There are 9 ways to get from Richmond to Saranac Lake by bus, train, bus (Greyhound), car, plane, taxi, or bus (Flixbus)
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Saratoga Springs Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Saratoga Springs to Saranac Lakebus 106
13h 38m$162–386Fly Richmond International Airport to Saranac Lake
cheapest- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Saranac Lake (SLK)plane RIC - SLK
8h 45m$83–378Bus
- Take the bus from Richmond to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from New York to Albanybus
- Take the bus from Albany to Saranac Lakebus 106
15h 30m$116–318Drive 608.6 mi
- Drive from Richmond to Saranac Lakecar 608.6 mi
11h 18m$112–161Train, taxi
- Take the train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Westport Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Westport Station to Saranac Laketaxi
14h 34m$296–555Train, bus
- Take the train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Saratoga Springs Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Saratoga Springs to Saranac Lakebus 106
15h 26m$186–425Bus via West Albany
- Take the bus from Richmond to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York, NY to Albanybus Nyc
- Take the bus from Albany Suny to Saranac Lake, Nybus 106
16h 40m$108–268Fly Richmond International Airport to Burlington International Airport, drive
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Burlington International Airport (BTV)plane RIC - BTV
- Drive from Burlington-Airport-BTV to Saranac Lakecar
7h 42m$377–1,226Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Burlington International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Burlington International Airport (BTV)plane DCA - BTV
- Drive from Burlington-Airport-BTV to Saranac Lakecar
7h 46m$172–899
Richmond to Saranac Lake by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Richmond to Saranac Lake is to drive which costs $110 - $160 and takes 11h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Richmond to Saranac Lake is to fly and drive which takes 7h 42m and costs $370 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Richmond to Saranac Lake. However, there are services departing from Richmond and arriving at Saranac Lake via New York and Albany. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 30m.
The distance between Richmond and Saranac Lake is 656 miles. The road distance is 612.2 miles.
The best way to get from Richmond to Saranac Lake without a car is to bus and train which takes 13h 38m and costs $160 - $390.
It takes approximately 13h 38m to get from Richmond to Saranac Lake, including transfers.
Richmond to Saranac Lake bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Richmond station.
The best way to get from Richmond to Saranac Lake is to bus which takes 15h 30m and costs $110 - $320. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $80 - $380 and takes 8h 45m.
Richmond to Saranac Lake bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Richmond to Saranac Lake is 612 miles. It takes approximately 11h 18m to drive from Richmond to Saranac Lake.
What companies run services between Richmond, VA, USA and Saranac Lake, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Richmond to Saranac Lake via Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York, and Albany in around 15h 30m. Alternatively, JetBlue Airways, Cape Air, and three other airlines fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Saranac Lake (SLK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Burlington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Saranac Lake via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Saranac Lake via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Saranac Lake via Washington Dulles, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Saranac Lake via Baltimore, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Saranac Lake via New York La Guardia, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Saranac Lake via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Saranac Lake via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Saranac Lake via Washington Dulles, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Saranac Lake via Baltimore, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Saranac Lake via New York La Guardia, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Burlington International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Burlington International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Burlington International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Burlington International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Saratoga Springs Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Westport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Saratoga Springs Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Richmond to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Saratoga Springs to Saranac Lake
- Saver
- $26–80
- Flexible
- $50–85
Bus from New York to Albany
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–100
- Website
- Trailways
- Schedules at
- Trailways
- Saver
- $29–95
- Flexible
- $55–100
Bus from Albany to Saranac Lake
- Saver
- $30–110
- Flexible
- $55–110
Bus from Saratoga Springs to Saranac Lake
- Saver
- $26–80
- Flexible
- $50–85
Bus from Albany Suny to Saranac Lake, Ny
- Saver
- $30–110
- Flexible
- $60–120
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- [email protected]
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from New York, NY to Albany
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult One-way
- $27–55
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
New England Taxi
- Phone
- +1 802-598-7254
- Website
- newenglandtaxi.com
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