Car hire and driving in Buffalo
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BUF means 13 km (8 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Buffalo
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo to St. Catharines | Canada | 43 km (27 mi) | about 35 min |
| Buffalo to Hamilton | Canada | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 12 min |
| Buffalo to Oakville | Canada | 90 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 14 min |
| Buffalo to Burlington | Canada | 96 km (59 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Buffalo to Mississauga | Canada | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Buffalo to Toronto | Canada | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Buffalo to Etobicoke | Canada | 101 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Buffalo to Rochester | United States | 107 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 27 min |
| Buffalo to Milton | Canada | 107 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 27 min |
| Buffalo to Ajax | Canada | 108 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 28 min |
| Buffalo to Whitby | Canada | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 30 min |
| Buffalo to Thornhill | Canada | 112 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 31 min |
| Buffalo to New York City | United States | 470 km (292 mi) | about 6 h 23 min |
| Buffalo to Brooklyn | United States | 478 km (297 mi) | about 6 h 29 min |
| Buffalo to Chicago | United States | 729 km (453 mi) | about 9 h 53 min |
| Buffalo to Queens | United States | 485 km (301 mi) | about 6 h 34 min |
| Buffalo to Montréal | Canada | 513 km (318 mi) | about 6 h 57 min |
| Buffalo to Philadelphia | United States | 450 km (279 mi) | about 6 h 6 min |
| Buffalo to Manhattan | United States | 469 km (292 mi) | about 6 h 22 min |
| Buffalo to The Bronx | United States | 473 km (294 mi) | about 6 h 24 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to compare car hire
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Buffalo?
The right, as everywhere in United States.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.