New York

Distance from Buffalo to Syracuse

Straight-line distance

137.7mi

Buffalo, NY and Syracuse, NY are 137.7 miles (221.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Buffalo, the shortest path starts out heading E (85°).

kilometers
221.6
nautical miles
119.7
heading from Buffalo
85° E
heading from Syracuse
267° W
BuffaloSyracuse

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Buffalo is from Syracuse

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Buffalo and Syracuse is 137.7 miles, 221.6 km or 119.7 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 137.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
137.7
Kilometers
221.6
Nautical miles
119.7
Bearing from Buffalo
84.8° E
Bearing arriving at Syracuse
86.7°
Bearing from Syracuse
266.7° W

Halfway between Buffalo and Syracuse

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.974778, -77.503290 (42°58'29.20"N 77°30'11.84"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Honeoye Falls, NY, with 2,817 residents, 4.7 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Buffalo gets 15 h 21 min of daylight and Syracuse 15 h 22 min; on December 21, 9 h 01 min and 9 h 00 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Buffalo has 1.9 times the population of Syracuse. From July 2020 to July 2024, Buffalo changed by -0.3% and Syracuse by -0.6%. Both are in New York.

  1. 01Buffalo, NY276,617 (-0.3%)
  2. 02Syracuse, NY146,097 (-0.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Buffalo from Syracuse?

137.7 miles, 221.6 km or 119.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Syracuse from Buffalo?

E. The great-circle path leaves Buffalo on a bearing of 84.8° and arrives at Syracuse on 86.7°. The return trip starts on 266.7°.

What is halfway between Buffalo and Syracuse?

The midpoint is at 42.974778, -77.503290. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Honeoye Falls, NY, 4.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Buffalo and Syracuse?

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Buffalo or Syracuse?

Buffalo, with 276,617 residents in July 2024 against 146,097 for Syracuse, 1.9 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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