There are 11 ways to get from Times Square to Lake Erie by bus, plane, train, car, subway, bus (Flixbus), or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
best- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Terminal Bbus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane EWR - CLE
3h 49m$208–878Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from New York to Buffalobus Adt N816 / ...
8h 33m$64–276Train, bus
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Rochestertrain VIA Rail
- Take the bus from Rochester to Buffalobus Adt N810 / ...
9h 52m$121–306Drive 357.6 mi
- Drive from Times Square to Buffalocar 357.6 mi
7h 14m$66–95Line 7 subway to Laguardia Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Take the subway from 42 St-Times Square to Flushing-Main Stsubway
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane LGA - CLE
4h 21m$129–714Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, line 5 bus
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Jamaicatrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane JFK - BUF
- Take the bus from North Division Street & Ellicott Street to Niagara Street & Massachusetts Avenuebus
4h 21m$93–529Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane JFK - CLE
4h 3m$517–971Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Terminal Bbus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane EWR - BUF
4h 33m$104–546Line 7 subway to Laguardia Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, line 5 bus
- Take the subway from 42 St-Times Square to Flushing-Main Stsubway
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane LGA - BUF
- Take the bus from North Division Street & Ellicott Street to Niagara Street & Massachusetts Avenuebus
5h 1m$105–692Bus via New York Midtown (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Buffalobus FlixBus N2686 / ...
8h 58m$73–117Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain Lake Shore Limited
12h 24m$206–409
Times Square to Lake Erie by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Times Square to Lake Erie is to drive which costs $65 - $95 and takes 7h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Times Square to Lake Erie is to bus and fly which takes 3h 49m and costs $200 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Times Square to Lake Erie. However, there are services departing from New York and arriving at Niagara Street & Massachusetts Avenue via North Division Street & Ellicott Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Times Square station to Lake Erie. However, there are services departing from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station and arriving at Cleveland Amtrak via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 24m.
The distance between Times Square and Lake Erie is 478 miles. The road distance is 359.7 miles.
The best way to get from Times Square to Lake Erie without a car is to bus which takes 8h 33m and costs $60 - $280.
It takes approximately 3h 49m to get from Times Square to Lake Erie, including transfers.
Times Square to Lake Erie bus services, operated by Trailways, depart from New York station.
Times Square to Lake Erie train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
The best way to get from Times Square to Lake Erie is to bus which takes 8h 33m and costs $60 - $280. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $500 - $1,000 and takes 4h 3m, you could also train, which costs $200 - $410 and takes 12h 24m.
What companies run services between Times Square, NY, USA and Lake Erie, OH, USA?
Trailways operates a bus from New York to Buffalo every 4 hours. Tickets cost $60–280 and the journey takes 8h. Alternatively, American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and two other airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) every 3 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
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 Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
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 John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- 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
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from New York Penn Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $100–230
- Business
- $130–250
- Business Plus
- $140–260
- Economy
- $110–230
- Economy Plus
- $120–240
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- mta.info
Subway from 42 St-Times Square to Flushing-Main St
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 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 42 St-Times Square to Flushing-Main St
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 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
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from New York Penn Station to Jamaica
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $5–8
- Peak
- $6–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912-6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- newarkairportexpress.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25
- Book at
- https://www.coachusa.com/airport-transportation
- One Way - Adult
- $25
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25
- Book at
- https://www.coachusa.com/airport-transportation
- One Way - Adult
- $25
- 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
Bus from Rochester to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $19–45
- Flexible
- $39–45
- Phone
- +1 716-855-7211
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.nfta.com
Bus from North Division Street & Ellicott Street to Niagara Street & Massachusetts Avenue
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://metro.nfta.com
Bus from North Division Street & Ellicott Street to Niagara Street & Massachusetts Avenue
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://metro.nfta.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Want to know more about travelling around United States
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
How to get from JFK to New York City
Read the travel guide
Why you should take the train in the US
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Times Square to Lake Erie bus services, operated by Trailways, arrive at Buffalo station.
Times Square to Lake Erie train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Cleveland Amtrak station.
Yes, the driving distance between Times Square to Lake Erie is 360 miles. It takes approximately 7h 14m to drive from Times Square to Lake Erie.
There are 42+ hotels available in Lake Erie.

























