There are 7 ways to get from Albany to Sandusky by train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Sandusky Amtrak Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
10h 4m$170–360Bus (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to Cleveland Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0171
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Sandusky Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0420 / ...
12h 25m$84–160Drive 526.6 mi
- Drive from Albany to Sanduskycar 526.6 mi
9h 33m$97–139Fly Albany County Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, train
- Fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane ALB - CLE
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Sandusky Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 32m$156–796Fly Albany County Airport to Detroit, bus, train
- Fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Detroit (DTW)plane ALB - DTW
- Take the bus from Dearborn to Toledobus
- Take the train from Toledo to Sandusky Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 45m$152–776Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane LGA - CLE
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Sandusky Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 5m$185–789Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, train
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane EWR - CLE
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Sandusky Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 51m$257–1,014
Albany to Sandusky by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Albany to Sandusky is to bus which costs $80 - $160 and takes 12h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Albany to Sandusky is to fly and train which takes 8h 32m and costs $150 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Albany to Sandusky. However, there are services departing from Albany Bus Terminal, NY and arriving at Sandusky Bus Stop via Cleveland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 25m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station station and arriving at Sandusky Amtrak Station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 4m.
The distance between Albany and Sandusky is 539 miles. The road distance is 529.7 miles.
The best way to get from Albany to Sandusky without a car is to train which takes 10h 4m and costs $170 - $360.
The train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Sandusky Amtrak Station takes 10h 4m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Albany to Sandusky bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Albany Bus Terminal, NY station.
Albany to Sandusky train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Albany to Sandusky is to train which takes 10h 4m and costs $170 - $360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $80 - $160 and takes 12h 25m.
What companies run services between Albany, NY, USA and Sandusky, OH, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Sandusky Amtrak Station twice daily. Tickets cost $170–360 and the journey takes 10h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to Sandusky Bus Stop via Cleveland Bus Station in around 12h 25m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Albany County Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Albany County Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Albany County Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Albany County Airport to Detroit via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Albany County Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Albany County Airport to Detroit via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Albany County Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Albany County Airport to Detroit via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Sandusky Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–360
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Sandusky Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Toledo to Sandusky Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Sandusky Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Sandusky Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–180
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $29–90
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–180
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–110
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
Train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–12
- Peak
- $14–17
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Sandusky Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Dearborn to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Amtrak
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More Questions & Answers
Albany to Sandusky bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Cleveland Bus Station.
Albany to Sandusky train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Sandusky Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Albany to Sandusky is 530 miles. It takes approximately 9h 33m to drive from Albany to Sandusky.
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