There are 7 ways to get from Cincinnati to Buffalo by bus, train, car, plane, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Stationbus Louisville
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NYbus Cinncinati,OH-Buffalo
8h 55m$43–125Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Toledo to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
12h 13m$129–400Drive 431 mi
- Drive from Cincinnati to Buffalocar 431 mi
7h 21m$79–114Fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane CVG - BUF
5h 54m$142–830Bus via Akron
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Akronbus Bsb 28
- Take the bus from Akron to Buffalobus Bsb 10
9h 55mFly to Rochester, bus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Rochester (ROC)plane CVG - ROC
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalobus
7h 19m$170–846Fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane CVG - YYZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
7h 36m$694–1,074
Cincinnati to Buffalo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cincinnati to Buffalo is to bus which costs $40 - $130 and takes 8h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Cincinnati to Buffalo is to fly which takes 5h 54m and costs $140 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Cincinnati to Buffalo. However, there are services departing from Cincinnati - Downtown and arriving at Buffalo, NY via Cleveland, OH. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 55m.
The distance between Cincinnati and Buffalo is 450 miles. The road distance is 433.5 miles.
The best way to get from Cincinnati to Buffalo without a car is to bus which takes 8h 55m and costs $40 - $130.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Cincinnati to Buffalo, including transfers.
Cincinnati to Buffalo bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Cincinnati - Downtown station.
The best way to get from Cincinnati to Buffalo is to bus which takes 8h 55m and costs $40 - $130. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $140 - $850 and takes 5h 54m.
Cincinnati to Buffalo bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cincinnati to Buffalo is 434 miles. It takes approximately 7h 21m to drive from Cincinnati to Buffalo.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Buffalo, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Buffalo, NY via Cleveland, OH in around 8h 55m. Alternatively, Delta, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Covington (CVG) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) every 2 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Covington to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Covington to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Covington to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Covington to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Covington to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Covington to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Toledo to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–70
- 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
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Akron to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 905 374 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
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com/
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