Cheapest€73.30
- United Airlines UA219408:271h 38m10:05Chicago MDWRochester ROC
Door to door 4h 48mCO2 211.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Travelling from Chicago to Rochester costs €73.30 at the cheapest and takes 4h 40m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 9 operators. The route covers 860 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 860 km
- Fastest
- 4h 40m
- Average
- 4h 45m
- Services per day
- 72
- Cheapest
- €73.30
- CO2 per passenger
- 211.6 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 29 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 40m | 1h 30m | 3h 10m | €86.28 | 211.6 kg | 72 |
- 4h 40mFastest, by Flight
- €86.28Cheapest, by Flight
- 211.6 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 860 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€85.69
- American Eagle Airlines AE969316:411h 30m18:11Chicago ORDRochester ROC
Door to door 4h 40mCO2 211.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
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Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Chicago to Rochester | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept | Fri25 Sept | Sat26 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €178.32 | €130.53 | €127.58 | €112.24 | €140.56 | €129.35 | €134.07 | €102.21 | €88.05 | €86.28 | €91.59 | €114.01 | €105.75 | €108.11 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €73.30
The journey ends at Louise M. Slaughter Rochester Station. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Rochester for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Chicago to Rochester
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €85.6990 days
- €59.7360 days
- €59.7345 days
- €61.5030 days
- €86.8721 days
- €108.1114 days
- €134.077 days
- €127.583 days
- €178.321 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €59.73.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 199 percent. The dearest point is €178.32, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €102.21Sun
- €88.05Mon
- €86.28Tue
- €91.59Wed
- €114.01Thu
- €105.75Fri
- €108.11Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €127.58Sept
- €78.02Oct
- €69.76Nov
- €70.94Dec
- €68.58Jan
- €59.73Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 860 km against 835 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Chicago at 06:01 and the last at 20:53, across 72 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Chicago
Rail
- Chicago Union Station
- Chicago Ridge
- Chicago station
Coach
- Chicago Union Station
- Chicago & Austin Terminal
Air
- ORD
- MDW
Ferry
- Chicago Avenue
- Chicago Riverwalk
Rochester
Rail
- Louise M. Slaughter Rochester Station
- Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
- Driving Park
Coach
- Rochester Tech Park Connection Hub
- RTS Transit Center
Air
- ROC
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Air Wisconsin | €73.89 |
 American Airlines | €75.66 |
 American Eagle Airlines | €75.07 |
 GoJet Airlines | €75.66 |
 Lufthansa | €76.84 |
 Mesa Airlines | €75.07 |
 SkyWest | €75.07 |
 Southwest Airlines | €80.97 |
| United Airlines | €73.30 |
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What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €54.50 | 74% |
| Taxes | €9.81 | 13% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 10% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €73.30 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Rochester well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Left luggage near Louise M. Slaughter Rochester Station
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Chicago to Rochester
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Chicago to Rochester?
The fastest journey from Chicago to Rochester takes 4h 40m door to door, of which 1h 30m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 45m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Chicago to Rochester?
The cheapest fare from Chicago to Rochester is €73.30, checked on 12 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €121.09. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Chicago to Rochester?
The cheapest way from Chicago to Rochester is by flight, at €86.28 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 4h 40m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Chicago to Rochester?
Fares from Chicago to Rochester bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €59.73. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 199 percent, measured on 12 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Chicago to Rochester?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Chicago to Rochester, at €86.28. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 12 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Chicago to Rochester?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Chicago to Rochester, at €59.73 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Chicago to Rochester?
9 operators sell services from Chicago to Rochester across 1 mode: Air Wisconsin, American Airlines, American Eagle Airlines, GoJet Airlines, Lufthansa, Mesa Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Chicago to Rochester?
Every service we sell from Chicago to Rochester is direct, with around 72 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 40m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Chicago to Rochester use?
Services from Chicago to Rochester by flight leave from Chicago ORD and arrive at Rochester ROC. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Chicago to Rochester?
0 of the 9 operators we sell from Chicago to Rochester allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Chicago to Rochester on 12 September 2026: 860 km of route against 835 km in a straight line, 72 services a day, 9 operators, a cheapest fare of €73.30, and 4h 40m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The journey is the easy half to plan. The days in Rochester are the half people leave until last.
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