There are 6 ways to get from Buffalo to Toronto by bus, plane, taxi, train, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport
best- Take the bus from Super 8 - Monticello to Minneapolis / St Paul Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane MSP - YYZ
5h 55m$454–1,455Taxi, bus to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport
cheapest- Take the taxi from Buffalo to St. Cloudtaxi
- Take the bus from St. Cloud to Brainerdbus
- Fly from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane BRD - YYZ
10h 52m$288–720Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Buffalo to Target Field Station Platform 2taxi
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Stationtrain
26h 46m$589–1,264Drive 1,541 km
- Drive from Buffalo to Torontocar 1,541 km
16h 5m$306–441Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Super 8 - Monticello to Minneapolis / St Paul Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane MSP - BUF
- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
7h 26m$374–1,315Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Toronto Island Airport
- Take the bus from Super 8 - Monticello to Minneapolis / St Paul Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane MSP - YTZ
7h 36m$535–1,642
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Toronto is to drive which costs $300 - $450 and takes 16h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Toronto is to bus and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs $450 - $1,500.
The distance between Buffalo and Toronto is 1212 km. The road distance is 1541 km.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Toronto without a car is to taxi and train which takes 26h 46m and costs $550 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Buffalo to Toronto, including transfers.
Toronto is 1h ahead of Buffalo. It is currently 10:31 AM in Buffalo and 11:31 AM in Toronto.
Yes, the driving distance between Buffalo to Toronto is 1541 km. It takes approximately 16h 5m to drive from Buffalo to Toronto.
There are 1950+ hotels available in Toronto.
What companies run services between Buffalo, MN, USA and Toronto, ON, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Buffalo to Toronto. However, you can take the taxi to Super 8 - Monticello, take the bus to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport, walk to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), walk to UP Express Pearson Airport, then take the train to Toronto Union Station. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Target Field Station Platform 2, take the vehicle to Union Depot Station, walk to St. Paul-Minneapolis, take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to Buffalo Depew Station, then take the train to Toronto Union Station.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- 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
- $230–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
- Phone
- +1 (320)-316-0943
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Super 8 - Monticello to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Super 8 - Monticello to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Super 8 - Monticello to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Phone
- +1 905 374 8111
- [email protected]
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from St. Cloud to Brainerd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $35–50
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $120–170
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