Visitors

The Niagara Falls Airport (IAG) is located on Niagara Falls Blvd and Williams Road, in Niagara Falls, NY.

Airlines serving the Niagara Falls Airport include:

• Allegiant Air
  Non-stop from St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Myrtle Beach, Punta Gorda

Information current as of November 1, 2025.

Buffalo is strategically located on the busy New York to Toronto corridor.  This allows Buffalo to be served by inter-city buses multiple times a day, all day long.

The Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center is located in the central business district of Downtown Buffalo at 181 Ellicott Street.

The station is directly served by:

• Baron's Bus Lines

• FlixBus

• Fullington Trailways

• Greyhound Lines, Inc.

• Megabus.com 

• New York Trailways

The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority's NFTA-Metro system operates a comprehensive bus and light rail subway system in the Greater Buffalo Niagara region.

Of interest (if you gotta get a trip to Niagara Falls in one of the days), a day-trip to Niagara Falls can be made by utilizing the 40-Grand Island/Niagara Falls (Daily/Hourly) or 77-Niagara Falls Express (Weekday only/Hourly) from the Metropolitan Transportation Center in Downtown Buffalo (Inter-city Bus Terminal).  Fare paid onboard is $2.00 (exact change) or $5.00 for a day pass.

Most City of Buffalo, City of Niagara Falls and suburban local routes operate daily but may have less frequent service on weekends.  Express buses generally operate 1-2 trips weekdays to Downtown in the morning, and 1-2 trips outbound weekday afternoons.

Their NFTA-Metro call center is open 6:00am until 6:00pm, Monday through Friday at:  716.855.7211

Amtrak has three local stations; Downtown Buffalo (BFX), Dick Road-Depew (BUF) and Niagara Falls (NIA).  

All stations are serviced daily by Amtrak Empire Service, however, the only train not servicing BFX or NIA stations is the Lake Shore Limited service between New York Penn Station and Chicago.  The closest station in relation to downtown Buffalo for this train is the Dick Road (Depew) station.

The Maple Leaf operates from Toronto as a Via Rail Canada train, changing crews to an Amtrak crew prior to crossing the border at Niagara Falls.

Uber and Lyft both service the Buffalo-Niagara region.  Visit their apps to book a ride.

• Allentown Arts Festival / Allen West Festival, early June

• Buffalo Auto Show, late January

• Buffalo Garden Walk, late July

• Buffalo Greekfest (Hellenic Festival), early-June

• Buffalo Home and Garden Show, mid-March

• Buffalo Labor Day Parade, Labor Day weekend

• Buffalo Pride Week and Buffalo Pride Parade, early-June

• Canal Fest, mid/late-July

• Dyngus Day Festival and Parade,  Monday after Easter (varies yearly)

• Eden Corn Festival, early/mid-August

• Erie County Fair, mid-August

• Italian Heritage Festival, mid-late July

• Juneteenth Festival, mid-June

• Lewiston Arts Festival, early-mid August

• Niagara County Peach Festival, mid-September

• Nickel City Comic Con, late-June

• Puerto Rican Heritage Festival, mid-August

• General Casimir Pulaski Day Parade, mid-October

• St Patricks Day Parade and Old Neighborhood St. Patricks' Day Parade

• Taste of Buffalo, mid-July (weekend following July 4th holiday)

• WingFest, weekend prior to Labor Day

** Information current as of November 1, 2025,

• 26 Allen (Home bar of the Buffalo Bulldogs)
  26 Allen at North Pearl

• Fugazi
  503 Franklin Street, Buffalo NY

• Spotted Octopus Brewing Company
  41 Edward St, Buffalo NY

• Underground
  274 Delaware Av, Buffalo NY

• Albright-Knox Art Gallery (AKG)
  Elmwood Av at Rockwell Road
  World-class art gallery with travelling exhibits on occasion.

• Our Lady of Victory Basilica / Father Baker
  South Park Av at Ridge Road
  The OLV Church and National Shrine was built by Father Baker, our own Catholic Priest that is recognized as "Venerable" by the Vatican, a step closer to having him named a Saint by the Catholic Church.

• South Buffalo Botanical Gardens
  South Park Av at McKinley Parkway
  Everything botanical in nature.

• Allen Burger Venture
  175 Allen St, Buffalo NY
  Burgers and brews.  Their homemade tots are out of this world.

• Amy's Place
  3234 Main St, Buffalo NY
  Worthy mention for the vegetarians and vegans.  

• Bocce Club
  4174 Bailey Av, Amherst NY
  THIS location.  Best Buffalo-style pizza, hands down.  Recommend for take-out.

• Chef's Restaurant
  Seneca and Chicago Sts.
  Old-fashioned atmosphere Italian cooking.  Get the Spaghetti Parm!

• Duff's
  Multiple locations
  Popular chicken wing establishment.

• Frank and Teressa's Anchor Bar
  1047 Main St, Buffalo and other locations
  Home of the Buffalo Chicken Wing.  The Main Street location is a short walk from Allentown.

• Jim's Steakout
  Multiple locations
  A Buffalo staple after a night on the town.

• Lake Effect Diner
  3165 Main St, Buffalo NY
  A University Heights landmark to meet up at for brunch before heading back home.

• Mighty Taco
  Multiple locations
  Buffalo staple after a night on the town.

• Paula's Donuts
  Multiple locations
  Exceptional donuts and coffee are a Buffalo necessity in the morning.

• Buffalo Bandits
  Lacrosse (NLL-National Lacrosse League); games held at Key Bank Center.

• Buffalo Bills
  Football (NFL-National Football League-AFC); games held at Highmark Stadium.  The Bills will be opening their new stadium at the start of the 2026/2027 football season.

• Buffalo Bisons
  Baseball (Minor League Baseball-AAA affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays / International League); games held at Sahlen Field, in downtown Buffalo. 

• Buffalo Sabres
  Hockey (NHL-National Hockey League); games are held at Key Bank Center.

• University at Buffalo Bulls Men's Basketball
  Home games held at Alumni Arena, Amherst, NY

• University at Buffalo Bulls Football
  Home games held at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

• Batavia Downs and Gaming Complex
  8315 Park Road, Batavia, NY  

• Buffalo Raceway
  5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg NY  14075

• Casino Niagara
  5705 Falls Ave, Niagara Falls ON  

• Hamburg Gaming Complex
  5820 South Park Av, Hamburg NY

• Niagara Fallsview Casino and Resort
  6380 Fallsview Blvd, Niagara Falls, ON Canada

• Seneca Allegany Casino and Resort
  777 Seneca Allegany Blvd, Salamanca, NY

• Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino
  Michigan Av & Perry, Downtown Buffalo

• Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino
  310 4th Street, Niagara Falls, NY