There are 9 ways to get from Buffalo Airport (BUF) to Ontario by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, or train
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Fly to Ontario International Airport
best- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane BUF - ONT
6h 30m$230–950Fly to Long Beach Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane BUF - LGB
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
11h 4m$157–577Train via Riverside (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Riversidetrain Southwest Chief
2d 8h$846–1,922Bus
- Take the bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound Stbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Montclair Transcenterbus
2d 12h$379–780Drive 2,499.3 mi
- Drive from Buffalo Airport (BUF) to Ontariocar 2,499.3 mi
39h 48m$457–659Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BUF - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
8h 11m$197–731Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane BUF - BUR
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
10h 30m$302–1,144Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane BUF - SNA
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
12h 43m$317–1,193Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Ontario Amtraktrain
3d 7h$1,016–2,182
Buffalo Airport (BUF) to Ontario by bus, taxi, and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo Airport (BUF) to Ontario is to fly and train which costs $150 - $600 and takes 11h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo Airport (BUF) to Ontario is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs $230 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Buffalo Airport (BUF) to Ontario. However, there are services departing from BNIA Driveway & BNIA Terminal and arriving at Mountain @ D Street via Buffalo, NY, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station and Montclair Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
No, there is no direct train from Buffalo Airport (BUF) station to Ontario. However, there are services departing from Buffalo Depew Station and arriving at Riverside via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Buffalo Airport (BUF) and Ontario is 2181 miles. The road distance is 2513.9 miles.
The best way to get from Buffalo Airport (BUF) to Ontario without a car is to train via Riverside which takes 2 days 8h and costs $800 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Ontario International Airport (ONT), including transfers and time at the airport.
Buffalo Airport (BUF) to Ontario bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Buffalo, NY station.
Buffalo Airport (BUF) to Ontario train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Buffalo Depew Station.
The best way to get from Buffalo Airport (BUF) to Ontario is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs $230 - $950. Alternatively, you can train via Riverside, which costs $800 - $2,000 and takes 2 days 8h, you could also bus, which costs $370 - $800 and takes 2 days 12h.
What companies run services between Buffalo Airport (BUF), USA and Ontario, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from BNIA Driveway & BNIA Terminal to Ontario Amtrak via Washington Street & Eagle Street, Buffalo Depew Station, Chicago Union Station, Riverside, and Riverside in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound St
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Barons Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Montclair Transcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- Greyhound
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More Questions & Answers
There is no direct flight from Buffalo Niagara International Airport Airport to Ontario International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 6h 30m and has one stopover.
Buffalo Airport (BUF) to Ontario bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Columbus - Mound St station.
Ontario is 3h behind Buffalo Airport (BUF). It is currently 4:02 AM in Buffalo Airport (BUF) and 1:02 AM in Ontario.
Buffalo Airport (BUF) to Ontario train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Buffalo Airport (BUF) to Ontario is 2514 miles. It takes approximately 39h 48m to drive from Buffalo Airport (BUF) to Ontario.
United Airlines, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines offer flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport Airport to Ontario International Airport Airport.
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