There are 7 ways to get from Tucson to Buffalo by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, shuttle, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly Tucson to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)TUS - BUF
8h 45m$484–2,180Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tucson to Phoenix Bus Station
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Columbus
- Take the bus from Columbus - Mound St to Buffalo, NY
2d 4h$253–567Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tucson Downtown to Flagstaff Train Station
- Take the train from Flagstaff to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
2d 3h$255–1,654Drive 2,153 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Buffalo2,153 mi
36h 3m$393–568Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)PHX - BUF
8h 15m$569–2,115Fly Tucson to Rochester, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Rochester (ROC)TUS - ROC
- Take the bus from Rochester, NY to Buffalo, NY
11h 29m$274–1,235Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Chicago Union StationTexas Eagle
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew StationLake Shore Limited
2d 15h$263–1,373
Tucson to Buffalo by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Buffalo is to bus which costs $250 - $600 and takes 2 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Buffalo is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h 15m and costs $550 - $2,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Buffalo. However, there are services departing from Tucson and arriving at Buffalo, NY via Phoenix Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Columbus - Mound St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Tucson station to Buffalo. However, there are services departing from Tucson Amtrak Station and arriving at Buffalo via Chicago Union Station and Buffalo Depew Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Tucson and Buffalo is 1933 miles. The road distance is 2165.5 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Buffalo without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 3h and costs $250 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Tucson to Buffalo, including transfers.
Tucson to Buffalo bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Tucson station.
Tucson to Buffalo train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Tucson Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Tucson to Buffalo is to fly which takes 8h 45m and costs $480 - $2,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $250 - $600 and takes 2 days 4h, you could also train, which costs $260 - $1,400 and takes 2 days 15h.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Buffalo, NY, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Tucson (TUS) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tucson to Buffalo, NY via Phoenix Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Columbus - Mound St in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
Flights from Tucson to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Tucson to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Phoenix to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Phoenix to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,000
Flights from Phoenix to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Phoenix to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Tucson to Rochester via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Tucson to Rochester via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Tucson to Rochester via Dallas, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Tucson to Rochester via Phoenix, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Tucson to Rochester via Denver, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Tucson to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
Flights from Phoenix to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Phoenix to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,000
Flights from Tucson to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Tucson to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
Flights from Phoenix to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Tucson to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Tucson to Rochester via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Flagstaff to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–1,300
- 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
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson Downtown to Flagstaff Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- 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 Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–360
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Columbus - Mound St to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Shuttle from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $135
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.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
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More Questions & Answers
Tucson to Buffalo bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Phoenix Bus Station.
Buffalo is 2h ahead of Tucson. It is currently 12:11 AM in Tucson and 2:11 AM in Buffalo.
Tucson to Buffalo train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Buffalo is 2166 miles. It takes approximately 36h 3m to drive from Tucson to Buffalo.
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