There are 6 ways to get from Fort William to Rochester by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Rochester
best- Take the bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Rochester (ROC)plane GLA - ROC
14h 44m$474–1,674Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane EDI - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stopbus
18h 46m$368–1,341Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Rochester
- Take the bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rochester (ROC)plane EDI - ROC
16h 52m$473–1,744Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane GLA - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stopbus
17h 49m$379–1,371Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane EDI - YYZ
- Take the bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochestertrain
17h 50m$369–1,068Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane GLA - YYZ
- Take the bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochestertrain
17h 37m$440–948
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Rochester (ROC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Fort William to Rochester is to bus and fly and train which costs $360 - $1,100 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Fort William to Rochester is to bus and fly which takes 14h 44m and costs $470 - $1,700.
The distance between Fort William and Rochester is 3360 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 44m to get from Fort William to Rochester, including transfers.
Rochester is 5h behind Fort William. It is currently 2:37 PM in Fort William and 9:37 AM in Rochester.
There are 175+ hotels available in Rochester.
What companies run services between Fort William, Scotland and Rochester, NY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Fort William to Rochester. However, you can take the bus to Glasgow Airport, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, fly to Rochester (ROC), then take the taxi to Rochester. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Rochester (ROC), then take the taxi to Rochester.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rochester via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rochester via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rochester via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rochester via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via London Heathrow, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rochester via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–600
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $25–80
- Business
- $55–160
- Business Plus
- $65–170
- Economy
- $28–85
- Economy Plus
- $30–95
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $25–80
- Business
- $55–160
- Business Plus
- $65–170
- Economy
- $28–85
- Economy Plus
- $30–95
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Megabus
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