There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Rochester by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane MEL - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stopbus
28h 22m$880–3,036Fly to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)plane MEL - ITH
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Rochester, Nybus
30h 15m$590–2,075Fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane MEL - SYR
- Take the train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Rochestertrain
30h 50m$1,244–4,207Fly to Rochester
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Rochester (ROC)plane MEL - ROC
27h 41m$1,135–3,939Fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane MEL - 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
29h 16m$908–1,654Fly to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM)plane MEL - ELM
- Take the bus from Corning, Ny to Rochesterbus
33h 21m$594–1,993Fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane MEL - CLE
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Rochestertrain
29h 4m$853–2,633
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Rochester is to fly and bus and train which costs $900 - $1,700 and takes 29h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Rochester is to fly which takes 27h 41m and costs $1,100 - $4,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Rochester is 10275 miles.
It takes approximately 28h 22m to get from Melbourne to Rochester, including transfers.
Rochester is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 10:22 PM in Melbourne and 7:22 AM in Rochester.
There are 177+ hotels available in Rochester.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Rochester, NY, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Rochester (ROC) once daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via San Francisco, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Los Angeles, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Los Angeles, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via San Francisco, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via San Francisco, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 44m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rochester via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via San Francisco, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via San Francisco, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rochester via Los Angeles, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 43m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- 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 Cleveland Amtrak to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–160
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $21–70
- Business
- $50–150
- Business Plus
- $60–160
- Economy
- $23–80
- Economy Plus
- $26–85
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- 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
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- $7–55
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Corning, Ny to Rochester
- Saver
- $23–65
- Flexible
- $45–70
Bus from Ithaca to Rochester, Ny
- Saver
- $20–55
- Flexible
- $40–55
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