There are 9 ways to get from Louisville to Syracuse by plane, bus, train, car, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Louisville International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
best- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane SDF - SYR
7h 19m$163–911Bus via Akron
cheapest- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Buffalo, NYbus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Syracusebus 325
15h 37m$79–192Bus, train
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Stationbus Louisville
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain Lake Shore Limited
14h 6m$138–303Drive 676 mi
- Drive from Louisville to Syracusecar 676 mi
11h 30m$124–179Drive to Blue Grass Airport, fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Drive from Louisville to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane LEX - SYR
7h 26m$204–1,127Fly Louisville International Airport to Rochester, train
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Rochester (ROC)plane SDF - ROC
- Take the train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
7h 47m$411–795Fly Louisville International Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)plane SDF - ITH
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
8h 54m$101–509Bus to Covington, fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtownbus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane CVG - SYR
9h 16m$173–953Bus
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Greyhound Station Cincinnatibus
- Take the bus from Cincinnati, OH to Buffalo, NYbus
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
17h 24m$85–231
Louisville to Syracuse by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Syracuse is to bus via Akron which costs $75 - $200 and takes 15h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Syracuse is to fly which takes 7h 19m and costs $160 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Louisville station to Syracuse. However, there are services departing from Louisville, KY Bus Station and arriving at Syracuse via Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron and Buffalo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 37m.
The distance between Louisville and Syracuse is 630 miles. The road distance is 679.9 miles.
The best way to get from Louisville to Syracuse without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 6m and costs $130 - $310.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Louisville to Syracuse, including transfers.
Louisville to Syracuse bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Louisville, KY Bus Station.
The best way to get from Louisville to Syracuse is to fly which takes 7h 19m and costs $160 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus via Akron, which costs $75 - $200 and takes 15h 37m.
Louisville to Syracuse bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron station.
Yes, the driving distance between Louisville to Syracuse is 680 miles. It takes approximately 11h 30m to drive from Louisville to Syracuse.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Syracuse, NY, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and American Airlines fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Syracuse via Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron and Buffalo in around 15h 37m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rochester via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rochester via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Covington to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Covington to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Covington to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Covington to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rochester via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Covington to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Covington to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Myrtle Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
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
- $100–220
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Greyhound Station Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–45
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Cincinnati, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ithaca to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Buffalo to Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Buffalo to Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–100
- Website
- Trailways
- Schedules at
- Trailways
- Saver
- $28–95
- Flexible
- $55–100
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Syracuse Bus Station
- Saver
- $27–85
- Flexible
- $50–90
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
- $24–50
- Website
- Greyhound
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