There are 7 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)PDX - BUF
9h 11m$557–2,383Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop 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 23h$288–882Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Portland to Chicago Union StationEmpire Builder
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew StationLake Shore Limited
2d 10h$310–2,006Drive 2,620.4 mi
- Drive from Portland to Buffalo2,620.4 mi
41h 44m$479–691Fly to Rochester, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Rochester (ROC)PDX - ROC
- Take the bus from Rochester, NY to Buffalo, NY
11h 59m$317–1,438Fly to Toronto Island Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)PDX - YTZ
- Take the bus from Toronto to Buffalo
13h 19m$505–1,766Bus, train
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Take the train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Station
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
4d 10h$319–623
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 11m and costs $550 - $2,400.
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 $310 - $2,100.
It takes approximately 9h 11m 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 11m and costs $550 - $2,400. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $310 - $2,100 and takes 2 days 10h, you could also bus, which costs $280 - $900 and takes 2 days 23h.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Buffalo, NY, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and four 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
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
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
- $240–1,800
- 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
- $55–210
- 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
- $260–460
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $260–460
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $350–460
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $340–400
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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- 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
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Toronto to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- 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
- +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 4:01 AM in Portland and 7:01 AM 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 41h 44m to drive from Portland to Buffalo.
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