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Direct Flights from Rochester to Boston

Boston · Massachusetts

Nonstop service from ROC to BOS on American. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
American
Nonstop flights
~2/day
Distance
342 mi
Flight time
~1h 10mgate to gate
Elevation
20 ft539 ft lower than your departure
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Rochester (ROC) to Boston (BOS), 342 miles nonstop.ROCBOS

How rare is this nonstop?

83 cities have a nonstop to Boston, Rochester among them.

How long to go to Boston for, from Rochester

1h 10m in the air, 342 miles: short enough that a single night in Boston is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.

About Boston

Comme à Québec la tour d'observation (Prudential Tower) est munie de vitre et il faut prendre la photo à travers un paquet de verre qui reflète la moindre lumière provenant de l'in
Photo by Emmanuel Huybrechts from Laval, Canada · CC BY 2.0

A city of history and tradition, Boston offers a proud legacy of culture, education, and numerous sporting championships. The "shining city on a hill"s independent spirit has been displayed to the world ever since colonists were angry over a British tax on their beloved tea and dumped shiploads of it into the harbor in protest.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Boston

  1. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
    The Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the 20th-largest art museum in the world, measured by public gallery area.
  2. Berklee College of Music
    Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world.
  3. Boston Public Library
    The Boston Public Library (BPL) is a municipal public library system in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1848.
  4. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
    The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art.
  5. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
    The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and museum of John F. Kennedy (1917–1963), the 35th president of the United States from 1961 to 1963.
  6. Museum of Bad Art
    The Museum of Bad Art (MOBA) is a privately owned museum whose stated aim is "to celebrate the labor of artists whose work would be displayed and appreciated in no other forum".
  7. Boston Common
    The Boston Common is a public park in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest city park in the United States.
  8. Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
    The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is a museum affiliated with Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
  9. Freedom Trail
    The Freedom Trail is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) path through Boston, Massachusetts, that passes by 16 locations significant to the history of the United States.
  10. Harvard Art Museums
    The Harvard Art Museums are part of Harvard University and comprise three museums: the Fogg Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and the Arthur M.
  11. Old State House (Boston)
    The Old State House is a historic building at 206 Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
  12. Arnold Arboretum
    The Arnold Arboretum is a botanical research institution and free public park affiliated with Harvard University and located in the Jamaica Plain and Roslindale neighborhoods of Boston.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Boston weather, compared with Rochester

Within 2° of Rochester on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:

January
Boston 37°F · Rochester 33°F · 4° warmer
April
Boston 57°F · Rochester 56°F · much the same
July
Boston 82°F · Rochester 82°F · much the same
October
Boston 62°F · Rochester 60°F · 2° warmer

January bottoms out near 37°F — a real coat, not a layer.

Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.

Planning a trip to Boston

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Boston is May–June and August–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–81°F.
How long to stay
Boston rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Berklee College of Music, and Boston Public Library and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Rochester to Boston?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Rochester (ROC) to Boston (BOS) on American.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Rochester to Boston?
American flies nonstop between Rochester (ROC) and Boston (BOS).
How many nonstop flights are there from Rochester to Boston?
There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Rochester to Boston.
How far is Boston from Rochester?
Boston is about 342 miles from Rochester by air.
What is there to do in Boston?
Popular things to do include Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Berklee College of Music, Boston Public Library, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and more.

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