services departing from Rochester, NY and arriving at 5th / Santa Monica via Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, NY, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station and Patsaouras Transit Plaza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Rochester Airport (ROC) and Santa Monica is 2300 miles. The road distance is 2626.4 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester Airport (ROC) to Santa Monica without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 11h and costs $280 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Rochester Airport (ROC) to Santa Monica, including transfers.
Rochester Airport (ROC) to Santa Monica bus services, operated by OurBus, depart from Rochester, NY station.
The best way to get from Rochester Airport (ROC) to Santa Monica is to fly which takes 8h 55m and costs $280 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $700 and takes 2 days 14h.
Rochester Airport (ROC) to Santa Monica bus services, operated by OurBus, arrive at Buffalo, NY station.
Santa Monica is 3h behind Rochester Airport (ROC). It is currently 12:36 AM in Rochester Airport (ROC) and 9:36 PM in Santa Monica.
What companies run services between Rochester Airport (ROC), USA and Santa Monica, CA, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Rochester (ROC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rochester, NY to 5th / Santa Monica via Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station, and Patsaouras Transit Plaza in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to Los Angeles International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Rochester to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Rochester to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to Los Angeles International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Rochester to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Rochester to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Los Angeles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Rochester to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Rochester to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Rochester to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Rochester to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Rochester to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Rochester, NY to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound St
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–370
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester Airport (ROC) to Santa Monica is 2626 miles. It takes approximately 41h 39m to drive from Rochester Airport (ROC) to Santa Monica.
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