There are 9 ways to get from Seattle Airport (SEA) to Buffalo by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, shuttle, bus, or train
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Fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane SEA - BUF
7h 16m$250–991Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to Chicago Union Stationtrain Empire Builder
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
2d 12h$878–1,996Bus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NYbus
2d 16h$434–876Drive 2,549.1 mi
- Drive from Seattle Airport (SEA) to Buffalocar 2,549.1 mi
41h 31m$466–672Fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane SEA - YYZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
8h 14m$300–878Fly to Rochester, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Rochester (ROC)plane SEA - ROC
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalobus
8h 46m$283–1,017Fly to Toronto Island Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane SEA - YTZ
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalotrain
11h 59m$416–1,276Fly to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM)plane SEA - YHM
- Take the train from Aldershot to Buffalotrain
13h 6m$284–1,098Bus, train
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Vancouverbus
- Take the train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Toronto to Buffalobus
4d 5h
Seattle Airport (SEA) to Buffalo by bus, tram, and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle Airport (SEA) to Buffalo is to fly and shuttle which costs $300 - $900 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle Airport (SEA) to Buffalo is to fly which takes 7h 16m and costs $250 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle Airport (SEA) to Buffalo. However, there are services departing from SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2 and arriving at Buffalo, NY via International Blvd & S 176th St - Bay 2, Seattle Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station and Cleveland, OH. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
No, there is no direct train from Seattle Airport (SEA) to Buffalo. However, there are services departing from SeaTac/Airport and arriving at Buffalo via Seattle, Chicago Union Station and Buffalo Depew Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Seattle Airport (SEA) and Buffalo is 2143 miles. The road distance is 2564 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle Airport (SEA) to Buffalo without a car is to train which takes 2 days 12h and costs $850 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Seattle Airport (SEA) to Buffalo, including transfers.
Seattle Airport (SEA) to Buffalo bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
Seattle Airport (SEA) to Buffalo train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Seattle station.
The best way to get from Seattle Airport (SEA) to Buffalo is to fly which takes 7h 16m and costs $250 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $850 - $2,000 and takes 2 days 12h, you could also bus, which costs $430 - $900 and takes 2 days 16h.
What companies run services between Seattle Airport (SEA), USA and Buffalo, NY, USA?
Delta, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2 to Buffalo via SeaTac Station, SeaTac/Airport, Int'l Dist/Chinatown, Seattle, Chicago Union Station, and Buffalo Depew Station in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rochester via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rochester via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- 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
- 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
- $29–90
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–100
Train from Aldershot to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–160
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $20–70
- Business
- $50–150
- Business Plus
- $60–160
- Economy
- $22–75
- Economy Plus
- $24–85
Train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $700–1,500
- Business
- $800–1,300
- Business Plus
- $800–1,300
- Economy
- $800–1,500
- Economy Plus
- $900–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–420
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- 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
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.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/
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Toronto to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
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More Questions & Answers
Seattle Airport (SEA) to Buffalo bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Denver Union Station.
Buffalo is 3h ahead of Seattle Airport (SEA). It is currently 11:47 PM in Seattle Airport (SEA) and 2:47 AM in Buffalo.
Seattle Airport (SEA) to Buffalo train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle Airport (SEA) to Buffalo is 2564 miles. It takes approximately 41h 31m to drive from Seattle Airport (SEA) to Buffalo.
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