There are 7 ways to get from Rochester to Modesto by plane, subway, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, or car
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Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ROC - SFO
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
11h 40m$203–792Bus
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalobus
- 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
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Modesto Bus Stopbus
2d 19h$260–656Train, bus
- Take the train from Rochester to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stopbus
2d 19h$290–762Drive 2,676.3 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Modestocar 2,676.3 mi
43h 9m$489–706Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ROC - OAK
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
13h 23m$364–1,431Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ROC - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
12h 36m$457–1,835Fly to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, bus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)plane ROC - SCK
- Take the bus from Stockton to Modestobus
12h 58m$266–1,057
Rochester to Modesto by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Modesto is to bus which costs $260 - $700 and takes 2 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Modesto is to fly and BART and bus which takes 11h 40m and costs $200 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Rochester to Modesto. However, there are services departing from Rochester Bus Stop and arriving at Modesto Bus Stop via Buffalo, NY, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Rochester and Modesto is 2479 miles. The road distance is 2692 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Modesto without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $260 - $700.
It takes approximately 11h 40m to get from Rochester to Modesto, including transfers.
Rochester to Modesto bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Rochester Bus Stop station.
Rochester to Modesto bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Buffalo station.
Modesto is 3h behind Rochester. It is currently 6:13 PM in Rochester and 3:13 PM in Modesto.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Modesto is 2692 miles. It takes approximately 43h 9m to drive from Rochester to Modesto.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Modesto, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop via Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Rochester to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Rochester to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Rochester to Oakland International Airport via Detroit, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Rochester to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Rochester to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Detroit, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Rochester to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Baltimore, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to Oakland International Airport via Detroit, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
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
- $65–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
- 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
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 Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- 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/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- 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
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Stockton to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Stockton to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–17
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3–17
- Titanium
- $3–16
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