There are 8 ways to get from Rochester to Great Falls by bus, plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Great Falls International Airport
best- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane BUF - GTF
9h 9m$130–565Train, bus
- Take the train from Rochester to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
44h 1m$1,123–1,795Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
46h 25m$725–1,189Drive 1,972.7 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Great Fallscar 1,972.7 mi
32h$338–487Fly Rochester to Great Falls International Airport
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane ROC - GTF
7h 46m$197–870Train to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, fly to Great Falls International Airport
- Take the train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane SYR - GTF
11h 18m$154–785Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Helena Regional Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane BUF - HLN
- Take the bus from Helena, MT to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
11h 40m$233–933Train to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Great Falls International Airport
- Take the train from Rochester to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane YYZ - GTF
15h 10m$157–740
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Great Falls is to bus and fly which costs $130 - $600 and takes 9h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Great Falls is to fly which takes 7h 46m and costs $190 - $900.
The distance between Rochester and Great Falls is 1681 miles. The road distance is 1984.2 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Great Falls without a car is to train and bus which takes 44h 1m and costs $1,100 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Rochester to Great Falls, including transfers.
Great Falls is 2h behind Rochester. It is currently 12:22 PM in Rochester and 10:22 AM in Great Falls.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Great Falls is 1984 miles. It takes approximately 32h to drive from Rochester to Great Falls.
There are 47+ hotels available in Great Falls.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Great Falls, MT, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Rochester (ROC) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF) twice a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Rochester to Great Falls International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Indianapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Minneapolis, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rochester to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $320–500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $800–1,300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- 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 Rochester to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $45–120
- Business
- $80–180
- Business Plus
- $90–190
- Economy
- $50–130
- Economy Plus
- $55–140
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- [email protected]
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Helena, MT to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
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