Cheapest€45.28
- Rochester Institute of Technology RI971506:3212h 58m19:30Durham StationMetropolitan Transportation Center
Door to door 13h 42mCO2 23.8 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Travelling from Durham to Buffalo costs €45.28 at the cheapest and takes 12h 19m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 881 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Coach.
At a glance
- Distance
- 881 km
- Fastest
- 12h 19m
- Average
- 12h 59m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €45.28
- CO2 per passenger
- 23.8 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 28 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 13h 42m | 12h 58m | 44m | €56.28 | 23.8 kg | 1 |
- 13h 42mFastest, by Coach
- €56.28Cheapest, by Coach
- 23.8 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
- 881 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 28 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€101.54
- Amtrak A661507:302h 57m10:27DurhamWashington Union Station
- CommuteAir CA889011:331h 4m12:37Washington IADBuffalo BUF
Changes at Washington, with 66 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 7h 4mCO2 132.8 kgChanges 1Fixed, 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.
No live timetable for this journey yet.
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 Durham to Buffalo | Fri11 Sept | Sat12 Sept | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | €112.93 | €95.33 | €105.23 | €62.88 | €71.68 | €74.98 | €92.58 | €74.98 | €61.23 | €65.63 | €66.73 | €56.28 | €61.23 | €74.43 |
| Train | €125.19 | €120.24 | €127.94 | €79.54 | €91.09 | €95.49 | €112.54 | €98.79 | €81.74 | €70.74 | €73.49 | €64.14 | €65.79 | €93.84 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €45.28
That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Buffalo is not something we sell.
A room in Buffalo for the night the coach gets in
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When to book Durham to Buffalo
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €42.5390 days
- €39.7860 days
- €46.3845 days
- €55.7330 days
- €48.5821 days
- €74.4314 days
- €92.587 days
- €105.233 days
- €112.931 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €39.78.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 184 percent. The dearest point is €112.93, 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 60 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.
- €65.63Sun
- €62.88Mon
- €56.28Tue
- €61.23Wed
- €74.43Thu
- €74.98Fri
- €63.43Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €71.68Sept
- €44.18Oct
- €38.68Nov
- €52.43Dec
- €46.93Jan
- €36.48Feb
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.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 881 km against 766 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Pittsburgh, Washington, Baltimore, Greensboro. The gap between arriving and leaving is 70 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 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.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Durham at 06:32 and the last at 06:32, across 1 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.
Durham
Rail
- Durham
- Hillsborough
Coach
- Durham Station
- Durham Station Transportation Center
Buffalo
Rail
- Buffalo-Exchange Street
- Buffalo Central Terminal
- Orchard Park
Coach
- Metropolitan Transportation Center
- Bus Garage
Air
- BUF
Ferry
- Queen City Bike Ferry - Bike Ferry Landing on Outer Harbor
- Queen City Bike Ferry - Commercial Slip at Canalside
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rochester Institute of Technology | €45.28 | 12h 19m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi |
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 | €38.00 | 84% |
| Taxes | €3.80 | 8% |
| Supplier fees | €1.49 | 3% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 4% |
| Total you pay | €45.28 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Buffalo well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Left luggage near Buffalo-Exchange Street
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 Durham to Buffalo
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 Durham to Buffalo?
The fastest journey from Durham to Buffalo takes 12h 19m door to door, of which 12h 58m is spent moving, on the Coach. Most services take around 12h 59m, 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 Durham to Buffalo?
The cheapest fare from Durham to Buffalo is €45.28, checked on 28 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €63.43. 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 Durham to Buffalo?
The cheapest way from Durham to Buffalo is by Coach, at €56.28 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 13h 42m 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 Durham to Buffalo?
Fares from Durham to Buffalo bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €39.78. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 184 percent, measured on 28 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Durham to Buffalo?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Durham to Buffalo, at €56.28. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 28 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Durham to Buffalo?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Durham to Buffalo, at €36.48 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 Durham to Buffalo?
1 operators sell services from Durham to Buffalo across 1 modes: 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 Durham to Buffalo?
20 percent of the services we sell from Durham to Buffalo are direct. The rest connect at Pittsburgh, Washington, Baltimore, Greensboro, with about 70 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Durham to Buffalo use?
Services from Durham to Buffalo by Coach leave from Durham Station and arrive at Metropolitan Transportation Center. Allow about 44m 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 Durham to Buffalo?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Durham to Buffalo 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
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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 Durham to Buffalo on 10 September 2026: 881 km of route against 766 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €45.28, and 12h 19m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Buffalo a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Buffalo and across United States
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