There are 10 ways to get from Merrick to Syracuse by train, bus, car, plane, or subway
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Train, bus via New York
best- Take the train from Merrick to New York Penn Stationtrain Babylon Branch
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Syracuse Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0205 / ...
6h 46m$49–177Train
- Take the train from Merrick to New York Penn Stationtrain Babylon Branch
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Syracusetrain VIA Rail
7h 20m$84–257Drive 271.2 mi
- Drive from Merrick to Syracusecar 271.2 mi
5h 8m$50–72Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Take the train from Merrick to Jamaicatrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane JFK - SYR
4h 48m$86–518Train, bus
- Take the train from Merrick to New York Penn Stationtrain Babylon Branch
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Syracuse Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2686 / ...
6h 57m$54–97Train, subway to Laguardia Airport, fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Take the train from Merrick to Jamaicatrain
- Take the subway from Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport to Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Avsubway
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane LGA - SYR
5h 3m$100–672Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Rochester, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Rochester (ROC)plane JFK - ROC
- Take the train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
5h 26m$124–662Fly Laguardia Airport to Rochester, train
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Rochester (ROC)plane LGA - ROC
- Take the train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
5h 54m$138–796Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)plane JFK - ITH
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
6h 42m$60–307Fly Laguardia Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane LGA - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
7h 10m$131–754
Merrick to Syracuse by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merrick to Syracuse is to drive which costs $45 - $75 and takes 5h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Merrick to Syracuse is to train and fly which takes 4h 48m and costs $85 - $550.
No, there is no direct train from Merrick to Syracuse. However, there are services departing from Merrick and arriving at Syracuse via New York Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 20m.
The distance between Merrick and Syracuse is 289 miles. The road distance is 272.8 miles.
The best way to get from Merrick to Syracuse without a car is to train and bus via New York which takes 6h 46m and costs $45 - $180.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Merrick to Syracuse, including transfers.
Merrick to Syracuse train services, operated by Long Island Rail Road, depart from Merrick station.
Merrick to Syracuse train services, operated by Long Island Rail Road, arrive at New York Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Merrick to Syracuse is 273 miles. It takes approximately 5h 8m to drive from Merrick to Syracuse.
There are 116+ hotels available in Syracuse.
What companies run services between Merrick, NY, USA and Syracuse, NY, USA?
You can take a train from Merrick to Syracuse via New York Penn Station in around 7h 20m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–490
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–650
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 Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–490
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
- 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 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
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Merrick to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $8–12
- Peak
- $12–17
Train from Merrick to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $8–12
- Peak
- $12–17
Train from Merrick to Jamaica
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $6–9
- Peak
- $7–11
Train from Merrick to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $8–12
- Peak
- $12–17
Train from Merrick to Jamaica
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $6–9
- Peak
- $7–11
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from New York Penn Station to Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $75–190
- Business
- $110–230
- Business Plus
- $120–240
- Economy
- $85–190
- Economy Plus
- $95–200
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–160
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $21–75
- Business
- $50–150
- Business Plus
- $65–160
- Economy
- $24–80
- Economy Plus
- $26–85
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–160
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $21–75
- Business
- $50–150
- Business Plus
- $65–160
- Economy
- $24–80
- Economy Plus
- $26–85
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- mta.info
Subway from Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport to Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/world-cup-2026-new-york-new-jersey
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $40–150
- Flexible
- $70–160
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–90
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $27–85
- Flexible
- $50–90
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ithaca to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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