Distance from Buffalo to New York City

How far is it between New York City and Buffalo

New York City is located in United States with (40.7143,-74.006) coordinates and Buffalo is located in United States with (42.8865,-78.8784) coordinates. The calculated flying distance from New York City to Buffalo is equal to 292 miles which is equal to 470 km.

If you want to go by car, the driving distance between New York City and Buffalo is 637.05 km. If you ride your car with an average speed of 112 kilometers/hour (70 miles/h), travel time will be 05 hours 41 minutes. Please check the avg. speed travel time table on the right for various options.
Difference between fly and go by a car is 167 km.

The easy and quick route planner

Direct routes for travel from Buffalo to New York

The bus offers routes from Buffalo to the most remote corners of New York City as well as different services. Direct buses depart from Buffalo, Ny and arrive at New York, Ny. Services operate 2 buses daily and 20 buses per week. The journey takes approximately 8 hours and costs from 49 USD. There are 2 direct trains per day and 17 trains per week that depart from Buffalo Depew Station and arrive at New York Penn Station. The trip takes approximately 8 hours and tickets cost from 96 USD. There are 41 direct flights per day and 290 flights per week from Buffalo to New York City. The trip from Buffalo to Newark takes around 2 hours and costs from 90 USD.

Buffalo to New York by bus

For bus enthusiasts there are convenient bus routes to New York City from Buffalo, which is 409 miles away. The bus trip takes approximately 8 hours. A bus ticket will cost you on average 65 USD. Also, don't forget to buy a bus ticket that will cost you minimum 49 USD. During your bus trip you will have 5 stopovers. Greyhound USA is a provider on the route from Buffalo to New York City.

Trains from Buffalo to New York

The trains from Buffalo to New York City depart from Buffalo Depew Station and arrive at New York Penn Station. The railroad connecting two cities is about 444 miles. The trip takes 8 hours. The average city-to-city ticket will cost around 113 USD. Some people prefer to buy tickets in advance and save money as the prices as the cheapest ticket will cost 96 USD. The train stops 13 times on the whole trip.

Flight from Buffalo to New York

300-mile distance separates Buffalo and New York City so you can travel that from Buffalo to New York JFK. It depends on the day, airline and weather, but usually flight takes 1 hour. The pricing for the ticket is on average 180 USD. Try booking in advance to get an airplane ticket for 95 USD. On the flight number 1001 departure time is 22:11 and arrival time is 23:33.

Driving directions from Buffalo to New York

There is a 372 miles distance to drive from Buffalo to New York City. The total driving time is 7 hours. Average fuel price on this route is 45 USD.

Driving non-stop from Buffalo to New York City

How far is New York City from Buffalo? Here's the quick answer if you are able to make this entire trip by car without stopping.

Nonstop drive: 372 miles or 599 km

Driving time: 6 hours, 13 minutes

Realistically, you'll probably want to add a buffer for rest stops, gas, or food along the way. To get a better idea of how long this trip would really be, scroll down to calculate how many hours it would take if you drive with stops.

Flying non-stop from Buffalo to New York City

Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between Buffalo, New York and New York, New York. Because of the curvature of the Earth, the shortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or "as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterative Vincenty formula.

Flight distance: 293 miles or 471 km

Flight time: 54 minutes

The straight line flight distance is 79 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.3x of the flight distance.

Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/5th of the time it would take to drive.

This is a relatively short flight in a private plane, but you might be planning to book a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need to include how many minutes to get to your local airport, wait for security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the other airport, and get to your destination. Scroll down to see a more realistic calculation that takes into account all these factors to get a more accurate estimate of your actual flight time.

Buffalo to New York City road trip

Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to New York City, and you want to stop along the way to rest. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting stops along the way, eat at great restaurants, and maybe even find a hotel to stay overnight. That's what Trippy is perfect for, helping you figure out travel plans in detail.

Based on the length of this trip, we think you could spread out this fun road trip over more than one day.

Road trip: 2 days of driving

With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimate your total travel time for this trip.

Travel time: 7 hours on the road with 1 overnight

Itinerary

Start in Buffalo.

Drive for about 1 hour, then stop at Letchworth State Park and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 1.5 hours then stop in Watkins Glen and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 58 minutes then stop in Owego. Stay overnight.

The next day, drive for about 1.5 hours, then stop in Scranton and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 49 minutes then stop in East Stroudsburg and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 1 hour then stop in Summit and stay for 1 hour.

Finally, drive for about 34 minutes and arrive in New York City.

To see all the details on this itinerary, including recommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do along the way, check out the full road trip planner:

Buffalo to New York City airports and flights

In the quick calculation above, we assumed you had a private plane and just wanted to know the time in the air from city to city. But for most of us, we're going to be flying on a commercial airline (whether it's first class or coach). So that means we really need to account for all the extra travel time getting to the airport, waiting for our flight, and making it to the destination.

To give you a better estimate of real-life travel, we've put together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventually you'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airports and flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected to give you an idea of how traveling might work between airports.

Departure airport: Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)

Arrival airport: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

With the airports selected, we can estimate the travel time to and from the airport, based on how far the airport is from downtown.

Getting to the airport: 25 minutes

Getting to your destination: 38 minutes

Now finally, let's look at an example flight from BUF to JFK and figure out how long it would take to fly including take-off and landing, and time to taxi on the runway.

Commercial flight time: 1 hour, 20 minutes

So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time from Buffalo to New York City including time spent getting to/from the airports, an estimated wait time of 2 hours at the airport for TSA security lines and waiting at the gate, and the actual flight itself.

Total travel time: 4 hours

To see the details on this flight plan, including recommended airports, airline, and route, check out the flight planner:

How far is it the other way?

The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differences so go ahead and check the reverse directions to get the distance from New York City to Buffalo, or go to the main page to calculate the distance between cities.

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