There are 9 ways to get from La Crosse to Buffalo by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, bus, shuttle, train, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly La Crosse to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
best- Fly from La Crosse (LSE) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane LSE - BUF
5h 16m$139–700Fly La Crosse to Toronto Island Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from La Crosse (LSE) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane LSE - YTZ
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalotrain
11h 24m$112–531Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from La Crosse Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Empire Builder / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
17h 52m$263–673Bus via Chicago
- Take the bus from La Crosse to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Clevelandbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland to Buffalobus
19h 42m$120–303Drive 812.3 mi
- Drive from La Crosse to Buffalocar 812.3 mi
13h 43m$149–215Fly La Crosse to Rochester, bus
- Fly from La Crosse (LSE) to Rochester (ROC)plane LSE - ROC
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalobus
8h 13m$167–715Fly La Crosse to Toronto Pearson International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from La Crosse (LSE) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane LSE - YYZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
8h 35m$170–463Train to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Take the train from La Crosse Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane MSP - BUF
7h 25m$195–916Bus
- Take the bus from La Crosse Grand River Station to Appleton Valley Transitbus
- Take the bus from Appleton Transit Center to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Buffalobus
26h 32m$186–293
La Crosse to Buffalo by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Crosse to Buffalo is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 13h 43m.
The fastest way to get from La Crosse to Buffalo is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs $130 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from La Crosse to Buffalo. However, there are services departing from La Crosse and arriving at Buffalo via Milwaukee Intermodal Station, Chicago and Cleveland. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from La Crosse station to Buffalo. However, there are services departing from La Crosse Amtrak Station and arriving at Buffalo via Chicago Union Station and Buffalo Depew Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 52m.
The distance between La Crosse and Buffalo is 656 miles. The road distance is 817 miles.
The best way to get from La Crosse to Buffalo without a car is to train which takes 17h 52m and costs $260 - $700.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from La Crosse to Buffalo, including transfers.
La Crosse to Buffalo bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from La Crosse station.
La Crosse to Buffalo train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from La Crosse Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from La Crosse to Buffalo is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs $130 - $700. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $260 - $700 and takes 17h 52m, you could also bus via Chicago, which costs $120 - $310 and takes 19h 42m.
What companies run services between La Crosse, WI, USA and Buffalo, NY, USA?
American Airlines and United Airlines fly from La Crosse (LSE) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from La Crosse Amtrak Station to Buffalo via Chicago Union Station and Buffalo Depew Station in around 17h 52m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from La Crosse to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from La Crosse to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from La Crosse to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from La Crosse to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from La Crosse to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from La Crosse to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from La Crosse to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from La Crosse to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
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
- $160–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from La Crosse to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from La Crosse to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from La Crosse to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from La Crosse to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
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
- $160–800
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from La Crosse to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from La Crosse to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from La Crosse Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- 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
- $170–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from La Crosse Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–170
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $29–85
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–100
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from La Crosse to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $55–80
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Chicago to Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $80–120
Bus from Cleveland to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $27–40
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $60–90
Bus from Toronto to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $30–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Toronto to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Appleton Transit Center to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 905 374 8111
- [email protected]
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com/
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from La Crosse Grand River Station to Appleton Valley Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34–39
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Toronto to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $22–60
- Flexible
- $45–65
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More Questions & Answers
La Crosse to Buffalo bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak station.
Buffalo is 1h ahead of La Crosse. It is currently 9:23 PM in La Crosse and 10:23 PM in Buffalo.
La Crosse to Buffalo train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Crosse to Buffalo is 817 miles. It takes approximately 13h 43m to drive from La Crosse to Buffalo.
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