There are 8 ways to get from Rochester to New York, NY by plane, train, subway, bus, or car
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- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to New York La Guardia (LGA)ROC - LGA
- Take the train from Woodside to New York Penn Station
bestFly to New York La Guardia, train
3h 42m$147–572- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to New York MidtownFlixBus 2685 / ...
cheapestBus
7h 29m$29–95- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to New York JFK (JFK)ROC - JFK
- Take the subway from Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport to Delancey St-Essex St
Fly to New York JFK, subway
3h 58m$97–393- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Newark (EWR)ROC - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to New York Penn Station
Fly to Newark, train
3h 50m$105–429- Take the bus from Rochester, Ny to Port Authority Bus Terminal325 / ...
Bus via Port Authority Bus Terminal
7h 12m$65–148- Take the train from Rochester to New York Penn StationEmpire Service / ...
Train
7h 27m$56–111- Take the train from Rochester to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak StationEmpire Service / ...
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to New York Penn StationEmpire Service / ...
Train via Albany
7h 56m$64–189- Drive from Rochester to New York, NY333.3 mi
Drive 333.3 mi
5h 57m$61–88
Rochester to New York, NY by bus, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to New York, NY is to bus which costs $28 - $95 and takes 7h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to New York, NY is to fly and train which takes 3h 42m and costs $140 - $600.
No, there is no direct train from Rochester to New York, NY. However, there are services departing from Rochester and arriving at Grand St via 34 St-Herald Sq. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 27m.
The distance between Rochester and New York, NY is 273 miles. The road distance is 335.2 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to New York, NY without a car is to bus via Port Authority Bus Terminal which takes 7h 12m and costs $65 - $150.
It takes approximately 3h 42m to get from Rochester to New York, NY, including transfers.
Rochester to New York, NY train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Rochester station.
The best way to get from Rochester to New York, NY is to bus via Port Authority Bus Terminal which takes 7h 12m and costs $65 - $150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $55 - $120 and takes 7h 27m.
Rochester to New York, NY train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at New York Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to New York, NY is 335 miles. It takes approximately 5h 57m to drive from Rochester to New York, NY.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and New York, NY, USA?
Trailways operates a bus from Rochester, Ny to Port Authority Bus Terminal 5 times a day. Tickets cost $60–150 and the journey takes 6h 45m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Rochester to New York Penn Station 4 times a day. Tickets cost $15–150 and the journey takes 7h 5m. VIA Rail also services this route once daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Rochester to New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Rochester to Newark via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Rochester to New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- new.mta.info
Train from Woodside to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–11
- Website
- https://new.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://new.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Peak
- $3–11
- Off-Peak
- $3–5
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- mta.info
Subway from Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport to Delancey St-Essex St
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- http://www.mta.info/schedules
- Seniors 65+ and Concession
- $2
- Standard
- $3
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Child 5-11 and Senior
- $10–12
- Adult Airport
- $13–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rochester to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $15–55
- Child Coach - short notice
- $30–50
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $28–90
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $30–90
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $40–95
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $55–180
- Business Seat - short notice
- $60–180
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $40–150
Train from Rochester to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $9–40
- Child Coach - short notice
- $25–40
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $21–70
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $23–70
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $29–60
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $40–140
- Business Seat - short notice
- $45–130
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $27–110
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $6–29
- Child Coach - short notice
- $19–29
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $16–55
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $18–55
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $23–40
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $30–110
- Business Seat - short notice
- $40–95
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $18–90
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Rochester to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- http://www.viarail.ca/
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $65–110
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $65–95
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $50–70
Train from Rochester to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- http://www.viarail.ca/
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $40–100
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $40–80
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $35–55
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–90
- Website
- http://www.viarail.ca/
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $30–90
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $30–70
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $26–40
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Rochester, Ny to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules
- Flexible
- $60–90
- Saver
- $90–150
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $27–95
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