There are 11 ways to get from Lakeland to Syracuse by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
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Amtrak Thruway to Tampa, fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
best- Take the bus from Lakeland to Tampa Union Stationbus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane TPA - SYR
7h 41mDrive to Orlando Sanford, fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
cheapest- Drive from Lakeland to Orlando-Sanford-Airport-SFBcar
- Fly from Orlando Sanford (SFB) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane SFB - SYR
6h$195–972Train, bus
- Take the train from Lakeland Amtrak Station to Kissimmee Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Newark Penn Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Newark to Syracusebus
29h 30m$659–1,186Bus
- Take the bus from Winter Haven Transportation Center to Orlando Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Orlando Bus Station to Charlotte Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
33h 2m$208–358Drive 1,245.6 mi
- Drive from Lakeland to Syracusecar 1,245.6 mi
21h 54m$228–329Train to Orlando, fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Take the train from Lakeland Amtrak Station to Kissimmee Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane MCO - SYR
7h 46m$269–844Amtrak Thruway to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Take the bus from Lakeland to Sarasota Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane SRQ - SYR
9h 36mTrain to Orlando, fly to Rochester, train
- Take the train from Lakeland Amtrak Station to Kissimmee Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Rochester (ROC)plane MCO - ROC
- Take the train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
8h 15m$347–1,074Amtrak Thruway to Saint Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport, fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Take the bus from Lakeland to St. Petersburgbus
- Fly from Saint Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane PIE - SYR
7h 56mAmtrak Thruway to Tampa, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Lakeland to Tampa Union Stationbus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane TPA - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
9h 27mTrain to Orlando, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lakeland Amtrak Station to Kissimmee Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane MCO - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
9h 40m$205–432
Lakeland to Syracuse by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lakeland to Syracuse is to bus which costs $200 - $360 and takes 33h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Lakeland to Syracuse is to drive and fly which takes 6h and costs $190 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Lakeland to Syracuse station. However, there are services departing from Park & Ride at Rose St. and arriving at Syracuse Bus Station via Winter Haven Transportation Center, Orlando Bus Station, Charlotte Bus Station and Newark Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 2m.
The distance between Lakeland and Syracuse is 1169 miles. The road distance is 1252.9 miles.
The best way to get from Lakeland to Syracuse without a car is to train and bus which takes 29h 30m and costs $650 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Lakeland to Syracuse, including transfers.
Lakeland to Syracuse bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Winter Haven Transportation Center station.
Lakeland to Syracuse bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Orlando Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lakeland to Syracuse is 1253 miles. It takes approximately 21h 54m to drive from Lakeland to Syracuse.
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What companies run services between Lakeland, FL, USA and Syracuse, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Park & Ride at Rose St. to Syracuse Bus Station via Winter Haven Transportation Center, Orlando Bus Station, Charlotte Bus Station, and Newark Penn Station in around 33h 2m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Orlando to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Orlando to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Tampa to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Tampa to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Tampa to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Orlando to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Orlando to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tampa to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Tampa to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Orlando to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Orlando to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from Tampa to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tampa to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Orlando to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Orlando to Rochester via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Tampa to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Orlando to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tampa to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Orlando to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Orlando to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Orlando to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from Orlando Sanford to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Saint Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Orlando to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Orlando to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Orlando to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Tampa to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,900
Flights from Tampa to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,900
Flights from Orlando to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Orlando to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Tampa to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Orlando to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lakeland Amtrak Station to Kissimmee Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lakeland Amtrak Station to Kissimmee Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lakeland Amtrak Station to Kissimmee Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lakeland Amtrak Station to Kissimmee Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–160
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $21–70
- Business
- $50–150
- Business Plus
- $60–160
- Economy
- $23–80
- Economy Plus
- $26–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Lakeland to Tampa Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Lakeland to Sarasota Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Lakeland to St. Petersburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Lakeland to Tampa Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Newark to Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- Trailways
- Schedules at
- Trailways
- Saver
- $35–140
- Flexible
- $70–150
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Syracuse Bus Station
- Saver
- $27–85
- Flexible
- $50–90
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Syracuse Bus Station
- Saver
- $27–85
- Flexible
- $50–90
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Winter Haven Transportation Center to Orlando Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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