There are 5 ways to get from Rochester to Poway by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), 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 from Rochester, bus
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane ROC - SAN
- Take the bus from Broadway & 1st Av to Rancho Bernardo Transit Stationbus
9h 55m$363–1,535Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Rochester to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Solana Beach Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 10h$845–1,769Bus
- 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 Oceansidebus
2d 16h$543–1,019Drive 2,597.4 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Powaycar 2,597.4 mi
42h 51m$474–685Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BUF - SAN
- Take the bus from Broadway & 1st Av to Rancho Bernardo Transit Stationbus
11h 52m$424–1,829
Rochester (ROC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Poway is to drive which costs $470 - $700 and takes 42h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Poway is to fly and bus which takes 9h 55m and costs $360 - $1,600.
The distance between Rochester and Poway is 2305 miles. The road distance is 2612.5 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Poway without a car is to train which takes 2 days 10h and costs $800 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 9h 55m to get from Rochester to Poway, including transfers.
The best way to get from Rochester to Poway is to train which takes 2 days 10h and costs $800 - $1,800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 2 days 16h.
Poway is 3h behind Rochester. It is currently 1:25 AM in Rochester and 10:25 PM in Poway.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Poway is 2613 miles. It takes approximately 42h 51m to drive from Rochester to Poway.
There are 1429+ hotels available in Poway.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Poway, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Rochester to Poway via Chicago Union Station, Fullerton Amtrak Station, and Solana Beach Amtrak Station in around 2d 10h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Poway via Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Oceanside, Oceanside Transit Center Stall 8, and Encinitas Station Stall 2 in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Rochester to San Diego International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to San Diego International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Rochester to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Rochester to San Diego International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
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
- $160–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Solana Beach Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- sdmts.com
Bus from Broadway & 1st Av to Rancho Bernardo Transit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- One Way - Adult/Youth
- $2–5
- 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
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- 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
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- 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
- $330–650
- 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
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
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