There are 9 ways to get from Buffalo to Riverside by plane, train, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, bus, 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 Los Angeles International Airport, train
best- 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
9h 52m$243–955Train (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$759–1,802Bus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Strip to San Bernardinobus
2d 8h$393–778Drive 2,498.3 mi
- Drive from Buffalo to Riversidecar 2,498.3 mi
39h 45m$456–659Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane BUF - ONT
10h 30m$416–1,642Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport, bus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane BUF - LGB
- Take the bus from Village of Orange Zone 5 to Galleria @ Tyler EBbus
11h 57m$322–1,337Fly 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
12h 39m$390–1,554Fly 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 16m$456–1,800Shuttle 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 29m$299–849
Buffalo to Riverside by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Riverside is to bus which costs $390 - $800 and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Riverside is to fly and train which takes 9h 52m and costs $240 - $1,000.
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 2312 miles. The road distance is 2512.9 miles.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Riverside without a car is to train which takes 2 days 6h and costs $750 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from Buffalo to Riverside, including transfers.
Buffalo to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Buffalo Depew Station.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Riverside is to train which takes 2 days 6h and costs $750 - $1,800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $390 - $800 and takes 2 days 8h, you could also fly, which costs $410 - $1,700 and takes 10h 30m.
Riverside is 3h behind Buffalo. It is currently 12:44 AM in Buffalo and 9:44 PM in Riverside.
Buffalo to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Buffalo, NY, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Buffalo to Riverside via Buffalo Depew Station and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 6h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buffalo to Vine Street Mobility Hub via Cleveland Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Las Vegas Bus Terminal, Las Vegas Strip, and San Bernardino Transit Center in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
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
- $150–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Las Vegas Strip to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (951) 565-5002
- Website
- riversidetransit.com
Bus from Village of Orange Zone 5 to Galleria @ Tyler EB
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- http://www.riversidetransit.com
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1–2
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1–2
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–3
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
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 905 374 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/
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