There are 11 ways to get from Colchester to Rochester by bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, bus, train, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Main St @ Colchester Green to Asylum St @ Union Plbus 914
- Take the bus from Hartford to Springfieldbus
- Take the bus from Springfield Union Station to Rochester Bus Stopbus
10h 3m$57–114Train
- Take the train from Hartford Amtrak Station to Springfieldtrain
- Take the train from Springfield to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Rochestertrain
10h 59m$100–311Drive 350.9 mi
- Drive from Colchester to Rochestercar 350.9 mi
6h 23m$64–93Bus, train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Rochester
- Take the bus from Main St @ Colchester Green to Asylum St @ Union Plbus
- Take the train from Hartford Amtrak Station to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Rochester (ROC)plane LGA - ROC
7h 51m$140–684Bus, train
- Take the bus from Main St @ Colchester Green to Asylum St @ Union Plbus 914
- Take the train from Hartford Amtrak Station to Springfieldtrain
- Take the train from Springfield to Rochestertrain
11h 12m$110–241Bus via New York
- Take the bus from Main St @ Colchester Green to Asylum St @ Union Plbus 914
- Take the bus from Hartford to New Yorkbus
- Take the bus from New York to Rochesterbus
11h 38m$76–299Bus to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Rochester
- Take the bus from Canton Park & Ride to Boston Airportbus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Rochester (ROC)plane BOS - ROC
6h 52m$120–599Bus, train, train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Rochester
- Take the bus from Main St @ Colchester Green to Asylum St @ Union Plbus
- Take the train from Hartford Amtrak Station to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Rochester (ROC)plane JFK - ROC
7h 49m$130–1,127Bus, train, train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Rochester
- Take the bus from Main St @ Colchester Green to Asylum St @ Union Plbus
- Take the train from Hartford Amtrak Station to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Rochester (ROC)plane EWR - ROC
7h 54m$536–2,276Bus, train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Take the bus from Main St @ Colchester Green to Asylum St @ Union Plbus
- Take the train from Hartford Amtrak Station to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane LGA - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stopbus
9h 46m$140–733Bus to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Canton Park & Ride to Boston Airportbus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane BOS - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stopbus
8h 46m$125–598
Colchester to Rochester by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colchester to Rochester is to bus which costs $55 - $120 and takes 10h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Colchester to Rochester is to drive which takes 6h 23m and costs $60 - $95.
No, there is no direct bus from Colchester to Rochester. However, there are services departing from Main St @ Colchester Green and arriving at Rochester Bus Stop via Hartford and Springfield Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Colchester station to Rochester. However, there are services departing from Hartford Amtrak Station and arriving at Rochester via Springfield and Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 59m.
The distance between Colchester and Rochester is 368 miles. The road distance is 352.9 miles.
The best way to get from Colchester to Rochester without a car is to bus which takes 10h 3m and costs $55 - $120.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Colchester to Rochester, including transfers.
Colchester to Rochester bus services, operated by CT Transit, depart from Main St @ Colchester Green station.
Colchester to Rochester train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Hartford Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Colchester to Rochester is to bus which takes 10h 3m and costs $55 - $120. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $100 - $320 and takes 10h 59m.
What companies run services between Colchester, CT, USA and Rochester, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Main St @ Colchester Green to Rochester Bus Stop via Asylum St @ Union Pl, Hartford, Springfield, and Springfield Union Station in around 10h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Colchester Garage Park & Ride to Rochester via Asylum St @ Union Pl, Hartford Amtrak Station, Springfield, and Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station in around 10h 59m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–470
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Hartford Amtrak Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Springfield to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Hartford Amtrak Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Hartford Amtrak Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Springfield to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Hartford Amtrak Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Hartford Amtrak Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Hartford Amtrak Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $60–150
- Business
- $95–210
- Business Plus
- $100–220
- Economy
- $65–160
- Economy Plus
- $75–170
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from New Haven to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $18–21
- Peak
- $25–28
Train from New Haven to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $18–21
- Peak
- $25–28
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $17–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $17–450
- First Class
- $120–600
- Phone
- +1 860-525-9181
- Website
- cttransit.com
Bus from Main St @ Colchester Green to Asylum St @ Union Pl
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.cttransit.com
- Book at
- https://buypasses.storesecured.com
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
- Two-Hour Pass express
- $4–5
Bus from Main St @ Colchester Green to Asylum St @ Union Pl
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.cttransit.com
- Book at
- https://buypasses.storesecured.com
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
- Two-Hour Pass express
- $4–5
Bus from Main St @ Colchester Green to Asylum St @ Union Pl
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.cttransit.com
- Book at
- https://buypasses.storesecured.com
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
- Two-Hour Pass express
- $4–5
Bus from Main St @ Colchester Green to Asylum St @ Union Pl
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.cttransit.com
- Book at
- https://buypasses.storesecured.com
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
- Two-Hour Pass express
- $4–5
Bus from Main St @ Colchester Green to Asylum St @ Union Pl
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.cttransit.com
- Book at
- https://buypasses.storesecured.com
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
- Two-Hour Pass express
- $4–5
Bus from Main St @ Colchester Green to Asylum St @ Union Pl
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.cttransit.com
- Book at
- https://buypasses.storesecured.com
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
- Two-Hour Pass express
- $4–5
Bus from Main St @ Colchester Green to Asylum St @ Union Pl
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.cttransit.com
- Book at
- https://buypasses.storesecured.com
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
- Two-Hour Pass express
- $4–5
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Hartford to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Bus from Hartford to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–65
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
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- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Springfield Union Station to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from New York to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $50–220
- Flexible
- $95–230
- Website
- example.com
Bus from New York to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- 617 773 9403
- [email protected]
- Website
- blueapplebus.com
Bus from Canton Park & Ride to Boston Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- https://www.blueapplebus.com/
Bus from Canton Park & Ride to Boston Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- https://www.blueapplebus.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Colchester to Rochester bus services, operated by CT Transit, arrive at Asylum St @ Union Pl station.
Colchester to Rochester train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Springfield station.
Yes, the driving distance between Colchester to Rochester is 353 miles. It takes approximately 6h 23m to drive from Colchester to Rochester.
There are 158+ hotels available in Rochester.






















