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Newark to Akron

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Newark to Akron. From €40.33, fastest 5h 14m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Newark to Akron runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €40.33 and €67.99, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 5h 14m over 739 km, on services run by 4 operators across 2 modes.

Checked 22 September 2026Priced for 12 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 0 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.

Typical fares · Priced for 12 October 2026

€40.33 to €67.99

  • 190%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Newark

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 07:30First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 2Services per day
  • 0%Run direct

Departure times on this route

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Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €109.08Wed23
  2. about €111.28Thu24
  3. about €97.53Fri25
  4. about €88.18Sat26
  5. about €73.33Sun27
  6. about €63.98Mon28
  7. about €61.23Tue29
  8. about €50.23Wed30
  9. about €74.43Thu1
  10. about €61.78Fri2
  11. about €69.48Sat3
  12. about €60.13Sun4
  13. about €53.53Mon5
  14. about €46.93Tue6
  15. about €44.18Wed7
  16. about €52.98Thu8
  17. about €59.58Fri9
  18. about €55.18Sat10
  19. about €43.08Sun11
  20. about €40.33Mon12
  21. about €43.08Tue13

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The train gets you into Akron. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Akron for the night the train gets in

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Booking window

When to book Newark to Akron

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €40.8890 days
  2. €42.5360 days
  3. €37.5845 days
  4. €50.7830 days
  5. €43.0821 days
  6. €46.9314 days
  7. €61.237 days
  8. €97.533 days
  9. €109.081 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €37.58.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 190 percent. The dearest point is €109.08, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€109.08€37.58137142130456090

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This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Newark to Akron and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

739 km

618 km as the crow flies, 20% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.

Who lives at each end

281,944197,542

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

CanadaPhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaColumbusColumbusIndianapolisIndianapolisMississaugaMississaugaWashington D.C.Washington D.C.BostonBostonDetroitDetroitBaltimoreBaltimoreHamiltonHamiltonLondonLondonCincinnatiCincinnatiPittsburghPittsburghMeadsMeadsToledoToledoFort WayneFort WayneBuffaloBuffaloNewarkNewarkAkronAkronMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 739 km against 618 km in a straight line, a detour of 20 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Buffalo. The gap between arriving and leaving is 49 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.

Who runs this route

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Akron

Most of the points near Akron open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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Questions about Newark to Akron

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 Newark to Akron?

The fastest journey from Newark to Akron takes 5h 14m door to door, of which 2h 10m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 8h 55m, 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 Newark to Akron?

The cheapest fare from Newark to Akron is €40.33, as of 22 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €88.89. 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 Newark to Akron?

The cheapest way from Newark to Akron is by coach, at €40.33 for one passenger on 12 October 2026. That journey takes 15h 2m 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.

What is the fastest way to get from Newark to Akron?

The fastest way from Newark to Akron is by train, at 5h 21m door to door. Only 2h 10m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 11m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €67.99.

When should I book Newark to Akron?

Fares from Newark to Akron bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €37.58. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 190 percent, measured on 22 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Newark to Akron?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Newark to Akron, at €46.93. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 22 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Newark to Akron?

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Newark to Akron, at €35.93 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 Newark to Akron?

4 operators sell services from Newark to Akron across 2 modes: Adirondack Trailways, American Airlines, Amtrak, Rochester Institute of Technology. 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 Newark to Akron?

0 percent of the services we sell from Newark to Akron are direct. The rest connect at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Buffalo, with about 49 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Newark to Akron produce?

Travelling from Newark to Akron by coach produces about 29.5 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 72.3 kg, roughly 2 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Newark to Akron use?

Services from Newark to Akron by train leave from Verona and arrive at Akron Canton Regional Airport CAK. Allow about 1h 57m 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 Newark to Akron?

3 of the 4 operators we sell from Newark to Akron 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

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Newark to Akron on 22 September 2026: 739 km of route against 618 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of €40.33, and 5h 14m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Akron is somebody else's catalogue.

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Day trips out of Akron and across United States

Day trips that leave Akron in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Newark reaches 133 places in 39 countries on services we hold, over distances from 43 to 15,975 km. Akron reaches 67 places in 2 countries, from 49 to 3,304 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Newark

  • 133Places you can leave for
  • 39Countries
  • 7Operators

Arriving in Akron

Leaving Akron

  • 67Places you can leave for
  • 2Countries
  • 14Operators

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