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YKZ to RST: distance & flight time
Toronto (Buttonville Municipal Airport) → Rochester (Rochester International Airport)
653 mi
1,051 km · 568 nm
1h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
653 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 53m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YKZ — Buttonville Municipal Airport · Toronto, Canada
- RST — Rochester International Airport · Rochester, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YKZ
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport18 mi away
- YZD · Downsview Airport10 mi away
- YTZ · Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport16 mi away
- YOO · Toronto/Oshawa Executive Airport24 mi away
Near RST
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKZ from RST?
The flight distance from Toronto (YKZ) to Rochester (RST) is 653 miles (1,051 km, 568 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKZ to RST?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 53m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YKZ to RST?
Nonstop service on YKZ–RST depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 53m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Toronto and Rochester?
Rochester is 1 hour behind Toronto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKZ to RST?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YKZ–RST that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YKZ to RST fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YKZ–RST tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.