There are 7 ways to get from Buffalo to Sunnyvale by plane, bus (Greyhound), train, subway, car, 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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BUF - SJC
8h 46m$292–1,136Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BUF - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
9h 16m$200–798Bus
- 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 Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus
2d 19h$439–817Train, BART, Caltrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Millbraesubway
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
2d 20h$940–2,109Drive 2,672.7 mi
- Drive from Buffalo to Sunnyvalecar 2,672.7 mi
42h 10m$488–705Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUF - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
10h 24m$313–1,260Shuttle to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YYZ - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
11h 20m$360–918
Buffalo to Sunnyvale by bus and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Sunnyvale is to fly and Caltrain which costs $200 - $800 and takes 9h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Sunnyvale is to fly which takes 8h 46m and costs $290 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Buffalo to Sunnyvale. However, there are services departing from Buffalo, NY and arriving at El Camino & Mathilda via Columbus, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station and King & Tully. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
No, there is no direct train from Buffalo to Sunnyvale. However, there are services departing from Buffalo and arriving at Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound via Buffalo Depew Station, Chicago Union Station, Richmond and Millbrae Caltrain Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Buffalo and Sunnyvale is 2322 miles. The road distance is 2688.3 miles.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Sunnyvale without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $430 - $850.
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Buffalo to Sunnyvale, including transfers.
Buffalo to Sunnyvale bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Buffalo, NY station.
Buffalo to Sunnyvale train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Buffalo Depew Station.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Sunnyvale is to fly which takes 8h 46m and costs $290 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $430 - $850 and takes 2 days 19h.
What companies run services between Buffalo, NY, USA and Sunnyvale, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines and United Airlines fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buffalo, NY to El Camino & Mathilda via Columbus, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Union Station - Metro A-Line, Chinatown Station, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, and King & Tully in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $170–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
- 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 DetailsContact 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
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- 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/
Want to know more about travelling around United States
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Need to know: Greyhound
Read the travel guide
Why you should take the train in the US
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Buffalo to Sunnyvale bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Columbus - Mound St station.
Sunnyvale is 3h behind Buffalo. It is currently 4:34 PM in Buffalo and 1:34 PM in Sunnyvale.
Buffalo to Sunnyvale train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Buffalo to Sunnyvale is 2688 miles. It takes approximately 42h 10m to drive from Buffalo to Sunnyvale.
There are 575+ hotels available in Sunnyvale.






















