There are 8 ways to get from Columbus to Niagara Falls by taxi, plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Indianapolis, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
best- Take the taxi from Columbus to Indianapolis-Airport-INDtaxi
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane IND - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
6h 16m$238–805Drive 532.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Columbus to Niagara Fallscar 532.3 mi
9h 14m$98–141Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Columbus to Indianapolis, INtaxi
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Toledobus
- Take the train from Toledo to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Stationtrain
13h 7m$222–536Bus
- Take the bus from TA Travel Center - Seymour to El Mercadito Grocery - Clarksville, INbus
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NYbus
16h 13m$139–332Taxi to Indianapolis, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Columbus to Indianapolis-Airport-INDtaxi
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane IND - YYZ
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ONbus
5h 50m$536–1,210Drive to Covington, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Drive from Columbus to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane CVG - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
7h 20m$140–730Drive to Covington, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
- Drive from Columbus to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane CVG - YYZ
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ONbus
6h 37m$628–1,085Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Columbus to Indianapolistaxi
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Stationtrain
19h 13m$331–751
Indianapolis (IND) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Columbus to Niagara Falls is to drive which costs $95 - $140 and takes 9h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Columbus to Niagara Falls is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 5h 50m and costs $500 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Columbus to Niagara Falls. However, there are services departing from TA Travel Center - Seymour and arriving at Main Street & Pine Avenue via Little League @ Eastern Blvd, Louisville, KY Bus Station, Cleveland, OH and Ellicott Street & MTC Static. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 13m.
The distance between Columbus and Niagara Falls is 539 miles. The road distance is 535.4 miles.
The best way to get from Columbus to Niagara Falls without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 13h 7m and costs $220 - $550.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Columbus to Niagara Falls, including transfers.
Columbus to Niagara Falls bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, depart from TA Travel Center - Seymour station.
Columbus to Niagara Falls bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, arrive at El Mercadito Grocery - Clarksville, IN station.
Yes, the driving distance between Columbus to Niagara Falls is 535 miles. It takes approximately 9h 14m to drive from Columbus to Niagara Falls.
There are 685+ hotels available in Niagara Falls.
What companies run services between Columbus, IN, USA and Niagara Falls, NY, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Columbus to Main Street & Pine Avenue via TA Travel Center - Seymour, El Mercadito Grocery - Clarksville, IN, Little League @ Eastern Blvd, Liberty @ Roy Wilkins, Louisville, KY Bus Station, Cleveland, OH, and Ellicott Street & MTC Static in around 16h 13m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Covington to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Covington to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Covington to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Covington to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Covington to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Covington to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Covington to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Indianapolis to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Covington to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Covington to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Covington to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Toledo to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- 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
- $160–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $9–50
- Business
- $40–140
- Business Plus
- $50–150
- Economy
- $10–55
- Economy Plus
- $11–65
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $9–50
- Business
- $40–140
- Business Plus
- $50–150
- Economy
- $10–55
- Economy Plus
- $11–65
- 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
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis, IN to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from TA Travel Center - Seymour to El Mercadito Grocery - Clarksville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $35–130
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- ca.megabus.com
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $100–150
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