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Chicago to Rochester

2 operators run this water, from 1 h 33.

Every way across

One row per operator and speed. Where a service is sold as fast and its average does not clear 45 km/h, the word appears in quotation marks — the boat is fast craft, the crossing is not.

AirTran Airways, Southwest Airlines MDW → ROC 840 km non-stop 73W in the air 3 h 03 est. rate not held 542 km/h average
American Airlines, US Airways ORD → ROC 847 km non-stop 319 320 738 in the air 3 h 04 est. rate not held 543 km/h average
American Airlines, US Airways ORD → RST 431 km non-stop ER4 ERD in the air 2 h 32 est. rate not held 415 km/h average

Other ways to reach Rochester

If this crossing does not suit, these quays also reach Rochester without a change. It is the question a single-route page cannot answer about itself and an atlas can.

Minneapolis – Rochester 39 min Delta Air Lines
Buffalo Depew Station – Rochester 50 min Amtrak, VIA Rail
Newark – Rochester 1 h 00 United Airlines
New York – Rochester 1 h 01 Delta Air Lines
Philadelphia – Rochester 1 h 01 American Airlines
Baltimore – Rochester 1 h 03 AirTran Airways
Dulles – Rochester 1 h 05 United Airlines
Detroit – Rochester 1 h 06 Delta Air Lines
Washington – Rochester 1 h 06 American Airlines
Ny State Fair – Rochester 1 h 09 Amtrak

And other ways to reach Chicago

Milwaukee – Chicago 38 min American Airlines
South Bend – Chicago 40 min United Airlines
Madison – Chicago 43 min American Airlines
Bloomington/Normal – Chicago 44 min American Airlines
Muskegon – Chicago 44 min United Airlines
Kalamazoo – Chicago 45 min American Airlines
Grand Rapids – Chicago 46 min American Airlines
Peoria – Chicago 46 min American Airlines
Savoy – Chicago 46 min American Airlines
Moline – Chicago 47 min American Airlines

Where else these quays go

Also from Chicago

Abu Dhabi · Akron · Albany · Albuquerque · Allentown/Bethlehem · Amman · Amsterdam · Anchorage · Appleton · Asheville · Atlanta · Austin · Baltimore · Birmingham

Also from Rochester

Atlanta · Baltimore · Boston · Buffalo Depew Station · Charlotte · Detroit · Dulles · Minneapolis · New York · Newark · Ny State Fair · Orlando · Philadelphia · Syracuse Regional Transportation Center

Which months this runs

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for the Chicago–Rochester crossing were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

What we do not know

No fares. Not for this crossing, not for any crossing, not for any mode.

No departure times. No rate is held for this pair either, so we cannot say how often it runs.