There are 6 ways to get from Cleveland to Saranac Lake by train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, plane, or taxi
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 Cleveland Amtrak to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain Lake Shore Limited
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lakebus Adt A113-D / ...
11h 38m$216–418Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cleveland to Buffalobus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Syracusebus 325
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lakebus
13h 15m$79–241Drive 494.2 mi
- Drive from Cleveland to Saranac Lakecar 494.2 mi
9h 58m$91–131Fly to Burlington International Airport, drive
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Burlington International Airport (BTV)plane CLE - BTV
- Drive from Burlington-Airport-BTV to Saranac Lakecar
7h 52m$120–628Train, taxi
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to Westport Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Westport Station to Saranac Laketaxi
12h 52m$434–635Fly to Saranac Lake
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Saranac Lake (SLK)plane CLE - SLK
6h 5m$120–580
Cleveland to Saranac Lake by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cleveland to Saranac Lake is to drive which costs $90 - $130 and takes 9h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Cleveland to Saranac Lake is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs $120 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Cleveland to Saranac Lake. However, there are services departing from Cleveland and arriving at Saranac Lake via Buffalo and Syracuse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 15m.
The distance between Cleveland and Saranac Lake is 553 miles. The road distance is 497.1 miles.
The best way to get from Cleveland to Saranac Lake without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 38m and costs $210 - $420.
It takes approximately 11h 38m to get from Cleveland to Saranac Lake, including transfers.
Cleveland to Saranac Lake bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Cleveland station.
The best way to get from Cleveland to Saranac Lake is to bus which takes 13h 15m and costs $75 - $250. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $120 - $600 and takes 6h 5m.
Cleveland to Saranac Lake bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Buffalo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cleveland to Saranac Lake is 497 miles. It takes approximately 9h 58m to drive from Cleveland to Saranac Lake.
What companies run services between Cleveland, OH, USA and Saranac Lake, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Cleveland to Saranac Lake via Buffalo and Syracuse in around 13h 15m. Alternatively, JetBlue Airways, Cape Air, and four other airlines fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Saranac Lake (SLK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Burlington International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Saranac Lake via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Saranac Lake via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Saranac Lake via Newark, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Saranac Lake via Washington Dulles, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Saranac Lake via Detroit, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Saranac Lake via Baltimore, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Saranac Lake via Toronto, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Burlington International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Burlington International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Schenectady to Westport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lake
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
Bus from Buffalo to Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–100
- Website
- Trailways
- Schedules at
- Trailways
- Saver
- $28–95
- Flexible
- $55–100
Bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lake
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Cleveland to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- Barons Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Buffalo to Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Buffalo to Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
New England Taxi
- Phone
- +1 802-598-7254
- Website
- newenglandtaxi.com
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