There are 8 ways to get from Portland to Buffalo by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, 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 Buffalo Niagara International Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane PDX - BUF
9h 27m$557–2,483Fly to Erie International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Erie International Airport (ERI)plane PDX - ERI
- Take the bus from Erie, PA to Buffalo, NYbus
12h 55m$225–1,007Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Portland to Chicago Union Stationtrain Empire Builder
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
2d 10h$268–1,297Bus
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NYbus
2d 23h$272–808Drive 2,620.4 mi
- Drive from Portland to Buffalocar 2,620.4 mi
42h$479–691Fly to Rochester, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Rochester (ROC)plane PDX - ROC
- Take the bus from Rochester, NY to Buffalo, NYbus
11h 33m$327–1,438Fly to Toronto Island Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane PDX - YTZ
- Take the bus from Toronto to Buffalobus
13h 13m$484–1,766Bus, train
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouverbus
- Take the train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalotrain
4d 10h$319–616
Portland to Buffalo by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Buffalo is to bus and train which costs $310 - $650 and takes 4 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Buffalo is to fly which takes 9h 27m and costs $550 - $2,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Portland to Buffalo. However, there are services departing from Portland Curbside Bus Stop 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 23h.
No, there is no direct train from Portland to Buffalo. However, there are services departing from Portland and arriving at Buffalo via Chicago Union Station and Buffalo Depew Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Portland and Buffalo is 2184 miles. The road distance is 2635.7 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Buffalo without a car is to train which takes 2 days 10h and costs $260 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 9h 27m to get from Portland to Buffalo, including transfers.
Portland to Buffalo bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Portland Curbside Bus Stop station.
Portland to Buffalo train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Portland station.
The best way to get from Portland to Buffalo is to fly which takes 9h 27m and costs $550 - $2,500. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $260 - $1,300 and takes 2 days 10h, you could also bus, which costs $270 - $850 and takes 2 days 23h.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Buffalo, NY, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Portland to Buffalo via Chicago Union Station and Buffalo Depew Station in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Erie International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Erie International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Erie International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
- 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
- $55–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $260–450
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $260–450
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $350–450
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $340–390
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–85
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $25–85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $25–65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $22–35
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- 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 Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Erie, PA to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Toronto to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- 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
Bus from Erie, PA to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–45
- 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
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Toronto to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $21–60
- Flexible
- $40–60
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More Questions & Answers
Portland to Buffalo bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Buffalo is 3h ahead of Portland. It is currently 12:01 PM in Portland and 3:01 PM in Buffalo.
Portland to Buffalo train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Buffalo is 2636 miles. It takes approximately 42h to drive from Portland to Buffalo.
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