There are 9 ways to get from Lancaster to Lake Erie by bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, bus, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus Greyhound US0430 / ...
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Eriebus Greyhound US0440s
11h 5m$56–111Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain Pennsylvanian
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain Floridian
12h 4m$126–270Drive 312.6 mi
- Drive from Lancaster to Buffalocar 312.6 mi
6h 22m$57–83Line 18 bus, train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Take the bus from Queen St. Station to AMTRAK ETownbus
- Take the train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane PHL - CLE
7h 24mBus via Sandy
- Take the bus from Harrisburg, Pa to Dubois, Pabus 731
- Take the bus from DuBois to Buffalobus Fab510
14h 17m$64–213Line 18 bus, train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Take the bus from Queen St. Station to AMTRAK ETownbus
- Take the train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane PHL - BUF
8h 4mTrain, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Take the train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane BWI - CLE
8h 18m$154–1,359Train, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Take the train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane BWI - BUF
9h 2m$135–1,287Train, train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Take the train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane DCA - BUF
9h 56m$185–1,544
Lancaster to Lake Erie by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lancaster to Lake Erie is to bus which costs $55 - $120 and takes 11h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lancaster to Lake Erie is to drive which takes 6h 22m and costs $55 - $85.
No, there is no direct bus from Lancaster station to Lake Erie. However, there are services departing from Queen St. Station and arriving at Erie via Harrisburg Bus Station and Pittsburgh Intermodal Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Lancaster station to Lake Erie. However, there are services departing from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station and arriving at Cleveland Amtrak via Pittsburgh Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 4m.
The distance between Lancaster and Lake Erie is 381 miles. The road distance is 314.4 miles.
The best way to get from Lancaster to Lake Erie without a car is to bus which takes 11h 5m and costs $55 - $120.
It takes approximately 11h 5m to get from Lancaster to Lake Erie, including transfers.
Lancaster to Lake Erie bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Harrisburg Bus Station.
Lancaster to Lake Erie train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Lancaster to Lake Erie is to bus which takes 11h 5m and costs $55 - $120. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $120 - $270 and takes 12h 4m.
What companies run services between Lancaster, PA, USA and Lake Erie, OH, USA?
You can take a bus from Queen St. Station to Erie via AMTRAK ETown, Elizabethtown Amtrak Station, Harrisburg, Harrisburg Bus Station, and Pittsburgh Intermodal Station in around 11h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from W. Walnut & N. Mary St. to St. Clair Av & E 6Th St via AMTRAK ETown, Elizabethtown Amtrak Station, Pittsburgh Amtrak Station, Cleveland Amtrak, and E 6Th St & Lakeside Av in around 12h 4m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Erie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 717-397-4246
- Website
- Red Rose Transit
Bus from Queen St. Station to AMTRAK ETown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Red Rose Transit
Bus from Queen St. Station to AMTRAK ETown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Red Rose Transit
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Harrisburg, Pa to Dubois, Pa
- Saver
- $27–85
- Flexible
- $50–90
Bus from DuBois to Buffalo
- Saver
- $30–110
- Flexible
- $60–110
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- Fullington Tours
Bus from DuBois to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Fullington Tours
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More Questions & Answers
Lancaster to Lake Erie bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Pittsburgh Intermodal Station.
Lancaster to Lake Erie train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Pittsburgh Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lancaster to Lake Erie is 314 miles. It takes approximately 6h 22m to drive from Lancaster to Lake Erie.
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