There are 7 ways to get from Rochester to Santa Ana by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Rochester to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane ROC - SNA
7h 52m$306–1,255Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BUF - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Santa Anatrain
10h 38m$244–946Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Rochester to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain Southwest Chief
2d 8h$270–1,704Bus
- 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 to Santa Anabus
2d 13hDrive 2,595.1 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Santa Anacar 2,595.1 mi
41h 24m$474–685Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane BUF - SNA
9h 39m$375–1,457Fly Rochester to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ROC - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Santa Anatrain
11h 6m$285–594
Rochester to Santa Ana by train and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Santa Ana is to fly and train which costs $280 - $600 and takes 11h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs $300 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Rochester to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Rochester Bus Stop and arriving at Santa Ana via Buffalo, NY, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Rochester and Santa Ana is 2272 miles. The road distance is 2610.2 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Santa Ana without a car is to train which takes 2 days 8h and costs $270 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Rochester to Santa Ana, including transfers.
Rochester to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Rochester Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Rochester to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs $300 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $270 - $1,700 and takes 2 days 8h, you could also bus, which costs and takes 2 days 13h.
Rochester to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Buffalo station.
Santa Ana is 3h behind Rochester. It is currently 2:38 AM in Rochester and 11:38 PM in Santa Ana.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Santa Ana, CA, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Rochester (ROC) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rochester to Main-Civic Center via Chicago Union Station, Fullerton Amtrak Station, Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1, and Harbor-East Shuttle Area in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Rochester to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Rochester to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to Los Angeles International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Rochester to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to Los Angeles International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Rochester to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Rochester to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Rochester to Los Angeles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Rochester to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Rochester to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
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
- $65–200
- 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
- $200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
- $15–23
- 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
- $130–500
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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