There are 9 ways to get from Joliet to Syracuse by train, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, or bus
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Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
best- Take the train from Joliet to LaSalle Streettrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane ORD - SYR
6h 42m$119–670Bus (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0164
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Syracuse Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0171
19h 17m$102–211Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Joliet Gateway Center to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lincoln Service / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain Lake Shore Limited
14h 59m$212–464Drive 688.2 mi
- Drive from Joliet to Syracusecar 688.2 mi
11h 47m$126–182Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Take the train from Joliet Gateway Center to Summit Amtraktrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane MDW - SYR
7h 38m$149–817Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Rochester, train
- Take the train from Joliet to LaSalle Streettrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rochester (ROC)plane ORD - ROC
- Take the train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
7h 16m$147–804Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Rochester, train
- Take the train from Joliet Gateway Center to Summit Amtraktrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Rochester (ROC)plane MDW - ROC
- Take the train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
6h 27m$167–951Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Joliet Gateway Center to Summit Amtraktrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane MDW - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
7h 32m$195–469Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Joliet to LaSalle Streettrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)plane ORD - AVP
- Take the bus from Scranton to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
8h 28m$128–487
Joliet to Syracuse by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Joliet to Syracuse is to bus which costs $100 - $220 and takes 19h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Joliet to Syracuse is to train and fly which takes 6h 27m and costs $160 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Joliet station to Syracuse station. However, there are services departing from Joliet Union Station and arriving at Syracuse Bus Station via Herion Way at Wheeler, Pace Harvey TC Bay A, Chicago, Gary Bus Station and Cleveland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Joliet to Syracuse. However, there are services departing from Joliet Gateway Center and arriving at Syracuse Regional Transportation Center via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 59m.
The distance between Joliet and Syracuse is 679 miles. The road distance is 692.3 miles.
The best way to get from Joliet to Syracuse without a car is to train which takes 14h 59m and costs $210 - $470.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Joliet to Syracuse, including transfers.
Joliet to Syracuse bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Gary Bus Station.
Joliet to Syracuse train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Joliet Gateway Center station.
The best way to get from Joliet to Syracuse is to train which takes 14h 59m and costs $210 - $470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $220 and takes 19h 17m.
What companies run services between Joliet, IL, USA and Syracuse, NY, USA?
You can take a train from Joliet Gateway Center to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center via Chicago Union Station in around 14h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Joliet Union Station to Syracuse Bus Station via Herion Way at Wheeler, Pace Harvey TC Bay A, 95th/Dan Ryan CTA Station Bay J, Chicago, Gary Bus Station, and Cleveland Bus Station in around 19h 17m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rochester via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- Metra
Train from Joliet to LaSalle Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Joliet Gateway Center to Summit Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $4–6
Train from Joliet to LaSalle Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Joliet Gateway Center to Summit Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $4–6
Train from Joliet Gateway Center to Summit Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $4–6
Train from Joliet to LaSalle Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Joliet Gateway Center to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–440
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Joliet Gateway Center to Summit Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Joliet Gateway Center to Summit Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Joliet Gateway Center to Summit Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $21–75
- Business
- $50–150
- Business Plus
- $65–170
- Economy
- $24–80
- Economy Plus
- $26–90
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $21–75
- Business
- $50–150
- Business Plus
- $65–170
- Economy
- $24–80
- Economy Plus
- $26–90
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Scranton to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Syracuse Bus Station
- Saver
- $27–85
- Flexible
- $50–90
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More Questions & Answers
Joliet to Syracuse bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Cleveland Bus Station.
Syracuse is 1h ahead of Joliet. It is currently 2:16 AM in Joliet and 3:16 AM in Syracuse.
Joliet to Syracuse train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Joliet to Syracuse is 692 miles. It takes approximately 11h 47m to drive from Joliet to Syracuse.
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