There are 5 ways to get from Rochester to Whiteface Mountain by train, taxi, bus, car, plane, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Rochester to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to Westport Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Westport Station to Whiteface Mountaintaxi
8h 15m$226–436Drive 266.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Rochester to Whiteface Mountaincar 266.3 mi
6h 11m$49–71Train, bus
- Take the train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain Empire Service / ...
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Lake Placidbus Adt A113-D / ...
8h 26m$116–372Fly, taxi
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Saranac Lake (SLK)plane ROC - SLK
- Take the taxi from Saranac Lake (SLK) to Whiteface Mountaintaxi
5h 36m$187–715Bus
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Syracuse Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2685 / ...
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Lake Placidbus Adt A113-D / ...
8h 41m$108–237
Rochester (ROC) to Saranac Lake (SLK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Whiteface Mountain is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 6h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Whiteface Mountain is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 36m and costs $180 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Rochester to Whiteface Mountain. However, there are services departing from Rochester Bus Stop and arriving at Lake Placid via Syracuse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 41m.
The distance between Rochester and Whiteface Mountain is 363 miles. The road distance is 267.9 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Whiteface Mountain without a car is to train and taxi which takes 8h 15m and costs $220 - $440.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Rochester to Whiteface Mountain, including transfers.
Rochester to Whiteface Mountain bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Rochester Bus Stop station.
Rochester to Whiteface Mountain bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Syracuse Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Whiteface Mountain is 268 miles. It takes approximately 6h 11m to drive from Rochester to Whiteface Mountain.
There are 123+ hotels available in Whiteface Mountain.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Whiteface Mountain, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Whiteface Mountain via Syracuse and Lake Placid in around 8h 41m.
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Rochester to Saranac Lake via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Rochester to Saranac Lake via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Rochester to Saranac Lake via Baltimore, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Rochester to Saranac Lake via Philadelphia, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Rochester to Saranac Lake via Reagan Washington, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Rochester to Saranac Lake via Washington Dulles, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rochester to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Schenectady to Westport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- 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 Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $55–140
- Business
- $90–190
- Business Plus
- $100–210
- Economy
- $60–150
- Economy Plus
- $65–150
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Syracuse to Lake Placid
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
Bus from Syracuse to Lake Placid
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Greyhound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Estimated price
- $75–140
New England Taxi
- Phone
- +1 802-598-7254
- Website
- newenglandtaxi.com
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