There are 7 ways to get from Rochester to Modesto by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, or subway
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Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
best- 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 53m$377–1,635Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
cheapest- 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 45m$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$266–743Train, 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$273–727Drive 2,676.3 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Modestocar 2,676.3 mi
43h 8m$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
12h 28m$324–1,331Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ROC - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stopbus
12h 30m$392–1,656
Rochester to Modesto by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Modesto is to bus which costs $260 - $750 and takes 2 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Modesto is to fly and BART and bus which takes 11h 45m 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 2460 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 - $750.
It takes approximately 12h 53m 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 11:23 AM in Rochester and 8:23 AM in Modesto.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Modesto is 2692 miles. It takes approximately 43h 8m 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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Rochester to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
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
- $70–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- 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
- $15–22
- 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
- $16–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- 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
- $120–410
- 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
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- 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
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