--- title: "Rochester to Buffalo – 3 ways by bus, car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Rochester to Buffalo is 107 km. Fastest: drive in 1h 41m. Cheapest: drive from $9. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/rochester-to-buffalo" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/rochester-to-buffalo.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Rochester to Buffalo [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rochester&to=Buffalo) [Buffalo to Rochester](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/buffalo-to-rochester) **Fastest:** 1h 41m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** $9\ by car\ **Distance:** 107 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 6\ 4 ways, Mon 26 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 107 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 26 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 25 min quicker than driving for $18 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Bus** best Least hassle 1h 14m$21–70 Estimated 5 departures · Greyhound-us](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rochester&to=Buffalo) - [**Drive** fastest cheapest 1h 41m$9–13 Estimated 118 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rochester&to=Buffalo) - [**Train** 1h 29m$55–98 Estimated 1 departure · Amtrak](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rochester&to=Buffalo) - [**Taxi** 1h 41m$190–260 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rochester&to=Buffalo) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:47 → 10:22 1h 35m · direct · Greyhound-us Greyhound US0205$21–36](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rochester&to=Buffalo&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [11:59 → 13:38 1h 39m · direct · Adirondack Trailways ADT N806-D$45–70](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rochester&to=Buffalo&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [13:53 → 15:07 1h 14m · direct · Greyhound-us Greyhound US0215$21–36](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rochester&to=Buffalo&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [14:16 → 15:45 1h 29m · direct · Amtrak 63$55–98](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rochester&to=Buffalo&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [15:42 → 17:13 1h 31m · direct · FlixBus-us FlixBus 2686$44–69](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rochester&to=Buffalo&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 6. [16:20 → 17:51 1h 31m · direct · FlixBus-us FlixBus 2685$44–69](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rochester&to=Buffalo&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t5) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Rochester to Buffalo? The fastest way is by car: about 1h 41m door to door. The straight-line distance is 107 km. What is the cheapest way from Rochester to Buffalo? Drive is the cheapest, from $9. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Rochester to Buffalo? Yes. Today's timetable shows 1 direct train, the fastest taking 1h 29m. Fares run $55–98 across classes. How much is the bus from Rochester to Buffalo? Buses take about 1h 14m and cost $21–70 depending on operator and seat type. 5 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Buffalo from Rochester by road? About 118 km, roughly 1h 41m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $9–13; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - Greyhound-us - Adirondack Trailways - FlixBus-us Railways - Amtrak Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Buffalo City in New York, United States Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It lies in Western New York on the eastern shore of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River on the Canada–United States border, with a population of 278,349 at the 2020 census. The Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area, with over 1.23 million residents, is the second-largest metropolitan area in New York State behind only the New York City metropolitan area, and the 51st-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Buffalo is the county seat of Erie County. [The Buffalo guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/buffalo) Worth your time - Colored Musicians' Club Museum 145 Broadway (Metro Bus 1, 2, 4, 6, 14, 16, 24 or 42; Metro Rail: Lafayette Square),. - Nash House Museum 36 Nash St (Metro Bus 1, 2, 4, 6, 14, 16 or 42; Metro Rail: Lafayette Square),. - Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino Boasts over 1,100 slot machines and 36 table games. - Buffalo Raceway 5600 McKinley Pkwy, Hamburg (on the grounds of the Erie County Fair). 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