There are 7 ways to get from Rochester to Monterey by plane, shuttle, train, subway, car, or bus
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Fly Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ROC - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
9h 26m$332–1,180Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane BUF - MRY
10h 47m$203–819Train, BART, shuttle
- Take the train from Rochester to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport International to Monterey Shuttle Station
2d 22h$1,007–2,060Drive 2,808.5 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Montereycar 2,808.5 mi
44h 29m$513–741Fly Rochester to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ROC - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
10h 43m$242–740Fly Rochester to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ROC - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 6m$341–1,194Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Toledo to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the bus from Emeryville to Salinasbus
3d$934–1,899
Rochester to Monterey by train, subway, and shuttle
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Monterey is to bus and fly which costs $200 - $850 and takes 10h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Monterey is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 26m and costs $330 - $1,200.
The distance between Rochester and Monterey is 2434 miles. The road distance is 2824.9 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Monterey without a car is to train and BART and shuttle which takes 2 days 22h and costs $1,000 - $2,100.
It takes approximately 9h 26m to get from Rochester to Monterey, including transfers.
Monterey is 3h behind Rochester. It is currently 5:06 AM in Rochester and 2:06 AM in Monterey.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Monterey is 2825 miles. It takes approximately 44h 29m to drive from Rochester to Monterey.
There are 199+ hotels available in Monterey.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Rochester to Monterey. However, you can take the taxi to Rochester (ROC) airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC), walk to SJC Airport Terminal A, then take the shuttle to Monterey Shuttle Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rochester to Monterey Shuttle Station via Chicago Union Station, Richmond, Richmond, San Francisco International Airport, and SFO Airport International in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Rochester to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Rochester to Oakland International Airport via Baltimore, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $190–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Shuttle from SFO Airport International to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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