There are 8 ways to get from Port Clinton to Buffalo by train (Amtrak), ferry, taxi, bus, car, plane, shuttle, or car ferry
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Train (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from Sandusky Amtrak Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
6h 11m$110–268Drive 264.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Port Clinton to Buffalocar 264.9 mi
4h 41m$49–70Ferry, taxi, bus
- Take the ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bayferry
- Take the ferry from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky, OHferry
- Take the taxi from Sandusky, OH to Brookpark Station Stop #2taxi
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Buffalobus
8h 42m$200–278Ferry, taxi, bus to Detroit, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Take the ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bayferry
- Take the ferry from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky, OHferry
- Take the taxi from Sandusky, OH to Toledotaxi
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane DTW - BUF
10h$269–895Ferry, taxi, bus via Cleveland
- Take the ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bayferry
- Take the ferry from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky, OHferry
- Take the taxi from Sandusky, OH to North Olmsted Industrial Pkwy Looptaxi
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NYbus
9h 6m$168–243Ferry, taxi to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, shuttle
- Take the ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bayferry
- Take the ferry from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky, OHferry
- Take the taxi from Sandusky, OH to Brookpark Stationtaxi
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane CLE - YYZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
10h 24m$595–1,661Ferry, car ferry, drive to Windsor Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, shuttle
- Take the ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bayferry
- Take the car ferry from Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, OH to Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OHcarferry
- Drive from Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OH to Sixth Concession at North Talbotcar
- Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane YQG - YYZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
10h 36m$332–692Ferry, taxi, bus to Detroit, fly to Rochester, bus
- Take the ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bayferry
- Take the ferry from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky, OHferry
- Take the taxi from Sandusky, OH to Toledotaxi
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Rochester (ROC)plane DTW - ROC
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalobus
11h 29m$526–862
Detroit (DTW) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Port Clinton to Buffalo is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 4h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Port Clinton to Buffalo is to drive which takes 4h 41m and costs $45 - $70.
The distance between Port Clinton and Buffalo is 271 miles. The road distance is 266.5 miles.
The best way to get from Port Clinton to Buffalo without a car is to train which takes 6h 11m and costs $110 - $270.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Port Clinton to Buffalo, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Port Clinton to Buffalo is 266 miles. It takes approximately 4h 41m to drive from Port Clinton to Buffalo.
There are 565+ hotels available in Buffalo.
What companies run services between Port Clinton, OH, USA and Buffalo, NY, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Sandusky Amtrak Station to Buffalo Depew Station twice daily. Tickets cost $65–150 and the journey takes 4h 30m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Detroit to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Windsor Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sandusky Amtrak Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- 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 Cleveland Bus Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- 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
- +1 905 374 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/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-245-1538
- fast@jet-express.com
- Website
- jet-express.com
Ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–21
- Website
- https://jet-express.com
Ferry from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://jet-express.com
- Phone
- +1 419-285-2421
- mglinfo@millerferry.com
- Website
- millerferry.com
Car ferry from Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, OH to Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9
- Website
- https://millerferry.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- $110–170
The Squeaky Wheel Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 419-271-7100
A Sandusky Taxi
- Phone
- +1 419-366-7918
The Squeaky Wheel Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 419-271-7100
A Sandusky Taxi
- Phone
- +1 419-366-7918
The Squeaky Wheel Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 419-271-7100
A Sandusky Taxi
- Phone
- +1 419-366-7918
The Squeaky Wheel Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 419-271-7100
A Sandusky Taxi
- Phone
- +1 419-366-7918
The Squeaky Wheel Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 419-271-7100
A Sandusky Taxi
- Phone
- +1 419-366-7918
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