There are 8 ways to get from Providence to Buffalo by train, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), or car
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Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
best- Take the train from Providence to South Stationtrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane BOS - BUF
5h 25m$143–1,512Drive 449 mi
cheapest- Drive from Providence to Buffalocar 449 mi
7h 49m$82–119Train, bus
- Take the train from Providence to Rugglestrain Providence/Stoughton Line
- Take the bus from Boston to Buffalobus Greyhound US0171
12h 32m$84–164Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Northeast Regional
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Buffalotrain Empire Service / ...
13h 6m$146–938Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane PVD - BUF
6h 5m$147–935Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Rochester, bus
- Take the train from Providence to South Stationtrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Rochester (ROC)plane BOS - ROC
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalobus
6h 47m$265–1,380Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Take the train from Providence to Stamford Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Stamford to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane LGA - BUF
7h 50m$168–1,600Bus
- Take the bus from Providence Downtown to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus Providence
- Take the bus from New York to Buffalobus Adt N816 / ...
12h 50m$95–357
Providence to Buffalo by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Providence to Buffalo is to drive which costs $80 - $120 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Providence to Buffalo is to train and fly which takes 5h 25m and costs $140 - $1,600.
No, there is no direct bus from Providence to Buffalo. However, there are services departing from Providence Downtown and arriving at Buffalo via New York. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Providence to Buffalo. However, there are services departing from Providence and arriving at Buffalo via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 6m.
The distance between Providence and Buffalo is 456 miles. The road distance is 451.6 miles.
The best way to get from Providence to Buffalo without a car is to train and bus which takes 12h 32m and costs $80 - $170.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Providence to Buffalo, including transfers.
Providence to Buffalo bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, depart from Providence Downtown station.
Providence to Buffalo train services, operated by Amtrak Northeast Regional, depart from Providence station.
The best way to get from Providence to Buffalo is to train which takes 13h 6m and costs $140 - $950. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $140 - $950 and takes 6h 5m, you could also bus, which costs $95 - $360 and takes 12h 50m.
What companies run services between Providence, RI, USA and Buffalo, NY, USA?
You can take a train from Providence to Buffalo via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station in around 13h 6m. Alternatively, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) every 2 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–900
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–950
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–900
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–900
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $8–14
Train from Providence to Ruggles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $7–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $6–210
- Business Class
- $45–240
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $26–280
- Business Class
- $85–330
Train from Providence to Stamford Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $21–260
- Business Class
- $75–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $10–450
- First Class
- $110–600
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–700
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $40–480
- First Class
- $180–700
Train from Providence to Stamford Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $35–470
- First Class
- $160–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Stamford to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–12
- Peak
- $14–17
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Boston to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Providence Downtown to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from New York to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–280
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $60–260
- Flexible
- $110–280
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More Questions & Answers
Providence to Buffalo bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Providence to Buffalo train services, operated by Amtrak Northeast Regional, arrive at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Providence to Buffalo is 452 miles. It takes approximately 7h 49m to drive from Providence to Buffalo.
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