Buffalo Niagara Convention Center / Parking & Directions

Location
Conveniently located in the heart of downtown Buffalo, the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center offers you access to great accommodations, shopping, thriving nightlife, world-class theater and exciting restaurants. Plus, the waterfront area is home to a HSBC Arena, a state-of-the-art entertainment and sports complex. The downtown convention district has over 1,000 hotel rooms. Our facility is connected to a 400 room hotel via a fully enclosed, climate-controlled walkway. This walkway provides easy access to the hotel's 20,000 sq. ft. of function space, for a combined facility total of 130,000 sq. ft.

Address

The physical address of the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, for the purposes of map requests on the internet, is 153 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY 14202. Our mailing address is Convention Center Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14202.

Maps

Download a PDF map with directions here. [720 KB]

Driving Directions

From the North (Tonawanda/Niagara Falls) Take the 290 to the 190 (Youngman); take Niagara Street Exit #8, turn right (south) on to Niagara Street. Continue on Niagara Street go around the traffic circle in front of City Hall and turn right onto Court Street (approximately the fourth street). Go down one block to Franklin Street and turn left. The Buffalo Convention Center will be on the right hand side in the middle of the block.	From the South (Erie) Take the 90 East to Exit #53 (190 North); continue on the 190 to the Niagara Street Exit #N8 (Intersection 8). Turn right (south) onto Niagara Street. Continue on Niagara Street, go around the traffic circle in front of City Hall and turn right onto Court Street (approximately the fourth street). Go down one block to Franklin Street and turn left. The Buffalo Convention Center will be on the right hand side in the middle of the block.
From the East (Buffalo Airport/Rochester) Take the 90 West to Exit #51 West (Route 33 West toward downtown Buffalo). Exit at Goodell Street; go straight on Goodell until the sign directs you to Pearl Street (Pearl Street will veer to the left. The Buffalo Convention Center loading dock entrance will be on your right three blocks (just past West Huron Street. TO REACH THE MAIN ENTRANCE: continue down Pearl Street until the corner of Court Street, turn right onto Court Street, go down one block and turn right onto Franklin Street. The Convention Center will be on your right, in the middle of the block.	From the Peace Bridge (Canada) After getting off of the bridge, continue straight to Porter Avenue; make a left onto Porter. Stay on Porter to Niagara Street; turn right onto Niagara. Continue on Niagara Street, go around the traffic circle in front of City Hall and turn right onto Court Street (approximately the fourth street). Go down one block to Franklin Street and turn left. The Convention Center will be on the right hand side, in the middle of the block.