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Buffalo by car
Buffalo by car
The New York State Thruway (I-90) runs east to west and connects Buffalo to other major cities?New York, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany to the east and Cleveland and Erie, Pennsylvania to the west. I-190 runs north and south, mostly along the Niagara River and connects Niagara Falls and Buffalo. I-290 connects various suburban areas to the north and northeast of the city. I-990 connects Lockport to the rest of the Thruway system and the city.
If coming from Ontario, take the QEW; the border crossing into Buffalo is located at the end of the QEW in Fort Erie. Other bridge crossing options include the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, along with the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge in Lewiston, NY.
By car, Buffalo is about two hours from Toronto, one and a half hours from Rochester, two and a half hours from Syracuse, and 7 hours from New York City.
Average wait times at the various border entries vary however the Peace Bridge tends to be much quicker with more available lanes and fewer lineups.
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