There are 11 ways to get from Amherst to Buffalo by bus, train, car or plane
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Recommended option
Bus Greyhound USA • 9 h 21 min
$49 - $116
10 alternative options
Bus, train • 9 h 23 min
$70 - $213
Train • 10 h 29 min
$84 - $241
Bus Trailways New York • 11 h 56 min
$62 - $119
Drive • 6 h 42 min
$35 - $55
Bus to Boston, fly to Buffalo • 6 h 14 min
$103 - $418
Bus, bus to Hartford, fly to Buffalo • 7 h 52 min
$191 - $907
Bus, bus to Albany, fly to Buffalo • 7 h
$72 - $440
Bus to Boston, fly to Rochester, train • 8 h 38 min
$172 - $582
Train, train to New York La Guardia, fly to Buffalo • 9 h 11 min
$176 - $650
Train, train to Newark, fly to Buffalo • 9 h 12 min
$212 - $758
Questions & Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from Amherst to Buffalo?
The cheapest way to get from Amherst to Buffalo is to drive which costs $35 - $55 and takes 6 h 42 min.
What is the fastest way to get from Amherst to Buffalo?
The quickest way to get from Amherst to Buffalo is to bus and fly which costs $100 - $420 and takes 6 h 14 min.
How far is it from Amherst to Buffalo?
The distance between Amherst and Buffalo is 327 miles. The road distance is 388.1 miles.
How long does it take to get from Amherst to Buffalo?
It takes approximately 9 h 21 min to get from Amherst to Buffalo, including transfers.
Is there a direct bus between Amherst and Buffalo?
No, there is no direct bus from Amherst to Buffalo. However, there are services departing from Amherst, MA and arriving at Buffalo, Ny via Springfield, Ma. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9 h 21 min.
Launch map view
- Distance: 327.1 miles
- Duration: 9 h 21 min
What companies run services between Amherst, MA, USA and Buffalo, NY, USA?
Greyhound USA operates a bus from Amherst to Buffalo hourly. Tickets cost $40 - $100 and the journey takes 7 h 45 min. Alternatively, you can take a train from Amherst to Buffalo via Springfield, MA, Springfield Amtrak, Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak, and Albany in around 10 h 29 min.
Airlines
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston to Buffalo via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $900
Flights from Boston to Buffalo via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 53 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $900
Flights from Hartford to Buffalo via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $900
Flights from Hartford to Buffalo via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 41 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $900
Flights from Boston to Rochester via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 51 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $850
Flights from New York La Guardia to Buffalo via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 36 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $1,600
Flights from Newark to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 29 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $850
Flights from Newark to Buffalo via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 39 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston to Buffalo via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 35 min
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $800
Flights from Hartford to Buffalo via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 21 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $800
Flights from Hartford to Buffalo via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 45 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $1,000
Flights from Boston to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 41 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston to Buffalo via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 46 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $600
Flights from Hartford to Buffalo via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 47 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $900
Flights from Hartford to Buffalo via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 12 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $850
Flights from Hartford to Buffalo via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $950
Flights from Hartford to Buffalo via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 11 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,000
Flights from Boston to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 29 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $700
Flights from New York La Guardia to Buffalo via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 27 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $800
Flights from New York La Guardia to Buffalo via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 46 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 42 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $750
Flights from Hartford to Buffalo via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 9 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $900
Flights from New York La Guardia to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 32 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $700
Flights from New York La Guardia to Buffalo via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 50 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 31 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $550
Flights from Boston to Buffalo via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $550
Flights from Newark to Buffalo via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 43 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $1,200
- Website
- onejet.com
Flights from Albany to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $370
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Boston to Rochester via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $650
Train operators
- Phone
- +1 1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Albany to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45 - $160
- Website
- viarail.ca
- Escape
- $45 - $70
- Economy
- $75 - $110
- Economy Plus
- $110 - $160
- Business
- $110 - $160
- Business Plus/Sleeper
- $200 - $280
Train from Rochester to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25 - $70
- Website
- viarail.ca
- Escape
- $25 - $35
- Economy
- $30 - $45
- Economy Plus
- $50 - $70
- Business
- $45 - $65
- Business Plus/Sleeper
- $80 - $120
Rome2rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 1-800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak to Buffalo Exchange Street Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 13 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $140
- Website
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $50 - $80
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $90 - $140
- Business Coach Seat
- $95 - $140
- Room
- $240 - $330
Train from Springfield Amtrak to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $65
- Website
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $30 - $45
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $50 - $80
- Business Coach Seat
- $45 - $65
- Room
- $160 - $220
Train from Rochester Amtrak to Buffalo Exchange Street Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26 - $55
- Website
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $26 - $40
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $45 - $70
- Business Coach Seat
- $35 - $55
- Room
- $140 - $210
Train from Springfield Amtrak to New Haven Union Station Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25 - $55
- Website
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $25 - $40
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $45 - $65
- Business Coach Seat
- $35 - $55
- Room
- $140 - $200
Rome2rio's guide to Amtrak Acela Express
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 1-800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Haven Union Station Amtrak to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70 - $190
- Website
- amtrak.com
- Business Seat
- $70 - $170
- First Class Seat
- $140 - $190
Bus operators
Rome2rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100/1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Springfield, Ma to Buffalo, Ny
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40 - $100
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $40 - $65
- Flexible
- $75 - $100
Bus from Springfield, Ma to Albany, Ny
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14 - $35
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $14 - $22
- Flexible
- $26 - $35
Bus from Springfield, Ma to Boston, Ma
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15 - $35
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $15 - $22
- Flexible
- $26 - $35
Bus from Springfield, Ma to Hartford, Ct
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9 - $20
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $9 - $13
- Flexible
- $16 - $20
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Northampton to Albany, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16 - $35
- Schedules at
- peterpanbus.com
- Book at
- webstore.peterpanbus.com
Bus from Amherst, MA to Springfield, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9 - $16
- Schedules at
- peterpanbus.com
- Book at
- webstore.peterpanbus.com
- Website
- trailwaysny.com
Bus from Albany, NY to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 25 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $70
- Schedules at
- trailwaysny.com
- Book at
- trailwaysny.com
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