There are 5 ways to get from Rochester to Montrose by plane, train, 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 from Rochester
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane ROC - MTJ
7h 44m$232–865Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane BUF - MTJ
8h 8m$225–862Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Rochester to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Junction Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Grand Junction Amtrak Station to Montrosecar
41h 23m$607–1,302Bus, drive
- 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 Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facilitybus
- Drive from Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrosecar
43h 50m$286–534Drive 1,846.2 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Montrosecar 1,846.2 mi
30h 54m$337–487
Rochester (ROC) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Montrose is to bus and drive which costs $280 - $550 and takes 43h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Montrose is to fly which takes 7h 44m and costs $230 - $900.
The distance between Rochester and Montrose is 1621 miles. The road distance is 1857 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Rochester to Montrose, including transfers.
Montrose is 2h behind Rochester. It is currently 7:53 PM in Rochester and 5:53 PM in Montrose.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Montrose is 1857 miles. It takes approximately 30h 54m to drive from Rochester to Montrose.
There are 32+ hotels available in Montrose.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Montrose, CO, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and Southwest Airlines fly from Rochester (ROC) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Rochester to Montrose Regional Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Rochester to Montrose Regional Airport via Washington Dulles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to Montrose Regional Airport via Baltimore, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Rochester to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rochester to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–390
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Bustang
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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