Winston-Salem to Buffalo

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Winston-Salem to Buffalo. From €41.43, fastest 12h 12m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Winston-Salem to Buffalo costs €41.43 at the cheapest and takes 12h 12m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 878 km. Cheapest is by coach, fastest is by coach.

Checked September 13, 2026Priced for September 30, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
878 km
Fastest
12h 12m
Average
13h 3m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€41.43
CO2 per passenger
23.7 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 30, 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
Coach12h 35m11h 51m44m€46.3823.7 kg3
  • 12h 35mFastest, by Coach
  • €46.38Cheapest, by Coach
  • 23.7 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 878 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026

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

Cheapest€41.43
  1. Rochester Institute of Technology RI581307:307h 21m14:51Winston Salem Bus TerminalDawn
  2. Rochester Institute of Technology RI628416:154h 40m20:55DawnMetropolitan Transportation Center

Changes at Pittsburgh, with 84 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 14h 9mCO2 23.9 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Fastest€46.93
  1. Rochester Institute of Technology RI244506:2711h 51m18:18Winston Salem Bus TerminalMetropolitan Transportation Center

Door to door 12h 35mCO2 23.7 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

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.

Checking the live timetables.

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 Winston-Salem to Buffalo
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Winston-Salem to BuffaloMonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26SunSep 27
Coach€76.08€75.53€74.98€92.03€82.13€75.53€64.53€57.93€56.28€55.73€72.78€65.63€74.98€46.38
Train€85.04€99.89€87.78€101.54€110.34€89.99€63.58€70.18€59.73€62.48€87.23€64.68€78.43€56.43

Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €41.43

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Buffalo is not something we sell.

A hotel room

A room in Buffalo for the night the bus gets in

Sort by distance from Buffalo-Exchange Street and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Winston-Salem to Buffalo

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

  1. €46.9390 days
  2. €45.8360 days
  3. €40.3345 days
  4. €30.9830 days
  5. €43.0821 days
  6. €46.3814 days
  7. €63.587 days
  8. €74.983 days
  9. €76.081 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €30.98.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 146 percent. The most expensive point is €76.08, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€76.08€30.981371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 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. €46.38Sun
  2. €57.93Mon
  3. €56.28Tue
  4. €55.73Wed
  5. €72.78Thu
  6. €64.68Fri
  7. €74.98Sat
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. €75.53Sep
  2. €43.63Oct
  3. €38.13Nov
  4. €48.03Dec
  5. €39.78Jan
  6. €36.48Feb

The route

Winston-SalemWinston-SalemBuffaloBuffalo
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 878 km against 764 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 Greensboro, Durham, Pittsburgh, Akron. The gap between arriving and leaving is 46 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 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 Winston-Salem at 06:27 and the last at 07:30, across 3 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.

Winston-Salem

Rail
  • Union Station
  • Rural Hall Depot
Bus
  • Winston Salem Bus Terminal

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
Rochester Institute of Technology€43.0812h 12m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
The price

What the fare is made of

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

The cheapest coach fare we sell on 2026-09-30, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€34.5083%
Taxes€3.458%
Supplier fees€1.494%
Our service fee€1.995%
Total you pay€41.43100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Buffalo well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

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 Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem to Buffalo?

The fastest journey from Winston-Salem to Buffalo takes 12h 12m door to door, of which 11h 51m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 13h 3m, 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 Winston-Salem to Buffalo?

The cheapest fare from Winston-Salem to Buffalo is €41.43, checked on September 13, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €65.08. 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 Winston-Salem to Buffalo?

The cheapest way from Winston-Salem to Buffalo is by coach, at €46.38 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 12h 35m 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 Winston-Salem to Buffalo?

Fares from Winston-Salem to Buffalo bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €30.98. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 146 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Winston-Salem to Buffalo?

Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Winston-Salem to Buffalo, at €46.38. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 13, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Winston-Salem to Buffalo?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Winston-Salem 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 service from Winston-Salem to Buffalo?

1 operators sell services from Winston-Salem to Buffalo across 1 mode: 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 Winston-Salem to Buffalo?

20 percent of the services we sell from Winston-Salem to Buffalo are direct. The rest connect at Greensboro, Durham, Pittsburgh, Akron, with about 46 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 Winston-Salem to Buffalo use?

Services from Winston-Salem to Buffalo by coach leave from Winston Salem Bus Terminal 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 Winston-Salem to Buffalo?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Winston-Salem 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 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 Winston-Salem to Buffalo on September 13, 2026: 878 km of route against 764 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €41.43, and 12h 12m 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.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Buffalo and across United States

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