There are 7 ways to get from Rochester to Manchester by train, bus, bus (Greyhound), car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Rochester to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain Empire Service / ...
- Take the bus from AMTRAK Station Rensselaer to Bus Parking Area Manchesterbus 7
6h 42m$72–224Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Albany Bus Terminal, NYbus Greyhound US0171
- Take the bus from Greyhound \ Trailways Terminal to Bus Parking Area Manchesterbus 7
7h 45m$47–85Drive 259.1 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Manchestercar 259.1 mi
5h 16m$48–69Fly to Albany County Airport, bus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Albany County Airport (ALB)plane ROC - ALB
- Take the bus from Albany International Airport to Bus Parking Area Manchesterbus
6h 59m$130–688Bus via Syracuse
- Take the bus from Rochester to Syracusebus 325
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Albanybus
- Take the bus from Albany International Airport to Bus Parking Area Manchesterbus 7
14h 50m$83–299Fly to Lebanon, drive
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Lebanon (LEB)plane ROC - LEB
- Drive from Lebanon (LEB) to Manchestercar
5h 54m$89–409Fly to Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT)plane ROC - RUT
- Take the bus from Rutland Airport Industrial Park to Manchester Village Post Officebus
7h 58m$67–320
Rochester to Manchester by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Manchester is to bus which costs $45 - $85 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Manchester is to drive which takes 5h 16m and costs $45 - $70.
No, there is no direct bus from Rochester to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Rochester Bus Stop and arriving at Bus Parking Area Manchester via Greyhound \ Trailways Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 45m.
The distance between Rochester and Manchester is 295 miles. The road distance is 260.7 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Manchester without a car is to train and bus which takes 6h 42m and costs $70 - $230.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Rochester to Manchester, including transfers.
Rochester to Manchester bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Rochester Bus Stop station.
Rochester to Manchester bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Albany Bus Terminal, NY station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Manchester is 261 miles. It takes approximately 5h 16m to drive from Rochester to Manchester.
There are 148+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Manchester, VT, USA?
You can take a bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Bus Parking Area Manchester via Greyhound \ Trailways Terminal in around 7h 45m.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Rochester to Lebanon via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Rochester to Lebanon via New York JFK, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Rochester to Lebanon via Baltimore, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Rochester to Lebanon via Washington Dulles, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Rochester to Lebanon via New York La Guardia, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Rochester to Lebanon via Newark, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Rochester to Lebanon via Philadelphia, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Rochester to Lebanon via Reagan Washington, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Rochester to Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Rochester to Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport via New York JFK, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Rochester to Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport via Newark, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Rochester to Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport via New York La Guardia, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Rochester to Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport via Baltimore, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Rochester to Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport via Washington Dulles, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Rochester to Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport via Reagan Washington, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Rochester to Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport via Philadelphia, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rochester to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 844- 888-7267
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vermont Translines
Bus from AMTRAK Station Rensselaer to Bus Parking Area Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- Vermont Translines
- Book at
- Vermont Translines
Bus from Greyhound \ Trailways Terminal to Bus Parking Area Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Vermont Translines
- Book at
- Vermont Translines
Bus from Albany International Airport to Bus Parking Area Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- Vermont Translines
- Book at
- Vermont Translines
Bus from Albany International Airport to Bus Parking Area Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- Vermont Translines
- Book at
- Vermont Translines
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