There are 9 ways to get from Rochester to Ionia by plane, taxi, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Capital Region International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane ROC - LAN
- Take the taxi from Lansing-Airport-LAN to Ioniataxi
4h 53m$197–820Drive 401.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Rochester to Ioniacar 401.3 mi
7h 35m$74–106Train, bus, taxi via Ann Arbor
- Take the train from Rochester to Toledotrain
- Take the bus from Toledo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to East Lansing, MIbus
- Take the taxi from East Lansing, MI to Ioniataxi
12h 5m$149–283Bus, taxi via Cleveland
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalobus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the taxi from Grand Rapids to Ioniataxi
15h 34m$157–241Fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane ROC - GRR
- Take the taxi from Grand-Rapids-Airport-GRR to Ioniataxi
4h 11m$237–1,200Fly to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, drive
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)plane ROC - AZO
- Drive from Kalamazoo-Airport-AZO to Ioniacar
5h 36m$99–499Fly to Mbs International Airport, drive
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Mbs International Airport (MBS)plane ROC - MBS
- Drive from Mbs International Airport (MBS) to Ioniacar
6h 24m$102–503Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Rochester to Toledotrain
- Take the bus from Toledo to East Lansing Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the taxi from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Ioniataxi
12h 8mBus, taxi
- Take the bus from Rochester to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to East Lansing, MIbus
- Take the taxi from NBD Marketplace past Saginaw Hwy to Ioniataxi
18h 30m$164–313
Rochester (ROC) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Ionia is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Ionia is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 11m and costs $230 - $1,200.
The distance between Rochester and Ionia is 392 miles. The road distance is 403.6 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Ionia without a car is to train and bus and taxi via Ann Arbor which takes 12h 5m and costs $140 - $290.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Rochester to Ionia, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Ionia is 404 miles. It takes approximately 7h 35m to drive from Rochester to Ionia.
There are 11+ hotels available in Ionia.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Ionia, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Rochester to Ionia. However, you can take the taxi to Rochester-Airport-ROC airport, fly to Capital Region International Airport (LAN), then take the taxi to Ionia. Alternatively, you can take the train to Toledo, walk to Toledo, take the bus to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station, walk to Beakes + Summit, take the line 22 bus to Blake Transit Center, walk to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI, take the bus to East Lansing, MI, then take the taxi to Ionia.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Rochester to Capital Region International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Rochester to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Rochester to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Capital Region International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Rochester to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
Flights from Rochester to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
Flights from Rochester to Mbs International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
Flights from Rochester to Mbs International Airport via New York La Guardia, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Rochester to Mbs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Rochester to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rochester to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Toledo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Toledo to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–24
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $8–10
- Adult
- $17–24
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- 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
- $16–21
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Rochester to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $30–110
- Flexible
- $55–110
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $60–120
Payless Taxi
- Phone
- +1 517-803-4994
- Website
- payless-taxi.com
iCab Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 517-215-7910
- Website
- icablansing.com
Payless Taxi
- Phone
- +1 517-803-4994
- Website
- payless-taxi.com
iCab Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 517-215-7910
- Website
- icablansing.com
Yellow Cab of Grand Rapids
- Phone
- +1 616-459-4646
Metro Cab
- Phone
- +1 616-827-6500
- Website
- metrocabgr.com
Yellow Cab of Grand Rapids
- Phone
- +1 616-459-4646
Metro Cab
- Phone
- +1 616-827-6500
- Website
- metrocabgr.com
Payless Taxi
- Phone
- +1 517-803-4994
- Website
- payless-taxi.com
iCab Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 517-215-7910
- Website
- icablansing.com
Payless Taxi
- Phone
- +1 517-803-4994
- Website
- payless-taxi.com
iCab Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 517-215-7910
- Website
- icablansing.com
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