--- title: "Rochester to Amherst – 4 ways by car, bus, train | Mixroutes" description: "Rochester to Amherst is 98 km. Fastest: drive in 1h 31m. Cheapest: drive from $9. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/rochester-to-amherst" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/rochester-to-amherst.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Rochester to Amherst [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rochester&to=Amherst) [Amherst to Rochester](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/amherst-to-rochester) **Fastest:** 1h 31m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** $9\ by car\ **Distance:** 98 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 6\ 4 ways, Wed 28 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 98 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 28 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best$34 cheaper than the bus and about as quick. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 1h 31m$9–12 Estimated 109 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rochester&to=Amherst) - [**Bus** 1h 27m$34–67 Estimated 5 departures · Greyhound-us](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rochester&to=Amherst) - [**Train** Least hassle 1h 25m$44–83 Estimated 1 departure · Amtrak](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rochester&to=Amherst) - [**Taxi** 1h 31m$175–240 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rochester&to=Amherst) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:47 → 10:39 1h 52m · direct · Greyhound-us Greyhound US0205$43–67](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rochester&to=Amherst&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [11:59 → 13:34 1h 35m · direct · Adirondack Trailways ADT N806-D$35–55](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rochester&to=Amherst&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [13:26 → 15:15 1h 49m · direct · Greyhound-us Greyhound US0215$43–67](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rochester&to=Amherst&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [14:16 → 15:41 1h 25m · direct · Amtrak 63$44–83](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rochester&to=Amherst&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [16:04 → 17:53 1h 49m · direct · Greyhound-us Greyhound US0215$43–67](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rochester&to=Amherst&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 6. [17:17 → 18:44 1h 27m · direct · FlixBus-us FlixBus 2685$34–54](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rochester&to=Amherst&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t5) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Rochester to Amherst? The fastest way is by car: about 1h 31m door to door. The straight-line distance is 98 km. What is the cheapest way from Rochester to Amherst? Drive is the cheapest, from $9. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Rochester to Amherst? Yes. Today's timetable shows 1 direct train, the fastest taking 1h 25m. Fares run $44–83 across classes. How much is the bus from Rochester to Amherst? Buses take about 1h 27m and cost $34–67 depending on operator and seat type. 5 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Amherst from Rochester by road? About 109 km, roughly 1h 31m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $9–12; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - Greyhound-us - Adirondack Trailways - FlixBus-us Railways - Amtrak Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Amherst City in Massachusetts, United States Amherst is a city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Connecticut River valley. Amherst has a council–manager form of government, and is considered a city under Massachusetts state law. Amherst is one of several Massachusetts municipalities that have city forms of government but retain "The Town of" in their official names. At the 2020 census, the population was 39,263, making it the most populated municipality in Hampshire County. The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, three of the Five Colleges. 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