There are 10 ways to get from Rochester to Catskill Mountains by train, taxi, bus, car, plane, or bus (Flixbus, 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, taxi
best- Take the train from Rochester to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak StationEmpire Service / ...
- Take the taxi from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Catskill Mountains
5h 30m$177–306Drive 215.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Rochester to Catskill Mountains215.6 mi
4h 55m$40–57Train, bus via Oneonta
- Take the train from Rochester to Utica Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Utica to Oneonta
- Take the bus from Oneonta, Ny to Ashland121
7h 27m$82–196Fly to Albany County Airport, drive
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Albany County Airport (ALB)ROC - ALB
- Drive from Albany-Airport-ALB to Catskill Mountains
5h 5m$121–524Train, bus
- Take the train from Rochester to Utica Amtrak StationMaple Leaf / ...
- Take the bus from Utica to AllabenAdt P707 / ...
7h 29m$146–294Bus
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Binghamton
- Take the bus from Binghamton, Ny to Oneonta, Ny137
- Take the bus from Oneonta, Ny to Ashland121
7h 35m$86–175Bus via Rochester, NY
- Take the bus from Rochester, NY to Binghamton, NY
- Take the bus from Binghamton, Ny to Oneonta, Ny137
- Take the bus from Oneonta, Ny to Ashland121
7h 55m$75–165Fly to Laguardia Airport, bus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)ROC - LGA
- Take the bus from Broadway/73rd to Hunter Mountain
5h 45m$297–604Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, bus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)ROC - JFK
- Take the bus from Broadway/73rd to Hunter Mountain
5h 39m$210–513Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, bus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)ROC - EWR
- Take the bus from Broadway/73rd to Hunter Mountain
5h 53m$287–572
Rochester (ROC) to Albany County Airport (ALB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Catskill Mountains is to drive which costs $35 - $60 and takes 4h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Catskill Mountains is to drive which takes 4h 55m and costs $35 - $60.
The distance between Rochester and Catskill Mountains is 277 miles. The road distance is 216.9 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Catskill Mountains without a car is to train and taxi which takes 5h 30m and costs $170 - $310.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Rochester to Catskill Mountains, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Catskill Mountains is 217 miles. It takes approximately 4h 55m to drive from Rochester to Catskill Mountains.
There are 283+ hotels available in Catskill Mountains.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Catskill Mountains, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Catskill Mountains via Binghamton, Ny, Oneonta, Ny, and Ashland in around 7h 35m.
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- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Albany County Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Rochester to Albany County Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Rochester to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Rochester to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Albany County Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Rochester to Albany County Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to Albany County Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Rochester to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Rochester to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to Albany County Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Rochester to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rochester to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rochester to Utica Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Rochester to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $40–95
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $40–80
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $35–50
Train from Rochester to Utica Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–90
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $29–90
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $29–70
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $25–40
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Utica to Oneonta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $19–45
- Flexible
- $39–45
Bus from Oneonta, Ny to Ashland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $16–29
- Flexible
- $28–35
Bus from Utica to Allaben
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–85
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $26–80
- Flexible
- $50–85
Bus from Binghamton, Ny to Oneonta, Ny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–37
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $17–35
- Flexible
- $33–37
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Binghamton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- 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 Binghamton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Rochester, NY to Binghamton, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
- info@ovrride.com
- Website
- ovrride.com
Bus from Broadway/73rd to Hunter Mountain
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110
- Website
- https://ovrride.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
Taxi Albany NY
- Phone
- +1 518-202-9000
- Website
- albanytaxiservice.com
Duffy's Taxi
- Phone
- +1 518-783-8294
Capitaland Taxi
- Phone
- +15189602997
- Website
- capitalandtaxi.com
Capital City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 518-478-6994
- Website
- facebook.com
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