There are 10 ways to get from Akron to Rochester by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Akron to Rochester
best- Fly from Akron (CAK) to Rochester (RST)plane CAK - RST
7h 3m$70–370Bus
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Rochesterbus
17h 7m$146–244Bus, train
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to W. Prospect Ave & Superior Avebus 61
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from St. Paul to Rochester, MNbus
19h 57m$269–541Drive 701.7 mi
- Drive from Akron to Rochestercar 701.7 mi
12h 5m$129–185Bus to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Rochester
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Rochester (RST)plane CLE - RST
7h 4m$94–474Bus to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane CLE - MSP
- Take the bus from Minneapolis / St Paul Airport to Groome Transportation Office - Rochesterbus
6h 43m$611–1,066Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Akron to Columbusbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane CMH - MSP
- Take the bus from Minneapolis / St Paul Airport to Groome Transportation Office - Rochesterbus
9h 15mBus to Pittsburgh International Airport, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane PIT - MSP
- Take the bus from Minneapolis / St Paul Airport to Groome Transportation Office - Rochesterbus
9h 19mBus, train via Madison
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to W. Prospect Ave & Superior Avebus 61
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
- Take the bus from Madison to Rochesterbus
18h 33m$186–361Bus via Toledo
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Toledo to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
- Take the bus from Madison to Rochesterbus
18h 58m$183–293
Akron (CAK) to Rochester (RST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Akron to Rochester is to drive which costs $120 - $190 and takes 12h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Akron to Rochester is to bus and fly which takes 6h 43m and costs $600 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Akron to Rochester. However, there are services departing from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron and arriving at Rochester via Chicago Bus Station and Milwaukee. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 7m.
The distance between Akron and Rochester is 627 miles. The road distance is 705.8 miles.
The best way to get from Akron to Rochester without a car is to bus which takes 17h 7m and costs $140 - $250.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Akron to Rochester, including transfers.
Akron to Rochester bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron station.
The best way to get from Akron to Rochester is to fly which takes 7h 3m and costs $70 - $370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $140 - $250 and takes 17h 7m.
Akron to Rochester bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Rochester is 1h behind Akron. It is currently 12:13 PM in Akron and 11:13 AM in Rochester.
What companies run services between Akron, OH, USA and Rochester, MN, USA?
American Airlines and United Airlines fly from Akron (CAK) to Rochester (RST) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Rochester via Chicago Bus Station, Milwaukee Intermodal Station, and Milwaukee in around 17h 7m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Rochester via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Rochester via Detroit, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Akron to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Akron to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $70–100
Bus from St. Paul to Rochester, MN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $28–40
Bus from Madison to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from Madison to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
- Phone
- +1 330 762 0341
- Website
- akronmetro.org
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- akronmetro.org
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- akronmetro.org
- Phone
- + 1 507-280-9270
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Minneapolis / St Paul Airport to Groome Transportation Office - Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/minneapolis-st-paul-airport/rochester
Bus from Minneapolis / St Paul Airport to Groome Transportation Office - Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/minneapolis-st-paul-airport/rochester
Bus from Minneapolis / St Paul Airport to Groome Transportation Office - Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/minneapolis-st-paul-airport/rochester
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Akron to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $25–55
Bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $25–55
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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