Fastest€33.89
- Amtrak A691006:351h 37m08:12Buffalo-Exchange StreetSyracuse station
Door to door 2h 21mCO2 7.4 kgChanges 0Refundable
Buffalo to Syracuse train
Trains from Buffalo to Syracuse start at €32.79 and take 2h 21m at their fastest.
The Trains from Buffalo to Syracuse starts at €32.79 and takes 2h 21m door to door, run by 1 operator over 223 km, with around 2 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 2h 21mDoor to door
- 1h 37mMoving
- €32.79From
- 7.4 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Rail operators
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amtrak | €32.79 | 2h 21m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Syracuse is not something we sell.
A room in Syracuse for the night the train gets in
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When to book Buffalo to Syracuse
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €13.3890 days
- €11.7360 days
- €13.9345 days
- €12.8330 days
- €16.6821 days
- €21.0814 days
- €22.187 days
- €23.833 days
- €27.681 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.73.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 136 percent. The most expensive point is €27.68, 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €17.78Sun
- €16.13Mon
- €17.23Tue
- €18.88Wed
- €21.08Thu
- €18.88Fri
- €23.28Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Buffalo
Rail
- Buffalo-Exchange Street
- Buffalo Central Terminal
- Orchard Park
Syracuse
Rail
- Syracuse station
- Martisco Station
- New York State Fair
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
- 75% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 25% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 223 km against 223 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Rochester. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 5 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. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Buffalo at 06:35 and the last at 07:30, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 21m | 1h 37m | 44m | €32.79 | 7.4 kg | 2 |
| Flight | 3h 53m | 43m | 3h 10m | €34.95 | 56.6 kg | 1 |
| Coach | 3h 54m | 3h 10m | 44m | €16.13 | 6.0 kg | 1 |
Questions about Buffalo to Syracuse
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 the Train from Buffalo to Syracuse take?
The Train from Buffalo to Syracuse takes 2h 21m door to door, of which 1h 37m is spent moving. The route runs 223 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Buffalo to Syracuse cost?
The Train from Buffalo to Syracuse starts at €32.79 for one passenger, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare is €34.99. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Buffalo to Syracuse?
1 operators run the Train from Buffalo to Syracuse: Amtrak. Between them they file around 2 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Buffalo to Syracuse use?
The Train from Buffalo to Syracuse leaves from Buffalo-Exchange Street and arrives at Syracuse station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Buffalo to Syracuse?
Traveling from Buffalo to Syracuse by Coach costs €16.13 and takes 3h 54m door to door, against 2h 21m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Buffalo to Syracuse?
Fares for the Train from Buffalo to Syracuse bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.73. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 136 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Buffalo to Syracuse produce?
The Train from Buffalo to Syracuse produces about 7.4 kg of CO2 per passenger over 223 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Buffalo to Syracuse?
Operators on the Train from Buffalo to Syracuse publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 21m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
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
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Buffalo to Syracuse on September 10, 2026: 223 km of route against 223 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €32.79, and 2h 21m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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