There are 7 ways to get from Rochester to Grass Valley by plane, train, train (Amtrak), car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Rochester to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, train
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane ROC - RNO
- Take the train from Reno to Colfax Amtrak Stationtrain
12h 52m$339–1,145Fly Rochester to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ROC - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Auburn Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank Stbus
12h 4m$311–1,150Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Rochester to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Colfax Amtrak Stationtrain California Zephyr
2d 13h$933–1,941Drive 2,579.2 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Grass Valleycar 2,579.2 mi
40h 37m$471–680Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane BUF - RNO
- Take the train from Reno to Colfax Amtrak Stationtrain
14h 19m$332–1,142Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BUF - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Auburn Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank Stbus
13h 31m$314–1,247Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Toledo to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Colfax Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank Stbus 5
2d 18h$848–1,751
Rochester to Grass Valley by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Grass Valley is to drive which costs $470 - $700 and takes 40h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Grass Valley is to fly and train and bus which takes 12h 4m and costs $310 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct train from Rochester to Grass Valley station. However, there are services departing from Rochester and arriving at Colfax Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Rochester and Grass Valley is 2310 miles. The road distance is 2594.3 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Grass Valley without a car is to train which takes 2 days 13h and costs $900 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 12h 52m to get from Rochester to Grass Valley, including transfers.
Rochester to Grass Valley train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Rochester station.
Grass Valley is 3h behind Rochester. It is currently 7:48 PM in Rochester and 4:48 PM in Grass Valley.
Rochester to Grass Valley train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Grass Valley is 2594 miles. It takes approximately 40h 37m to drive from Rochester to Grass Valley.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Grass Valley, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Rochester to Grass Valley via Chicago Union Station and Colfax Amtrak Station in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Rochester to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Detroit, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Rochester to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Reno to Colfax Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rochester to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Colfax Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Auburn Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Reno to Colfax Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Auburn Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Colfax Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 530.477.0103
- [email protected]
- Website
- nevadacountyca.gov
Bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank St
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/3456/Transit-Services
- Schedules at
- https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/2258/Route-Schedules-and-Maps
- Seniors 65+, disabled, youth 6-17
- $1–2
- Adult 18+
- $1–3
Bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank St
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/3456/Transit-Services
- Schedules at
- https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/2258/Route-Schedules-and-Maps
- Seniors 65+, disabled, youth 6-17
- $1–2
- Adult 18+
- $1–3
Bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank St
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/3456/Transit-Services
- Schedules at
- https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/2258/Route-Schedules-and-Maps
- Seniors 65+, disabled, youth 6-17
- $1–2
- Adult 18+
- $1–3
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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