There are 5 ways to get from Poughkeepsie to Potsdam by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Syracuse
best- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain Maple Leaf / ...
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Potsdambus Adt A113 / ...
8h 3m$85–293Drive 268.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Poughkeepsie to Potsdamcar 268.2 mi
5h 32m$49–71Train, bus
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Saratoga Springs Amtrak Stationtrain Ethan Allen Express / ...
- Take the bus from Saratoga Springs to Potsdambus Adt A112
8h 10m$70–210Train, fly, drive
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane EWR - YOW
- Drive from Ottawa-Airport-YOW to Potsdamcar
7h 35m$202–533Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain Empire Service / ...
- Take the bus from Albany to Potsdambus Adt A112
8h 33m$61–318
Poughkeepsie to Potsdam by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Poughkeepsie to Potsdam is to drive which costs $45 - $75 and takes 5h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Poughkeepsie to Potsdam is to drive which takes 5h 32m and costs $45 - $75.
The distance between Poughkeepsie and Potsdam is 360 miles. The road distance is 269.7 miles.
The best way to get from Poughkeepsie to Potsdam without a car is to train and bus via Syracuse which takes 8h 3m and costs $85 - $300.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Poughkeepsie to Potsdam, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Poughkeepsie to Potsdam is 270 miles. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Poughkeepsie to Potsdam.
There are 15+ hotels available in Potsdam.
What companies run services between Poughkeepsie, NY, USA and Potsdam, NY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Poughkeepsie to Potsdam. However, you can take the train to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center, walk to Syracuse, then take the bus to Potsdam. Alternatively, you can take a train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Potsdam via Saratoga Springs Amtrak Station and Saratoga Springs in around 8h 10m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Saratoga Springs Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $55–150
- Business
- $90–200
- Business Plus
- $100–210
- Economy
- $65–150
- Economy Plus
- $70–160
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–160
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $18–65
- Business
- $50–150
- Business Plus
- $60–160
- Economy
- $20–75
- Economy Plus
- $23–80
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Syracuse to Potsdam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–85
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $26–80
- Flexible
- $50–85
Bus from Saratoga Springs to Potsdam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
Bus from Albany to Potsdam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $40–150
- Flexible
- $70–160
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