There are 8 ways to get from Chico to Buffalo by train, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), 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.
Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
best- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)SMF - BUF
11h 21m$572–2,531Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
2d 13h$240–670Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
2d 18h$331–750Drive 2,586.3 mi
- Drive from Chico to Buffalo2,586.3 mi
40h 35m$472–682Train to Redding Municipal Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Redding Amtrak
- Fly from Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)RDD - BUF
12h 13m$522–2,226Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Rochester, bus
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Rochester (ROC)SMF - ROC
- Take the bus from Rochester, NY to Buffalo, NY
14h 39m$294–1,264Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)SMF - YYZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
13h 37m$394–1,119Bus, bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Take the bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)RNO - BUF
14h 22m$517–2,147
Chico to Buffalo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chico to Buffalo is to bus which costs $240 - $700 and takes 2 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Chico to Buffalo is to train and fly which takes 11h 21m and costs $550 - $2,600.
No, there is no direct bus from Chico station to Buffalo. However, there are services departing from Chico Bus Station and arriving at Buffalo, NY via Sacramento Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station and Cleveland, OH. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
No, there is no direct train from Chico to Buffalo. However, there are services departing from Chico Amtrak and arriving at Buffalo via Sacramento, Chicago Union Station and Buffalo Depew Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Chico and Buffalo is 2358 miles. The road distance is 2601.4 miles.
The best way to get from Chico to Buffalo without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $240 - $700.
It takes approximately 11h 21m to get from Chico to Buffalo, including transfers.
Chico to Buffalo bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chico Bus Station.
Chico to Buffalo train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chico Amtrak station.
The best way to get from Chico to Buffalo is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $240 - $700. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $330 - $750 and takes 2 days 18h.
What companies run services between Chico, CA, USA and Buffalo, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Chico Bus Station to Buffalo, NY via Sacramento Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, Cleveland Bus Station, and Cleveland, OH in around 2d 13h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chico Amtrak to Buffalo via Sacramento, Chicago Union Station, and Buffalo Depew Station in around 2d 18h.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rochester via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rochester via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rochester via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chico Amtrak to Redding Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Rochester, NY to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
- Phone
- 905-374-8111
- airsales@niagaraairbus.com
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Book at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Chico to Buffalo bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Buffalo is 3h ahead of Chico. It is currently 9:27 AM in Chico and 12:27 PM in Buffalo.
Chico to Buffalo train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Sacramento station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chico to Buffalo is 2601 miles. It takes approximately 40h 35m to drive from Chico to Buffalo.
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