There are 5 ways to get from Rochester to Saranac Lake by train, bus, taxi, car, plane, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain Empire Service / ...
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lakebus Adt A113
7h 15m$57–300Drive 241 mi
cheapest- Drive from Rochester to Saranac Lakecar 241 mi
5h 16m$44–64Train, taxi
- Take the train from Rochester to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to Westport Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Westport Station to Saranac Laketaxi
8h 8m$212–430Fly
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Saranac Lake (SLK)plane ROC - SLK
6h 50m$105–398Bus
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Syracuse Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2685 / ...
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lakebus Adt A113
7h 50m$49–166
Rochester to Saranac Lake by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Saranac Lake is to drive which costs $40 - $65 and takes 5h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Saranac Lake is to drive which takes 5h 16m and costs $40 - $65.
No, there is no direct bus from Rochester to Saranac Lake. However, there are services departing from Rochester Bus Stop and arriving at Saranac Lake via Syracuse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 50m.
The distance between Rochester and Saranac Lake is 304 miles. The road distance is 242.4 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Saranac Lake without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 15m and costs $55 - $300.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Rochester to Saranac Lake, including transfers.
Rochester to Saranac Lake bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Rochester Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Rochester to Saranac Lake is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs $100 - $400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $45 - $170 and takes 7h 50m.
Rochester to Saranac Lake bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Syracuse Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Saranac Lake is 242 miles. It takes approximately 5h 16m to drive from Rochester to Saranac Lake.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Saranac Lake, NY, USA?
JetBlue Airways, Cape Air, and four other airlines fly from Rochester (ROC) to Saranac Lake (SLK) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Saranac Lake via Syracuse in around 7h 50m.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Rochester to Saranac Lake via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Rochester to Saranac Lake via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Rochester to Saranac Lake via Baltimore, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Rochester to Saranac Lake via New York La Guardia, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Rochester to Saranac Lake via Newark, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Rochester to Saranac Lake via Washington Dulles, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Rochester to Saranac Lake via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Rochester to Saranac Lake via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Rochester to Saranac Lake via Baltimore, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Rochester to Saranac Lake via New York La Guardia, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Rochester to Saranac Lake via Newark, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Rochester to Saranac Lake via Washington Dulles, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rochester to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to Westport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–160
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $21–75
- Business
- $50–150
- Business Plus
- $60–160
- Economy
- $24–80
- Economy Plus
- $26–85
Train from Rochester to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $55–140
- Business
- $90–200
- Business Plus
- $100–210
- Economy
- $60–150
- Economy Plus
- $70–160
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
Bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- 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 Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
New England Taxi
- Phone
- +1 802-598-7254
- Website
- newenglandtaxi.com
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