There are 8 ways to get from Rochester to Aptos by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, train, or subway
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Fly Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)ROC - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
10h 54m$267–1,143Fly Rochester to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
cheapest- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)ROC - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
11h 43m$185–754Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Rochester to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinas
2d 19h$396–892Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Take the bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound St
- Take the bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Thuan Phat Supermarket - El Monte to Petro - Santa Nella
- Drive from Petro - Santa Nella to Aptos
2d 20h$284–587Drive 2,775 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Aptos2,775 mi
43h 41m$507–732Fly Rochester to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)ROC - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
11h 17m$250–1,051Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)BUF - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
12h 12m$305–1,343Train, bus
- Take the train from Rochester to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Ontario Amtrak
- Take the bus from 285 S East End Ave - Pomona to Gilroy
3d 16h$475–1,108
Rochester to Aptos by train, foot, and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Aptos is to bus and drive which costs $280 - $600 and takes 2 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Aptos is to fly and bus which takes 10h 54m and costs $260 - $1,200.
The distance between Rochester and Aptos is 2405 miles. The road distance is 2791.2 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Aptos without a car is to train which takes 2 days 19h and costs $390 - $900.
It takes approximately 10h 54m to get from Rochester to Aptos, including transfers.
Aptos is 3h behind Rochester. It is currently 8:38 AM in Rochester and 5:38 AM in Aptos.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Aptos is 2791 miles. It takes approximately 43h 41m to drive from Rochester to Aptos.
There are 136+ hotels available in Aptos.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Aptos, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Rochester to Soquel Dr & Trout Gulch Rd via Chicago Union Station, Los Angeles, Salinas, Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1, and Watsonville Transit Center - Lane 1 in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Rochester to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Rochester to Oakland International Airport via Detroit, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rochester to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $220–650
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $340–700
- Business - advance purchase
- $470–1,800
- Business Class
- $600–1,500
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- scmtd.com
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Thuan Phat Supermarket - El Monte to Petro - Santa Nella
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $42–46
- Schedules at
- xedohoang.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from 285 S East End Ave - Pomona to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
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