Buffalo is accessible by car, plane, or train. Drivers from the
United States can take the
New York state Thruway (I-90) right into the city, and Canadian drivers can come via the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW). Those who prefer the train should look to
Amtrak
.
Buffalo is served by two separate Amtrak stations, Buffalo-Depew and Buffalo-Exchange Street. For air travel,
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
is just 10 minutes east of the city. With about 125 daily flights with nonstop service to 18 cities, the BNIA serves 4.25 million passengers annually from a state-of-the-art terminal constructed in 1998. Major carriers are US Airways, Continental, American, Northwest, United, JetBlue, Southwest, and Delta. Flights are about 1 hour from
New York City,
Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh, and
Washington, DC; 1 hour and 20 minutes from
Boston or Chicago; and 6 and a half hours from
Los Angeles of
San Francisco.