There are 9 ways to get from Rochester to Hickory by plane, bus, train, taxi, 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.
Fly Rochester to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane ROC - CLT
- Take the bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airportbus
3h 55m$204–895Drive 681.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Rochester to Hickorycar 681.4 mi
13h 5m$125–180Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Rochester to Cleveland Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Charleston, WVbus
- Take the bus from Charleston, WV to Statesvillebus
- Take the taxi from Statesville to Hickorytaxi
17h 18m$177–372Train, drive via Albany
- Take the train from Rochester to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Hickorycar
22h 3m$240–656Fly Rochester to Concord, drive
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Concord (USA)plane ROC - USA
- Drive from Concord (USA) to Hickorycar
3h 5m$296–984Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane BUF - CLT
- Take the bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airportbus
5h 58m$162–639Bus, taxi via Charleston
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalobus
- Take the bus from Buffalo, NY to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Charleston, WVbus
- Take the bus from Charleston, WV to Statesvillebus
- Take the taxi from Statesville to Hickorytaxi
17h 52m$145–303Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Wilson & Ferrell Shell Station - Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Statesvillebus
- Take the taxi from Statesville to Hickorytaxi
19h 57m$175–282Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Rochester to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Kannapolistrain
- Drive from Kannapolis to Hickorycar
24h 26m$259–618
Rochester (ROC) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Hickory is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 13h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Hickory is to fly and drive which takes 3h 5m and costs $290 - $1,000.
The distance between Rochester and Hickory is 639 miles. The road distance is 685.4 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Hickory without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 17h 18m and costs $170 - $380.
It takes approximately 3h 55m to get from Rochester to Hickory, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Hickory is 685 miles. It takes approximately 13h 5m to drive from Rochester to Hickory.
There are 55+ hotels available in Hickory.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Hickory, Catawba County, NC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Rochester to Hickory. However, you can take the taxi to Rochester (ROC) airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), walk to Charlotte Airport, take the bus to Hickory Airport, then take the taxi to Hickory. Alternatively, you can take the train to Cleveland Amtrak, walk to St. Clair Av & W Mall Dr, take the bus to Chester Av & E 15Th St, take the bus to Charleston, WV, take the bus to Statesville, then take the taxi to Hickory.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Rochester to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rochester to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rochester to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rochester to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Kannapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–390
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 828-327-2340
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hickory Hop
Bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Hickory Hop
Bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Hickory Hop
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $70–90
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