Cheap Flights from Buffalo, NY to Chicago, IL from $80

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 9 direct and 310 connecting flights from Buffalo to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 3 airlines and multiple travel sites from $80, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out BUF-CHI flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Buffalo to Chicago Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Buffalo to Chicago with the lowest price of $80. The fastest direct flight takes 1h 53m and the fastest connecting – 4h 15m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $136 Find flight	10:50 Buffalo Niagara	11:45 Chicago O'Hare International	1h 55m	United Airlines	UA606
from $180 Find flight	07:00 Buffalo Niagara	07:53 Chicago O'Hare International	1h 53m	United Airlines	UA329
from $251 Find flight	10:50 Buffalo Niagara	11:48 Chicago O'Hare International	1h 58m	United Airlines	UA4179
from $80 Find flight	16:32 Buffalo Niagara	22:29 Chicago O'Hare International	6h 57m layover 1h 8m - Tampa	Frontier Airlines	F91243 F92317
from $94 Find flight	09:56 Buffalo Niagara	16:40 Chicago O'Hare International	7h 44m layover 3h 33m - Raleigh	Frontier Airlines	F92979 F93351

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on September 18, 2025

Flight Schedule Buffalo (New York) to Chicago (Illinois)

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
07:00 — 07:53	07:00 — 07:53 UA329 United Airlines Buffalo — Chicago	1h 53m	Find flight from$180
08:50 — 15:06	08:50 — 11:32 F91691 Frontier Airlines Buffalo — Orlando 1h 32m stop 18:20 — 20:17 F93853 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Chicago	7h 16m including layover	Find flight from$83
09:56 — 16:40	09:51 — 11:34 F92979 Frontier Airlines Buffalo — Raleigh 3h 33m stop 15:38 — 17:08 F93351 Frontier Airlines Raleigh — Chicago	7h 44m including layover	Find flight from$94
10:50 — 11:45	10:50 — 11:45 UA606 United Airlines Buffalo — Chicago	1h 55m	Find flight from$136
10:50 — 11:46	10:50 — 11:46 UA2337 United Airlines Buffalo — Chicago	1h 56m	Find flight from$136
10:50 — 11:50	10:50 — 11:50 UA3440 United Airlines Buffalo — Chicago	2h	Find flight from$137
10:50 — 11:48	10:50 — 11:48 UA4179 United Airlines Buffalo — Chicago	1h 58m	Find flight from$251
13:57 — 14:55	13:57 — 14:55 UA4381 United Airlines Buffalo — Chicago	1h 58m	Find flight from$136
13:57 — 14:55	13:57 — 14:55 UA4165 United Airlines Buffalo — Chicago	1h 58m	Find flight from$184
14:00 — 14:55	14:00 — 14:55 UA5230 United Airlines Buffalo — Chicago	1h 55m	Find flight from$136
16:32 — 22:29	16:40 — 19:26 F91243 Frontier Airlines Buffalo — Tampa 1h 8m stop 22:17 — 00:25 F92317 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Chicago	6h 57m including layover	Find flight from$80
17:24 — 23:52	17:24 — 19:13 F92751 Frontier Airlines Buffalo — Denver 1h 9m stop 20:22 — 23:52 F93174 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	7h 28m including layover	Find flight from$89
17:24 — 20:53 +1 day	17:24 — 19:13 F92751 Frontier Airlines Buffalo — Denver 22h 13m stop 17:26 — 20:53 F92210 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	28h 29m including layover	Find flight from$94
17:54 — 18:50	17:54 — 18:50 UA630 United Airlines Buffalo — Chicago	1h 56m	Find flight from$136
21:37 — 15:06 +1 day	21:37 — 00:26 F93261 Frontier Airlines Buffalo — Orlando 12h 42m stop 18:20 — 20:17 F93853 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Chicago	18h 29m including layover	Find flight from$94

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 18, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Buffalo to Chicago depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Buffalo and Chicago is 740 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 06:00 to 21:37 from 1 Buffalo airport and arrive 06:00 to 21:37 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 1h 56m.

The fastest flight 1h 53m
Average flight time 1h 56m
The earliest flight 06:00
The latest flight 21:37
Distance 460 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are july (from 80 $), june (from 84 $), august (from 84 $).

The most expensive months are october (from 413 $), october (from 222 $), november (from 181 $).

What is the lowest airfare Buffalo to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $80. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F91243 flight by Frontier Airlines for July 4, 2025 which leaves Niagara in Buffalo at 16:32 am and arrives at Chicago O'Hare International at 22:29.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Buffalo — Chicago is served by 3 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Frontier Airlines - 17 departures per week at the price of from $ 80 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 810.

Direct flights

There are 9 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA329 by United Airlines takes 1h 53m and the cheapest is F91243 by Frontier Airlines for $136.

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Connecting Flights

There are 310 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA3644 by United Airlines takes 4h 15m and the cheapest is F91243 by Frontier Airlines for $80.

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Airports

You can fly from Buffalo to Chicago from 1 airports (Niagara).

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Chicago airports

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Dupage County-DPA

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Merrill C Meigs (closed)-CGX

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Pal-Waukee-PWK

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Chicago NAS-NOH

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Airplanes

There are flights to Chicago from Buffalo by 3 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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