Travel to Buffalo

Every way to reach Buffalo: 3 modes compared, with fares.

Buffalo is reachable from 55 places across 2 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 22 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin is 43 km away.

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

Arriving

How people reach Buffalo

Every mode that actually calls at Buffalo, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.

One row per mode that actually calls here. Reach is the furthest origin that mode serves in a straight line.
ModeOriginsFromFastestReachOperators
Train16€11.881h 11m472 km1
Coach66€10.072h 25m1,067 km2
Flight43€31.413h 53m3,172 km19
  • 55Places you can arrive from
  • 55Places you can leave for
  • 2Countries
  • 22Operators

The trip ends at Buffalo-Exchange Street. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

A room in Buffalo for the night the train gets in

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km65%St. Catharines, 43 km
200 to 600 km6854%Syracuse, 223 km
600 to 1,500 km3528%Boston, 642 km
Over 1,500 km1613%Orlando, 1611 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Buffalo that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
United States12398%
Canada22%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Buffalo

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

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
Fares

The cheapest journeys into Buffalo

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Buffalo, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Rochester to Buffalo bus€10.072h 25m107 km
St. Catharines to Buffalo train€11.881h 11m43 km
Syracuse to Buffalo bus€15.034h 10m223 km
Cleveland to Buffalo bus€17.784h 34m279 km
Detroit to Buffalo bus€18.335h 28m347 km
Pittsburgh to Buffalo bus€19.985h 36m287 km
Akron to Buffalo bus€20.535h 16m296 km
Rochester to Buffalo train€21.241h 42m107 km
Toledo to Buffalo bus€24.387h 16m408 km
Columbus to Buffalo bus€26.588h 29m473 km
Syracuse to Buffalo flight€31.413h 53m223 km
Paterson to Buffalo bus€33.187h 57m447 km
Meads to Buffalo bus€33.1810h 23m593 km
Newark to Buffalo bus€33.737h 53m457 km
Washington Heights to Buffalo bus€34.288h 55m468 km
Manhattan to Buffalo bus€34.288h 54m469 km

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

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Popular trips to Buffalo

Common questions about Travel to Buffalo

How can I get to Buffalo?

Buffalo is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 55 places, across 2 countries, on services run by 22 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.

What is the cheapest way to get to Buffalo?

The cheapest way into Buffalo is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 55 origins we sell into Buffalo over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.

What is the fastest way to get to Buffalo?

The fastest journey into Buffalo is by Train, at 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 43 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.

Which stations and airports does Buffalo have?

Buffalo has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Buffalo-Exchange Street, Buffalo Central Terminal, Orchard Park. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

Where can I travel to Buffalo from within 200 km?

6 of the routes we sell into Buffalo start within 200 km. The nearest is St. Catharines, 43 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.

Where else can I go from Buffalo in United States?

Buffalo connects to 55 places on our network across 2 countries, the furthest of them 3,172 km away in a straight line. United States routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.

Where these numbers come from

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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances

Elsewhere in United States

The wider region

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

The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.

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