There are 8 ways to get from Rochester to Torch Lake by plane, taxi, train, bus, or car
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Fly Rochester to Traverse City, taxi
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Traverse City (TVC)plane ROC - TVC
- Take the taxi from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Torch Laketaxi
4h 53m$187–610Drive 522.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Rochester to Torch Lakecar 522.3 mi
9h 32m$96–138Train, bus, taxi via Toledo
- Take the train from Rochester to Toledotrain
- Take the bus from Toledo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Kalamazootrain
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo, MI to Traverse City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Traverse City, MI to Torch Laketaxi
18h 38m$201–405Bus, taxi, drive
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalobus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland to Shipshewanabus
- Take the taxi from Shipshewana to Kalamazoo, MItaxi
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo, MI to Traverse City, MIbus
- Drive from Leelanau Sands Casino to Torch Lakecar
21h 40m$261–415Fly Rochester to Pellston, drive
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Pellston (PLN)plane ROC - PLN
- Drive from Pellston (PLN) to Torch Lakecar
5h 35m$107–515Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Traverse City, taxi
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Traverse City (TVC)plane BUF - TVC
- Take the taxi from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Torch Laketaxi
7h 18m$201–741Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Rochester to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to Traverse City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Traverse City, MI to Torch Laketaxi
22h 28m$230–451Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Rochester to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Grand Rapids, MIbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to Traverse City, MIbus
- Drive from Leelanau Sands Casino to Torch Lakecar
25h 49m$130–311
Rochester (ROC) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Torch Lake is to drive which costs $95 - $140 and takes 9h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Torch Lake is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 53m and costs $180 - $650.
The distance between Rochester and Torch Lake is 443 miles. The road distance is 525.4 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Torch Lake without a car is to train and bus and taxi via Toledo which takes 18h 38m and costs $200 - $410.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Rochester to Torch Lake, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Torch Lake is 525 miles. It takes approximately 9h 32m to drive from Rochester to Torch Lake.
There are 141+ hotels available in Torch Lake.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Torch Lake, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Rochester to Torch Lake. However, you can take the taxi to Rochester-Airport-ROC airport, fly to Traverse City (TVC), then take the taxi to Torch Lake. Alternatively, you can take the train to Toledo, walk to Toledo, take the bus to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station, walk to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station, take the train to Kalamazoo, walk to Kalamazoo, MI, take the bus to Traverse City, MI, then take the taxi to Torch Lake.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from Rochester to Traverse City via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Rochester to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Rochester to Pellston via New York La Guardia, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Traverse City via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Rochester to Traverse City via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Rochester to Traverse City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Traverse City via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Traverse City via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Traverse City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Rochester to Traverse City via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Rochester to Pellston via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Traverse City via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rochester to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Toledo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland to Shipshewana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo, MI to Traverse City, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids, MI to Traverse City, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Grand Rapids, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- 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
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- 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 Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Rochester to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $30–110
- Flexible
- $55–110
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $95–200
Elkhart Taxi
- Phone
- +1-574-206-4245
- Website
- elkharttaxiservice.com
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