There are 8 ways to get from Buffalo to Riverside by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, train, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport
best- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane BUF - ONT
10h 26m$336–1,582Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BUF - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
10h 18m$235–1,008Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Riversidetrain Southwest Chief
2d 6h$314–1,574Bus
- Take the bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound Stbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to Riversidebus
2d 10h$306–687Drive 2,499 mi
- Drive from Buffalo to Riversidecar 2,499 mi
39h 42m$457–659Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane BUF - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
13h 9m$345–1,503Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane BUF - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
13h 42mShuttle to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- 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)plane YYZ - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
13h 59m$255–728
Buffalo to Riverside by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Riverside is to bus which costs $300 - $700 and takes 2 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Riverside is to fly and train which takes 10h 18m and costs $230 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Buffalo to Riverside. However, there are services departing from Buffalo, NY and arriving at Magnolia + Beatty via Columbus, St Louis Bus Station, Indio Bus Station and UCR at Bannockburn Village. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
No, there is no direct train from Buffalo to Riverside. However, there are services departing from Buffalo and arriving at Riverside via Buffalo Depew Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Buffalo and Riverside is 2215 miles. The road distance is 2513.6 miles.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Riverside without a car is to train which takes 2 days 6h and costs $310 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Buffalo to Riverside, including transfers.
Buffalo to Riverside bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Buffalo, NY station.
Buffalo to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Buffalo Depew Station.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Riverside is to fly which takes 10h 26m and costs $330 - $1,600. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $310 - $1,600 and takes 2 days 6h, you could also bus, which costs $300 - $700 and takes 2 days 10h.
What companies run services between Buffalo, NY, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Buffalo to Riverside via Buffalo Depew Station and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- 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
- $75–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $10–14
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $7–11
- 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 Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–410
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $10–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Buffalo to Riverside bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Columbus - Mound St station.
Riverside is 3h behind Buffalo. It is currently 7:12 AM in Buffalo and 4:12 AM in Riverside.
Buffalo to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Buffalo to Riverside is 2514 miles. It takes approximately 39h 42m to drive from Buffalo to Riverside.
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