There are 9 ways to get from New York Harbor to Buffalo by unknown, ferry, subway, plane, train, or bus
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Travel, ferry, subway to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
best- Walk from New York Harbor to Liberty Islandunknown
- Take the ferry from Liberty Island to Battery Parkferry
- Take the subway from Fulton St to Howard Beach-JFK Airportsubway
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane JFK - BUF
4h 49mTravel, ferry, train via 34 St-Penn Station
- Walk from New York Harbor to Liberty Islandunknown
- Take the ferry from Liberty Island to Battery Parkferry
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Buffalotrain
10h 14mTravel, ferry, bus via New York
- Walk from New York Harbor to Liberty Islandunknown
- Take the ferry from Liberty Island to Battery Parkferry
- Take the bus from New York to Buffalobus
10h 31mTravel, ferry, subway to Laguardia Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Walk from New York Harbor to Liberty Islandunknown
- Take the ferry from Liberty Island to Battery Parkferry
- Take the subway from Whitehall St-South Ferry to Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Avsubway
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane LGA - BUF
5h 2mTravel, ferry, line 1 subway, train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Walk from New York Harbor to Liberty Islandunknown
- Take the ferry from Liberty Island to Battery Parkferry
- Take the subway from South Ferry to 34 St-Penn Stationsubway
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane EWR - BUF
4h 50mTravel, ferry to Laguardia Airport, fly to Rochester, bus
- Walk from New York Harbor to Liberty Islandunknown
- Take the ferry from Liberty Island to Battery Parkferry
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Rochester (ROC)plane LGA - ROC
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalobus
6h 5mTravel, ferry to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Rochester, bus
- Walk from New York Harbor to Liberty Islandunknown
- Take the ferry from Liberty Island to Battery Parkferry
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Rochester (ROC)plane EWR - ROC
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalobus
5h 54mTravel, ferry, bus
- Walk from New York Harbor to Liberty Islandunknown
- Take the ferry from Liberty Island to Battery Parkferry
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Buffalobus
10h 32mTravel, ferry, train (Amtrak)
- Walk from New York Harbor to Liberty Islandunknown
- Take the ferry from Liberty Island to Battery Parkferry
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Buffalotrain
10h 59m
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between New York Harbor and Buffalo is 336 miles.
The best way to get from New York Harbor to Buffalo without a car is to travel and ferry and train via 34 St-Penn Station which takes 10h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from New York Harbor to Buffalo, including transfers.
There are 250+ hotels available in Buffalo.
What companies run services between New York Harbor, NJ, USA and Buffalo, NY, USA?
There is no direct connection from New York Harbor to Buffalo. However, you can travel to Liberty Island, take the ferry to Battery Park, walk to Fulton St, take the subway to Howard Beach-JFK Airport, walk to Howard Beach, take the vehicle to Terminal 4, walk to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), walk to BNIA Driveway & BNIA Terminal, then take the bus to Washington Street & Eagle Street. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from New York Harbor to Buffalo via Liberty Island, Battery Park, South Ferry, 34 St-Penn Station, and New York Penn Station in around 10h 14m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–490
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–470
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- mta.info
Subway from Fulton St to Howard Beach-JFK Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/world-cup-2026-new-york-new-jersey
- Adult
- $3
Subway from Whitehall St-South Ferry to Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/world-cup-2026-new-york-new-jersey
- Adult
- $3
Subway from South Ferry to 34 St-Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/world-cup-2026-new-york-new-jersey
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from New York Penn Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–290
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $110–260
- Business
- $150–280
- Business Plus
- $160–290
- Economy
- $130–270
- Economy Plus
- $140–280
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from New York Penn Station to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adult Airport
- $15–19
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from New York to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–280
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $60–260
- Flexible
- $110–280
- Website
- example.com
Bus from New York to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.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 Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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 Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
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