Buffalo to St. Catharines Car Service
Buffalo or BUF to St. Catharines: Brock, downtown or Port Dalhousie, with one driver across the bridge.
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- Round trips
- Groups & luggage
- Sedan or SUV
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- Distance
- About 31 mi (50 km)
- Driving time
- About 40 min + border
- Border crossing
- Lewiston-Queenston Bridge or Peace Bridge
- Airports
- BUF · YHM · YYZ
Distance and driving time are approximate and don't include traffic or border wait.
About the Buffalo to St. Catharines trip
It's about 31 miles (50 km) from Buffalo to St. Catharines, including a border crossing. People cross to St. Catharines for Brock University, shows at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, the Henley rowing course in Port Dalhousie and visits with family in Niagara.
Your driver meets you at Buffalo Niagara International Airport or at your Buffalo address, whether that's Cheektowaga, Orchard Park or Amherst. The route is I-190 to the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge, then Hwy 405 and the QEW into St. Catharines, finishing at Brock University, the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre downtown or Port Dalhousie and Henley Island, or wherever you're headed.
The Welland Canal runs right through St. Catharines; at Lock 3 you can watch ocean-going ships climb the Niagara Escarpment.
Short hop over the river
Usually one bridge and well under an hour of driving.
Met at BUF arrivals
We track your flight and adjust the pickup to when you actually land.
Border handled
Your driver makes this crossing regularly and picks the bridge based on the posted waits.
What's included in your flat-rate quote
Fast written quote. Tell us the trip and we'll send one flat price in writing.
Door-to-door pickup
From your Buffalo address or BUF arrivals to your door in St. Catharines. No shuttles, no transfers.
Border help
Your driver knows the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge and the Peace Bridge, picks one based on posted waits, and tells you which documents to have ready.
Flight tracking
Landing at BUF? We follow your flight and adjust the pickup to its actual arrival time.
Sedan or SUV
Choose a sedan or an SUV. Tell us how many passengers and bags so we can match the vehicle.
Flat-rate quote in writing
One flat price for Buffalo to St. Catharines, confirmed in writing before you travel. No meter and no surge.
Round trips
Book Buffalo to St. Catharines and the trip back on one quote, timed to your return flight or plans.
Round trips
Evening show or a campus visit? Book the ride back to Buffalo at the same time.
Groups & families
Travelling together? One private vehicle for the whole group, with multiple pickup addresses on request. Tell us how many people and bags, and we'll suggest a sedan or an SUV.
Route and timing
- Coming in on the 405 and QEW is usually straightforward; Brock move-in weekends and big Henley regatta days get busy.
- We check live border wait times before your pickup; both US CBP and Canada's CBSA publish them.
- Heading into Ontario on a weekday afternoon means running into rush-hour traffic, so let us know if your arrival time is fixed.
Border crossing, passports & NEXUS
- The Lewiston-Queenston Bridge, at the end of I-190 north of Niagara Falls, is usually the most direct crossing for a trip to St. Catharines. If its line is long, your driver uses the Peace Bridge instead.
- Canadian border officers inspect everyone in the vehicle at the bridge, so have documents ready and be prepared to declare anything you're bringing in.
- Heading to St. Catharines, every traveller needs ID that Canada accepts. A valid passport is recommended, and NEXUS cards and US enhanced driver's licences are also accepted. Bring a document the US accepts for your return trip too.
- The NEXUS lane can only be used when every person in the vehicle, including the driver, is a NEXUS member; otherwise we time your Buffalo pickup for the regular lanes.
Requirements depend on citizenship and age. Check the official guidance before you travel: US CBP (entering the US) · CBSA (entering Canada) · Live border wait times
Airports on this route
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)
Cheektowaga, NY, about 10 miles east of downtown Buffalo.
John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
West along the QEW, with a smaller schedule.
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
Around the lake, through GTA traffic.
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