There are 8 ways to get from Buffalo to Durham by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, or train
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Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, line 700 bus
best- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane BUF - RDU
- Take the bus from Regional Transit Center to Pettigrew St at Parking Deckbus
4h 29m$106–681Bus to Rochester, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Buffalo to Rochester Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane ROC - RDU
5h 45m$78–600Bus
- Take the bus from Buffalo, NY to Youngstown, OHbus
- Take the bus from Youngstown Bus Stop to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Durhambus
17h 25m$97–239Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Buffalo to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Empire Service / ...
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain Carolinian
21h 21m$273–609Drive 576.7 mi
- Drive from Buffalo to Durhamcar 576.7 mi
12h 38m$106–152Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport, train
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)plane BUF - GSO
- Take the train from Greensboro to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
6h 59m$180–898Bus via New York
- Take the bus from Buffalo to New Yorkbus Adt N813 / ...
- Take the bus from New York, NY - 201 West x 37th St to Durham, NC - 3446 Hillsborough Rdbus New York
18h 53m$108–349Bus, train
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Pittsburghbus Fab530
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Carytrain Floridian
24h 58m$204–545
Buffalo to Durham by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Durham is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 12h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Durham is to fly and line 700 bus which takes 4h 29m and costs $100 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Buffalo to Durham. However, there are services departing from Buffalo, NY and arriving at Durham via Youngstown Bus Stop and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Buffalo to Durham station. However, there are services departing from Buffalo and arriving at Durham Amtrak Station via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 21m.
The distance between Buffalo and Durham is 518 miles. The road distance is 580.1 miles.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Durham without a car is to bus which takes 17h 25m and costs $95 - $240.
It takes approximately 4h 29m to get from Buffalo to Durham, including transfers.
Buffalo to Durham bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Buffalo, NY station.
Buffalo to Durham train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Buffalo station.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Durham is to bus which takes 17h 25m and costs $95 - $240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $270 - $650 and takes 21h 21m.
What companies run services between Buffalo, NY, USA and Durham, NC, USA?
You can take a bus from Buffalo, NY to Durham via Youngstown, OH, Youngstown Bus Stop, and Washington Union Station in around 17h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Buffalo to Durham Amtrak Station via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station in around 21h 21m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Rochester to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Rochester to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Rochester to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Rochester to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- aveloair.com
Flights from Rochester to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
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
- $120–270
- 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
- $150–340
- 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
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 919 485 7433
- customerservice@gotriangle.org
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from Regional Transit Center to Pettigrew St at Parking Deck
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
- Schedules at
- https://gotriangle.org/maps-schedules/gotriangle
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Buffalo, NY to Youngstown, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- 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 Youngstown Bus Stop to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Washington Union Station to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Buffalo to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Buffalo to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–280
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $60–260
- Flexible
- $110–280
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
- +1 617-681-0820
- support@coachrun.com
- Website
- coachrun.com
Bus from New York, NY - 201 West x 37th St to Durham, NC - 3446 Hillsborough Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.coachrun.com
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from Buffalo to Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
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More Questions & Answers
Buffalo to Durham bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Youngstown, OH station.
Buffalo to Durham train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Buffalo to Durham is 580 miles. It takes approximately 12h 38m to drive from Buffalo to Durham.
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