There are 8 ways to get from Rochester to University of Kansas by plane, bus, train 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.
Recommended option
Fly Rochester to Kansas City, bus • 10h 11m
Cheapest option
Train, bus • 26h 49m
6 alternative options
Fly Rochester to Manhattan, bus • 12h 21m
Train, bus via St. Louis • 24h 58m
Bus • 30h 54m
Drive • 18h 18m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to University of Kansas is to train and bus which costs $50 - $420 and takes 26h 49m.
The quickest way to get from Rochester to University of Kansas is to fly and bus which costs $95 - $430 and takes 10h 11m.
No, there is no direct bus from Rochester to University of Kansas. However, there are services departing from Rochester, Ny and arriving at 373 - Bailey Hall via Buffalo, Ny, Pittsburgh Intermodal Station, St Louis Bus Station and 1 - 7th & Vermont. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 54m.
The distance between Rochester and University of Kansas is 967 miles. The road distance is 1095.2 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to University of Kansas without a car is to train and bus via St. Louis which takes 24h 58m and costs $65 - $410.
It takes approximately 10h 11m to get from Rochester to University of Kansas, including transfers.
Rochester to University of Kansas bus services, operated by Trailways, depart from Rochester, Ny station.
There is no direct flight from Rochester Airport to Kansas City Airport. The quickest flight takes 4h 44m and has one stopover.
Rochester to University of Kansas bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Lawrence Bus Stop station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to University of Kansas is 1095 miles. It takes approximately 18h 18m to drive from Rochester to University of Kansas.

- Distance: 966.8 miles
- Duration: 10h 11m
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and University of Kansas, KS, USA?
You can take a bus from Rochester to University of Kansas via Buffalo, Ny, Pittsburgh Intermodal Station, St Louis Bus Station, 1 - 7th & Vermont, and 373 - Bailey Hall in around 30h 54m.

- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $650
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $700
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $700
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $700
Flights from Rochester to Manhattan via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
Flights from Rochester to Manhattan via Philadelphia, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $600
Flights from Rochester to Manhattan via Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $600
Flights from Rochester to Manhattan via Reagan Washington, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $600
Flights from Rochester to Manhattan via Chicago O'Hare, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $600
Flights from Rochester to Manhattan via Philadelphia, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $650
Flights from Rochester to Manhattan via Charlotte, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $650
Flights from Rochester to Manhattan via Reagan Washington, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $650
Flights from Rochester to Manhattan via Boston, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $600
Flights from Buffalo to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $700
Flights from Buffalo to Kansas City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $750
Flights from Buffalo to Kansas City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $750
Flights from Buffalo to Kansas City via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $750
Flights from Buffalo to Kansas City via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $750
Flights from Syracuse to Kansas City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $700
Flights from Syracuse to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $650
Flights from Syracuse to Kansas City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $650
Flights from Syracuse to Kansas City via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $650

- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $360
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $390
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $390
Flights from Buffalo to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $380
Flights from Buffalo to Kansas City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $420
Flights from Buffalo to Kansas City via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $420
Flights from Syracuse to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $360
Flights from Syracuse to Kansas City via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $380
Flights from Syracuse to Kansas City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $390

- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $470
Flights from Buffalo to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $480
Flights from Buffalo to Kansas City via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $500
Flights from Buffalo to Kansas City via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $600
Flights from Buffalo to Kansas City via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $600
Flights from Syracuse to Kansas City via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $460

- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $650
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $700
Flights from Buffalo to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $700
Flights from Buffalo to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $700
Flights from Syracuse to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $650
Flights from Syracuse to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $650

- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $460

- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $390

Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rochester to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2 - $70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $2 - $20
- Child Coach - short notice
- $11 - $22
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $12 - $40
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $14 - $45
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $17 - $28
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $26 - $85
- Business Seat - short notice
- $30 - $65
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $10 - $70
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3 - $75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $3 - $22
- Child Coach - short notice
- $12 - $23
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $13 - $45
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $14 - $45
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18 - $29
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $28 - $90
- Business Seat - short notice
- $30 - $70
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $11 - $75
Train from Rochester to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24 - $200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $24 - $80
- Child Coach - short notice
- $40 - $70
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $40 - $130
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $40 - $130
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $55 - $150
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $80 - $250
- Business Seat - short notice
- $85 - $260
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $65 - $200
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11 - $130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $11 - $45
- Child Coach - short notice
- $27 - $45
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $23 - $75
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $26 - $80
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $30 - $75
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $45 - $150
- Business Seat - short notice
- $55 - $150
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $30 - $130
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22 - $190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $22 - $75
- Child Coach - short notice
- $40 - $65
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $35 - $120
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $40 - $120
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $50 - $130
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $75 - $230
- Business Seat - short notice
- $80 - $240
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $60 - $190

- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Rochester to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18 - $85
- Website
- http://www.viarail.ca/
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $19 - $85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $19 - $65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $18 - $30
Train from Rochester to Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19 - $85
- Website
- http://www.viarail.ca/
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $20 - $85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $20 - $65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $19 - $35

Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4 - $35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Manhattan to Lawrence Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9 - $40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65 - $140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/

- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Rochester, Ny to Buffalo, Ny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20 - $45
- Schedules at
- trailways.com
- Flexible
- $24 - $35
- Saver
- $20 - $45
Bus from Buffalo, Ny to Pittsburgh, Pa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65 - $160
- Schedules at
- trailways.com
- Flexible
- $65 - $95
- Saver
- $95 - $160
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JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines and three other airlines offer flights from Rochester Airport to Kansas City Airport.
There are 24+ hotels available in University of Kansas. Prices start at $50 USD per night.
The best way to get from Rochester to Rochester Airport is to line 23 bus which takes 22 min and costs $1.