There are 7 ways to get from Buffalo to Santa Ana by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane BUF - SNA
8h 35m$231–887Fly to Long Beach Airport
cheapest- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane BUF - LGB
11h 31m$147–659Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain Southwest Chief
2d 8h$1,498–2,492Bus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from El Monte to Santa Anabus
2d 12h$460–721Drive 2,526.4 mi
- Drive from Buffalo to Santa Anacar 2,526.4 mi
40h 17m$462–666Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BUF - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
9h 54m$248–455Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane BUF - BUR
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
11h 53m$207–842
Buffalo to Santa Ana by train (Amtrak)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Santa Ana is to fly and train which costs $240 - $460 and takes 9h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 8h 35m and costs $230 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Buffalo to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Buffalo and arriving at Santa Ana via Columbus, St Louis Bus Station, El Monte Station Upper Level and El Monte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
No, there is no direct train from Buffalo to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Buffalo and arriving at Santa Ana via Buffalo Depew Station, Chicago Union Station and Fullerton Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Buffalo and Santa Ana is 2225 miles. The road distance is 2541.2 miles.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Santa Ana without a car is to train which takes 2 days 8h and costs $1,500 - $2,500.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Buffalo to Santa Ana, including transfers.
Buffalo to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Buffalo station.
Buffalo to Santa Ana train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Buffalo Depew Station.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 8h 35m and costs $230 - $900. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1,500 - $2,500 and takes 2 days 8h, you could also bus, which costs $460 - $750 and takes 2 days 12h.
What companies run services between Buffalo, NY, USA and Santa Ana, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Buffalo to Santa Ana via Buffalo Depew Station, Chicago Union Station, and Fullerton Amtrak Station in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- 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
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–450
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Buffalo to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Barons Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–490
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from El Monte to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $24–35
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Booking & Getting There
Buffalo to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Columbus station.
Santa Ana is 3h behind Buffalo. It is currently 8:29 AM in Buffalo and 5:29 AM in Santa Ana.
Buffalo to Santa Ana train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Buffalo to Santa Ana is 2541 miles. It takes approximately 40h 17m to drive from Buffalo to Santa Ana.
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