There are 10 ways to get from Buffalo to Duke University by plane, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, bus, shuttle, train, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)BUF - RDU
6h 44m$115–784Bus to Rochester, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Buffalo, NY to Rochester, NY
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)ROC - RDU
7h 7m$80–429Bus (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Buffalo to New York MidtownFlixBus N2686 / ...
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to DurhamFlixBus N2471 / ...
20h 21m$121–292Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Buffalo to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn StationEmpire Service / ...
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Durham Amtrak StationCarolinian
21h 53m$169–494Drive 582.8 mi
- Drive from Buffalo to Duke University582.8 mi
12h 26m$107–154Shuttle to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)YYZ - RDU
8h 52m$255–854Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport, train
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)BUF - GSO
- Take the train from Greensboro to Durham Amtrak Station
9h 23m$180–1,010Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)BUF - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Station
8h 42m$136–719Bus via New York
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Port Authority Bus TerminalGreyhound US0205 / ...
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to DurhamGreyhound US0670
22h 41m$120–311Bus, train
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Pittsburgh
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Take the bus from Union Station - Bus Platform A to Chapel Dr at Duke University RdDrx
24h 55m$119–725
Buffalo to Duke University by bus and foot (Flixbus)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Duke University is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 12h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Duke University is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs $110 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Buffalo to Duke University. However, there are services departing from Buffalo and arriving at Flowers Dr at Duke Gardens via New York Midtown and Durham Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 21m.
The distance between Buffalo and Duke University is 519 miles. The road distance is 586.2 miles.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Duke University without a car is to bus which takes 20h 21m and costs $120 - $300.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Buffalo to Duke University, including transfers.
Buffalo to Duke University bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Buffalo station.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Duke University is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs $110 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $300 and takes 20h 21m, you could also train, which costs $160 - $500 and takes 21h 53m.
Buffalo to Duke University bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at New York Midtown station.
Yes, the driving distance between Buffalo to Duke University is 586 miles. It takes approximately 12h 26m to drive from Buffalo to Duke University.
What companies run services between Buffalo, NY, USA and Duke University, NC, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buffalo to Duke University via New York Midtown, Durham, Durham Station, and Flowers Dr at Duke Gardens in around 20h 21m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Rochester to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Rochester to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Rochester to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Rochester to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Rochester to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
- Website
- aveloair.com
Flights from Rochester to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Rochester to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Buffalo to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Greensboro to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–33
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Buffalo, NY to Rochester, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
- 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
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Book at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Buffalo to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Buffalo to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
Bus from Buffalo to Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $40–170
- Flexible
- $80–180
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from Buffalo to Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
- Phone
- +1 919 485 7433
- customerservice@gotriangle.org
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from Union Station - Bus Platform A to Chapel Dr at Duke University Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
- Schedules at
- https://gotriangle.org/maps-schedules/gotriangle
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