There are 12 ways to get from Rochester to Manhattan by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Rochester to Laguardia Airport
best- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane RST - LGA
7h 21m$124–690Fly Rochester to Newark Liberty International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane RST - EWR
7h 22m$98–446Bus
- Take the bus from Rochester to Milwaukeebus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
29h 30m$223–349Bus, train via Madison
- Take the bus from Rochester to Madisonbus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
30h 3m$580–984Drive 1,139 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Manhattancar 1,139 mi
18h 56m$208–301Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Office - Rochester to Minneapolis / St Paul Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane MSP - LGA
5h 35m$263–703Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Office - Rochester to Minneapolis / St Paul Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane MSP - EWR
5h 33m$252–929Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Office - Rochester to Minneapolis / St Paul Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane MSP - JFK
5h 34m$484–1,068Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Westchester County Airport
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Office - Rochester to Minneapolis / St Paul Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane MSP - HPN
7h 33m$201–817Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Office - Rochester to Minneapolis / St Paul Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane MSP - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
7h 2m$242–1,504Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rochester to St. Paulbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
31h 35m$759–1,206Bus via Baltimore
- Take the bus from Rochester to Madisonbus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Baltimore to New Yorkbus
32h 21m$245–419
Rochester to Manhattan by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Manhattan is to fly which costs $95 - $450 and takes 7h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Manhattan is to bus and fly which takes 5h 33m and costs $250 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Rochester to Manhattan. However, there are services departing from Rochester and arriving at New York Midtown via Milwaukee Intermodal Station and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 30m.
The distance between Rochester and Manhattan is 995 miles. The road distance is 1145.6 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Manhattan without a car is to bus which takes 29h 30m and costs $220 - $350.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Rochester to Manhattan, including transfers.
Rochester to Manhattan bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from Rochester station.
The best way to get from Rochester to Manhattan is to fly which takes 7h 21m and costs $120 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $220 - $350 and takes 29h 30m.
Rochester to Manhattan bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Milwaukee station.
Manhattan is 1h ahead of Rochester. It is currently 10:29 in Rochester and 11:29 in Manhattan.
What companies run services between Rochester, MN, USA and Manhattan, NY, USA?
American Airlines and Delta fly from Rochester (RST) to Laguardia Airport (LGA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rochester to New York Midtown via Milwaukee, Milwaukee Intermodal Station, and Chicago Bus Station in around 29h 30m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Laguardia Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Rochester to Newark Liberty International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Rochester to Newark Liberty International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Westchester County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Rochester to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
Train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–12
- Peak
- $14–17
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Rochester to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $70–100
Bus from Rochester to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from Rochester to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $28–40
Bus from Rochester to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $50–75
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- Rockland Coaches
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $26–60
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $26–60
Bus from Groome Transportation Office - Rochester to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- Groome Transportation - Rochester - MSP
Bus from Groome Transportation Office - Rochester to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- Groome Transportation - Rochester - MSP
Bus from Groome Transportation Office - Rochester to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- Groome Transportation - Rochester - MSP
Bus from Groome Transportation Office - Rochester to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- Groome Transportation - Rochester - MSP
Bus from Groome Transportation Office - Rochester to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- Groome Transportation - Rochester - MSP
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Baltimore to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Peter Pan
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