There are 9 ways to get from Albany - Rensselaer to Niagara Falls by train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Stationtrain Empire Service / ...
6h 18m$120–340Bus (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to Buffalobus Greyhound US0171
8h 21m$68–125Drive 489 km
- Drive from Albany - Rensselaer to Niagara Fallscar 489 km
5h 23m$97–140Fly from Albany County Airport, bus
- Fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane ALB - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
7h 47m$182–1,117Bus via Ithaca
- Take the bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to Ithacabus FlixBus 2691
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Niagara Fallsbus Adt N806
11h 3m$88–239Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane JFK - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
7h 16m$186–817Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane LGA - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
7h 46m$186–1,082Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane EWR - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
7h 28m$194–829Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Bostontrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane BOS - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
10h 2m$220–906
Albany - Rensselaer to Niagara Falls by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Albany - Rensselaer to Niagara Falls is to bus which costs $65 - $130 and takes 8h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Albany - Rensselaer to Niagara Falls is to drive which takes 5h 23m and costs $95 - $140.
No, there is no direct bus from Albany - Rensselaer to Niagara Falls. However, there are services departing from Albany Bus Terminal, NY and arriving at Main Street & 4th Street via Ellicott Street & MTC Static. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 21m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station station and arriving at Niagara Falls Amtrak Station station. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 18m.
The distance between Albany - Rensselaer and Niagara Falls is 519 km. The road distance is 489 km.
The best way to get from Albany - Rensselaer to Niagara Falls without a car is to train which takes 6h 18m and costs $120 - $340.
The train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station takes 6h 18m including transfers and departs four times a day.
Albany - Rensselaer to Niagara Falls bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Albany Bus Terminal, NY station.
Albany - Rensselaer to Niagara Falls train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Albany - Rensselaer to Niagara Falls is to train which takes 6h 18m and costs $120 - $340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $65 - $130 and takes 8h 21m.
What companies run services between Albany - Rensselaer, NY, USA and Niagara Falls, ON, Canada?
Amtrak operates a train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station 3 times a day. Tickets cost $140–300 and the journey takes 6h 18m. VIA Rail also services this route once daily. Alternatively, Greyhound USA operates a bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to Buffalo once daily. Tickets cost $65–130 and the journey takes 6h 30m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Albany County Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,100
Flights from Albany County Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Albany County Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–340
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $120–280
- Business
- $170–330
- Business Plus
- $180–340
- Economy
- $130–290
- Economy Plus
- $150–300
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $40–120
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–130
- Economy Plus
- $50–140
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $14–17
- Peak
- $20–23
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Ithaca to Niagara Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $40–150
- Flexible
- $80–160
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Albany - Rensselaer to Niagara Falls bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Buffalo station.
Albany - Rensselaer to Niagara Falls train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Niagara Falls Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Albany - Rensselaer to Niagara Falls is 489 km. It takes approximately 5h 23m to drive from Albany - Rensselaer to Niagara Falls.
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