There are 9 ways to get from Buffalo to Carson by plane, taxi, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, taxi
best- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)BUF - SNA
- Take the taxi from Santa-Ana-Airport-SNA to Carson
8h 43m$384–1,400Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)BUF - LAX
8h 7m$197–936Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union StationLake Shore Limited
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los AngelesSouthwest Chief / ...
2d 9h$317–1,477Bus
- Take the bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound St
- Take the bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stop
- Take the bus from El Monte Station - Upper Level to Harbor Fwy / Carson
2d 11h$216–522Drive 2,542.2 mi
- Drive from Buffalo to Carson2,542.2 mi
40h 16m$464–671Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)BUF - BUR
10h 21m$277–1,284Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)BUF - LGB
10h 40m$260–1,186Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport, train
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)BUF - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
11h 51m$337–1,497Shuttle to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)YYZ - LAX
11h 42m$235–608
Buffalo to Carson by train, subway, and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Carson is to bus which costs $210 - $550 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Carson is to fly which takes 8h 7m and costs $190 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Buffalo to Carson. However, there are services departing from Buffalo, NY and arriving at Harbor Fwy / Carson via Columbus, St Louis Bus Station and El Monte Station - Upper Level. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Buffalo and Carson is 2247 miles. The road distance is 2557.1 miles.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Carson without a car is to train which takes 2 days 9h and costs $310 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Buffalo to Carson, including transfers.
Buffalo to Carson bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Buffalo, NY station.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Carson is to train which takes 2 days 9h and costs $310 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $210 - $550 and takes 2 days 11h, you could also fly, which costs $190 - $950 and takes 8h 7m.
Buffalo to Carson bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Columbus - Mound St station.
Carson is 3h behind Buffalo. It is currently 4:05 PM in Buffalo and 1:05 PM in Carson.
What companies run services between Buffalo, NY, USA and Carson, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Buffalo to Harbor Fwy / Carson via Buffalo Depew Station, Chicago Union Station, Los Angeles, Union Station - Metro B & D Lines, 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines, and Flower / 7th in around 2d 9h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buffalo, NY to Harbor Fwy / Carson via Columbus, St Louis Bus Station, and El Monte Station - Upper Level in around 2d 11h.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $8–11
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound St
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from El Monte Station - Upper Level to Harbor Fwy / Carson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- 905-374-8111
- airsales@niagaraairbus.com
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Book at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- $90–120
Yellow Cab Anaheim
- Phone
- +1 714-905-5453
OCTAP
- Website
- octap.net
Affordable Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 714-235-3035
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1-714-999-9999
- Website
- yellowcab.com
OCY Taxi
- Phone
- +1-949-444-2552
- Website
- ocridetoairports.com
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