256 mi
5 hours 13 mins
$20 - $38
There are 215.34 miles from Buffalo to Detroit in west direction and 256 miles (411.99 kilometers) by car, following the route.
Buffalo and Detroit are 5 hours 13 mins far apart, if you drive non-stop .
This is the fastest route from Buffalo, NY to Detroit, MI.
Buffalo, NY and Detroit, MI are in the same time zone (EDT). Current time in both locations is 10:54 pm.
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Planning on renting a car to go from Buffalo, NY to Detroit, MI? Here there are some offers to rent a car in Buffalo, NY
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A car with a fuel efficiency of MPG will need 10.27 gallons of gas to cover the route between Buffalo, NY and Detroit, MI.
The estimated cost of gas to go from Buffalo to Detroit is $27.77.
During the route, an average car will release 201.19 pounds of CO2 to the atmosphere. The carbon footprint would be 0.79 pounds of CO2 per mile.
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If you want to meet halfway between Buffalo, NY and Detroit, MI or just make a stop in the middle of your trip, the exact coordinates of the halfway point of this route are 42.973557 and -80.962959, or 42º 58' 24.8052" N, 80º 57' 46.6524" W. This location is 127.85 miles away from Buffalo, NY and Detroit, MI and it would take approximately 2 hours 36 mins to reach the halfway point from both locations.
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Checkout the distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles between Buffalo, NY and Detroit, MI in this table:
| Distance type | Miles | Kilometers | Nautical miles |
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| Straight line distance | 215.34 mi | 346.55 km | 187.12 nautical mi |
| Driving distance | 256 mi | 411.51 km | 222.20 nautical mi |
