There are 11 ways to get from Montreal to Rochester by train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, plane, train (Amtrak), or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Montréal to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochestertrain
10h 16m$120–467Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from St-Antoine O. @ Rue Mansfield // St Antoine W. @ Mansfield St. to SCARBORO GO - 330 Borough Dr.bus 2720
- Take the bus from Scarborough Centre to Rochester Bus Stopbus FlixBus 2685 / ...
13h 25m$36–114Bus via Albany
- Take the bus from Montreal to Albany Bus Terminal, NYbus Greyhound US0200
- Take the bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to Rochester Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0171
10h 25m$68–116Drive 302.4 mi
- Drive from Montreal to Rochestercar 302.4 mi
6h 8m$70–100Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Island Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane YUL - YTZ
- Take the bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochestertrain
7h 57m$165–628Train
- Take the train from Montréal to Toronto Union Stationtrain VIA Rail
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Rochestertrain VIA Rail
11h 24m$133–432Train via Schenectady
- Take the train from Montreal Central Station to Schenectadytrain Adirondack
- Take the train from Schenectady to Rochestertrain Maple Leaf / ...
12h 5m$178–399Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane YUL - YYZ
- Take the bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochestertrain
8h 20m$136–627Fly Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Toronto Island Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane YHU - YTZ
- Take the bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochestertrain
8h 49m$148–611Fly Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane YHU - YYZ
- Take the bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochestertrain
9h 9m$154–580Fly Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, train
- Fly from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU) to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM)plane YHU - YHM
- Take the train from Aldershot to Rochestertrain
10h 59m$127–544
Montreal to Rochester by train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Montreal to Rochester is to drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 6h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Montreal to Rochester is to drive which takes 6h 8m and costs $65 - $100.
No, there is no direct bus from Montreal to Rochester. However, there are services departing from Montreal and arriving at Rochester Bus Stop via Albany Bus Terminal, NY. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Montreal to Rochester. However, there are services departing from Montréal and arriving at Rochester via Toronto Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 24m.
The distance between Montreal and Rochester is 511 miles. The road distance is 304.1 miles.
The best way to get from Montreal to Rochester without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 16m and costs $120 - $470.
It takes approximately 10h 16m to get from Montreal to Rochester, including transfers.
Montreal to Rochester bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Montreal station.
Montreal to Rochester train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Montréal station.
The best way to get from Montreal to Rochester is to bus via Albany which takes 10h 25m and costs $65 - $120. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $130 - $440 and takes 11h 24m.
What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and Rochester, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Montreal to Rochester Bus Stop via Albany Bus Terminal, NY in around 10h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Montréal to Rochester via Toronto Union Station in around 11h 24m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–350
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–400
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–350
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–370
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Montréal to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $85–200
- Business
- $120–240
- Business Plus
- $130–250
- Economy
- $95–210
- Economy Plus
- $100–220
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $25–80
- Business
- $55–160
- Business Plus
- $65–170
- Economy
- $27–85
- Economy Plus
- $30–95
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $25–80
- Business
- $55–160
- Business Plus
- $65–170
- Economy
- $27–85
- Economy Plus
- $30–95
Train from Montréal to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $85–200
- Business
- $120–240
- Business Plus
- $130–250
- Economy
- $95–210
- Economy Plus
- $100–220
Train from Toronto Union Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $45–120
- Business
- $80–180
- Business Plus
- $90–190
- Economy
- $50–130
- Economy Plus
- $55–140
Train from Schenectady to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $55–140
- Business
- $90–190
- Business Plus
- $100–210
- Economy
- $60–150
- Economy Plus
- $65–150
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $25–80
- Business
- $55–160
- Business Plus
- $65–170
- Economy
- $27–85
- Economy Plus
- $30–95
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $25–80
- Business
- $55–160
- Business Plus
- $65–170
- Economy
- $27–85
- Economy Plus
- $30–95
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $25–80
- Business
- $55–160
- Business Plus
- $65–170
- Economy
- $27–85
- Economy Plus
- $30–95
Train from Aldershot to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $35–110
- Business
- $70–170
- Business Plus
- $80–180
- Economy
- $40–110
- Economy Plus
- $45–120
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Montreal Central Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Schenectady to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- questions@ca.megabus.com
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
Bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
Bus from St-Antoine O. @ Rue Mansfield // St Antoine W. @ Mansfield St. to SCARBORO GO - 330 Borough Dr.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–70
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $50–70
Bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
Bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
Bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montreal to Albany Bus Terminal, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Montreal to Albany Bus Terminal, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- Trailways
- Schedules at
- Trailways
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Montreal to Albany Bus Terminal, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Scarborough Centre to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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Montreal to Rochester bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Albany Bus Terminal, NY station.
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