There are 7 ways to get from Tacoma to Buffalo by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, 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.
Fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane SEA - BUF
9h 34m$388–1,633Fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane SEA - YYZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
11h 17m$248–803Train via Chicago
- Take the train from Tacoma Dome Station to King Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
2d 12h$618–1,565Bus
- Take the bus from Tacoma 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
3d 2h$500–963Drive 2,559.7 mi
- Drive from Tacoma to Buffalocar 2,559.7 mi
41h 36m$468–675Fly to Rochester, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Rochester (ROC)plane SEA - ROC
- Take the bus from Rochester, NY to Buffalo, NYbus
11h 32m$258–1,088Train
- Take the train from Tacoma to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalotrain
4d 7h$325–643
Tacoma to Buffalo by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tacoma to Buffalo is to train which costs $320 - $650 and takes 4 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Tacoma to Buffalo is to fly which takes 9h 34m and costs $380 - $1,700.
No, there is no direct bus from Tacoma to Buffalo. However, there are services departing from Tacoma 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 3 days 2h.
No, there is no direct train from Tacoma station to Buffalo. However, there are services departing from Tacoma Dome Station and arriving at Buffalo via Seattle, Chicago Union Station and Buffalo Depew Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Tacoma and Buffalo is 2161 miles. The road distance is 2574.6 miles.
The best way to get from Tacoma to Buffalo without a car is to train via Chicago which takes 2 days 12h and costs $600 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Tacoma to Buffalo, including transfers.
Tacoma to Buffalo bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Tacoma station.
Tacoma to Buffalo train services, operated by Sound Transit, depart from Tacoma Dome Station.
The best way to get from Tacoma to Buffalo is to fly which takes 9h 34m and costs $380 - $1,700. Alternatively, you can train via Chicago, which costs $600 - $1,600 and takes 2 days 12h, you could also bus, which costs $500 - $1,000 and takes 3 days 2h.
What companies run services between Tacoma, WA, USA and Buffalo, NY, USA?
Delta, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tacoma Dome Station to Buffalo via King Street Station, Seattle, Chicago Union Station, and Buffalo Depew Station in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rochester via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Train from Tacoma Dome Station to King Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tacoma Dome Station to King Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
- 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
- $110–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Tacoma to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- 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
- $360–460
- 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
- $25–70
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $22–35
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tacoma to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- 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 Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- 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
- 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
- Schedules at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Book at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Tacoma to Buffalo bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Buffalo is 3h ahead of Tacoma. It is currently 3:06 AM in Tacoma and 6:06 AM in Buffalo.
Tacoma to Buffalo train services, operated by Sound Transit, arrive at King Street Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tacoma to Buffalo is 2575 miles. It takes approximately 41h 36m to drive from Tacoma to Buffalo.
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