There are 8 ways to get from Buffalo to Berkeley by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, subway, train, 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 Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport
best- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUF - OAK
8h 41m$251–1,036Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
cheapest- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BUF - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
9h 10m$137–593Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain California Zephyr
2d 17h$862–2,076Bus
- 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 Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Berkeleybus
2d 20h$435–850Drive 2,631.8 mi
- Drive from Buffalo to Berkeleycar 2,631.8 mi
41h 28m$481–694Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BUF - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
9h 50m$246–991Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BUF - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
11h 11m$273–1,086Shuttle to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YYZ - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
11h 14m$357–913
Buffalo to Berkeley by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Berkeley is to fly and BART which costs $130 - $600 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Berkeley is to fly which takes 8h 41m and costs $250 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Buffalo to Berkeley. However, there are services departing from Buffalo, NY and arriving at Berkeley via Columbus, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
No, there is no direct train from Buffalo to Berkeley. However, there are services departing from Buffalo and arriving at Emeryville via Buffalo Depew Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Buffalo and Berkeley is 2330 miles. The road distance is 2647.2 miles.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Berkeley without a car is to train which takes 2 days 17h and costs $850 - $2,100.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Buffalo to Berkeley, including transfers.
Buffalo to Berkeley bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Buffalo, NY station.
Buffalo to Berkeley train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Buffalo Depew Station.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Berkeley is to fly which takes 8h 41m and costs $250 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $850 - $2,100 and takes 2 days 17h, you could also bus, which costs $430 - $850 and takes 2 days 20h.
What companies run services between Buffalo, NY, USA and Berkeley, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Buffalo to Emeryville via Buffalo Depew Station and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
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
- $160–340
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $11–15
Subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $11–15
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 905 374 8111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Niagra Airbus
Shuttle from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- Niagra Airbus
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More Questions & Answers
Buffalo to Berkeley bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Columbus - Mound St station.
Berkeley is 3h behind Buffalo. It is currently 10:51 AM in Buffalo and 7:51 AM in Berkeley.
Buffalo to Berkeley train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Buffalo to Berkeley is 2647 miles. It takes approximately 41h 28m to drive from Buffalo to Berkeley.
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