--- title: "South Buffalo, Buffalo – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "South Buffalo, Buffalo, United States: South Buffalo is a neighborhood that makes up the southern third of the City of Buffalo, New York. Nearby: Our Lady…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/south-buffalo" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/south-buffalo.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Six_children_in_the_Mekong_with_buffalos_and_boat.jpg/1920px-Six_children_in_the_Mekong_with_buffalos_and_boat.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- Neighborhood in New York, United States # South Buffalo, Buffalo South Buffalo is a neighborhood that makes up the southern third of the City of Buffalo, New York. ![South Buffalo, Buffalo](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Six_children_in_the_Mekong_with_buffalos_and_boat.jpg/1920px-Six_children_in_the_Mekong_with_buffalos_and_boat.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) South Buffalo, Buffalo · Basile Morin The place South Buffalo is a neighborhood that makes up the southern third of the City of Buffalo, New York. Traditionally known for its large Irish-American community, this community also has a strong presence of various other nationalities. The once-heavily industrialized district was home to many steel mills, automotive parts manufacturers, petroleum refineries, foundries, and machine shops. However, due to increasing deindustrialization and rising unemployment, the area has experienced growing problems with poverty and population decline. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Buffalo%2C_Buffalo), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around South Buffalo, Buffalo 7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Our Lady of Victory Basilica The Our Lady of Victory Basilica is a Catholic parish church and national shrine in Lackawanna, New York which was consecrated in 1926. Due to the multiple charities of founder Nelson Baker, the shrine is a popular pilgrimage and visitor destination in Lackawanna. 2.4 km · church building in New York, United States of America · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Victory_Basilica_(Lackawanna,_New_York%29) 2. Buffalo Harbor State Park Buffalo Harbor State Park is a 190-acre state park and marina on the shore of Lake Erie in the city of Buffalo in Erie County, New York. The park encompasses Gallagher Beach, the former NFTA Small Boat Harbor, and the waterfront land in between. 3.1 km · Urban park in Buffalo, New York, USA · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Harbor_State_Park) 3. Cazenovia Park Cazenovia Park–South Park System is a historic park system located in the South Buffalo neighborhood at Buffalo in Erie County, New York, United States. The interconnected set of parkways and parks was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted as part of his parks plan for the city of Buffalo, as inspired in large part by the parkland, boulevards, and squares of Paris, France. 1.9 km · park in the United States of America · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cazenovia_Park) 4. Trocaire College Trocaire College is a private Catholic college in Buffalo, New York, United States. Founded in 1958 by the Sisters of Mercy, Trocaire College offers degrees in healthcare, business, and technology. 900 m · Catholic college in Buffalo, New York, U.S. · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trocaire_College) 5. Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light, also known as the South Buffalo Southside Light or Buffalo South Breakwater, South Entrance Light Station, is a lighthouse at Stony Point at the entrance to Buffalo Harbor, Buffalo, New York. It was established in 1903 and deactivated in 1993. 3.9 km · lighthouse in New York, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Harbor_South_Entrance_Light) 6. South Buffalo North Side Light South Buffalo North Side Light is a lighthouse formerly located at the entrance to Buffalo Harbor, Buffalo, New York. It is one of two "bottle shaped" beacons located in Buffalo Harbor; the other is the Buffalo North Breakwater South End Light. 3.8 km · lighthouse in New York, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Buffalo_North_Side_Light) 7. The Kamman Building The John F. Kamman Building is a historic commercial building located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It designed by Buffalo architect F.W. Caulkins and built in 1883. 3.8 km · historic commercial building in New York, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kamman_Building) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to South Buffalo, Buffalo **Airports:** Buffalo Niagara (BUF), 13 km · John C. Munro Hamilton (YHM), 97 km · Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester (ROC), 98 km\ - Rochester → South Buffalo, Buffalo 104 km · quickest by road, 1h 43m · $10–13 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/rochester-to-south-buffalo-buffalo) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rochester&to=South+Buffalo%2C+Buffalo) - Syracuse → South Buffalo, Buffalo 220 km · quickest by road, 3h 11m · $19–27 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/syracuse-to-south-buffalo-buffalo) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Syracuse&to=South+Buffalo%2C+Buffalo) - Pittsburgh → South Buffalo, Buffalo 285 km · quickest by road, 4h 24m · $27–38 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/pittsburgh-to-south-buffalo-buffalo) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Pittsburgh&to=South+Buffalo%2C+Buffalo) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=South%20Buffalo%2C%20Buffalo) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for South Buffalo, Buffalo Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for South Buffalo, Buffalo. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in and around From Memorial Day through Columbus Day, you can also get to the Outer Harbor from Canalside via the Queen City Bike Ferry; the fare is $1. From [Wikivoyage: Buffalo/South Buffalo](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Buffalo%2FSouth_Buffalo), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. 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