Phoenix to Buffalo

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Phoenix to Buffalo. From €246.76, fastest 7h 32m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Phoenix to Buffalo costs €246.76 at the cheapest and takes 7h 32m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 3,154 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 9, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
3,154 km
Fastest
7h 32m
Average
7h 44m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€246.76
CO2 per passenger
466.8 kg
Door to door

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 September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight7h 32m4h 22m3h 10m€299.86466.8 kg5
  • 7h 32mFastest, by Flight
  • €299.86Cheapest, by Flight
  • 466.8 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 3,154 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€246.76
  1. American Airlines AA750507:304h 31m12:01Phoenix PHXDetroit DTW
  2. Rochester Institute of Technology RI261613:165h 4m18:20Greyhound Detroit StationMetropolitan Transportation Center

Changes at Detroit, with 75 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 12h 47mCO2 697.4 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€300.45
  1. Southwest Airlines SA745206:524h 22m11:14Phoenix PHXBuffalo BUF

Door to door 7h 32mCO2 466.8 kgChanges 0Fixed, 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 modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled 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 traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Phoenix to Buffalo
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Phoenix to BuffaloThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23
Flight€675.10€575.39€465.06€435.56€391.31€373.02€358.27€390.13€373.02€411.96€404.88€341.16€365.35€299.86

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €246.76

Buffalo sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Buffalo

Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.

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Booking window

When to book Phoenix to Buffalo

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

  1. €247.9490 days
  2. €244.4060 days
  3. €266.2345 days
  4. €267.4130 days
  5. €311.0721 days
  6. €299.8614 days
  7. €358.277 days
  8. €465.063 days
  9. €675.101 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €244.40.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 176 percent. The most expensive point is €675.10, 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.
€675.10€244.401371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €404.88Sun
  2. €341.16Mon
  3. €365.35Tue
  4. €311.07Wed
  5. €390.13Thu
  6. €373.02Fri
  7. €411.96Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €373.02Sep
  2. €333.49Oct
  3. €268.59Nov
  4. €272.13Dec
  5. €236.14Jan
  6. €201.92Feb

The route

PhoenixPhoenixBuffaloBuffalo
The journey

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 3,154 km against 3,062 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Detroit, Denver, Chicago, Cleveland. The gap between arriving and leaving is 75 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 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 Phoenix at 06:52 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Phoenix

Rail
  • Union Station
Bus
  • Greyhound Station - Phoenix, Arizona
  • Ed Pastor Transit Center
Air
  • PHX

Buffalo

Rail
  • Buffalo-Exchange Street
  • Buffalo Central Terminal
  • Orchard Park
Bus
  • 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
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Southwest Airlines€299.867h 32m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • Southwest Airlines
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€201.5082%
Taxes€36.2715%
Supplier fees€7.003%
Our service fee€1.991%
Total you pay€246.76100%

We cannot promise Buffalo-Exchange Street still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Buffalo-Exchange Street

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Phoenix to Buffalo

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Phoenix to Buffalo?

The fastest journey from Phoenix to Buffalo takes 7h 32m door to door, of which 4h 22m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 7h 44m, 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 Phoenix to Buffalo?

The cheapest fare from Phoenix to Buffalo is €246.76, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €394.26. 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 Phoenix to Buffalo?

The cheapest way from Phoenix to Buffalo is by Flight, at €299.86 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 7h 32m 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 Phoenix to Buffalo?

Fares from Phoenix to Buffalo bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €244.40. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 176 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Phoenix to Buffalo?

Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Phoenix to Buffalo, at €311.07. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Phoenix to Buffalo?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Phoenix to Buffalo, at €201.92 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 service from Phoenix to Buffalo?

1 operators sell services from Phoenix to Buffalo across 1 modes: Southwest Airlines. 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 Phoenix to Buffalo?

20 percent of the services we sell from Phoenix to Buffalo are direct. The rest connect at Detroit, Denver, Chicago, Cleveland, with about 75 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 Phoenix to Buffalo use?

Services from Phoenix to Buffalo by Flight leave from Phoenix PHX and arrive at Buffalo BUF. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Phoenix to Buffalo?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Phoenix 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

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

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 modeled 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 Phoenix to Buffalo on September 9, 2026: 3154 km of route against 3062 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €246.76, and 7h 32m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Buffalo afterward does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

Things to do in Buffalo

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Buffalo, with free cancellation on most of it.

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