Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Buffalo, NY from $53

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 4 direct and 82 connecting flights from Chicago to Buffalo. You can compare airfare deals from 2 airlines and multiple travel sites from $53, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-BUF flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Chicago to Buffalo Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Chicago to Buffalo with the lowest price of $53. The fastest direct flight takes 1h 35m and the fastest connecting – 4h 17m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $206 Find flight	18:30 Chicago O'Hare International	21:10 Buffalo Niagara	1h 40m	United Airlines	UA2663
from $206 Find flight	14:10 Chicago O'Hare International	16:53 Buffalo Niagara	1h 43m	United Airlines	UA3591
from $238 Find flight	14:10 Chicago O'Hare International	16:45 Buffalo Niagara	1h 35m	United Airlines	UA1448
from $53 Find flight	10:00 Chicago O'Hare International	23:59 Buffalo Niagara	12h 59m layover 7h 2m - Fort Myers	Frontier Airlines	F93800 F93956
from $63 Find flight	06:00 Chicago Midway	17:46 Buffalo Niagara	10h 46m layover 4h 55m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F92209 F92752
from $123 Find flight	12:15 Chicago Midway	20:02 Buffalo Niagara	6h 47m layover 3h 9m - Raleigh	Frontier Airlines	F93718 F92980
from $157 Find flight	11:28 Chicago O'Hare International	22:03 Buffalo Niagara	9h 35m layover 5h 33m - Atlanta	Frontier Airlines	F91596 F91408
from $157 Find flight	10:00 Chicago Midway	22:03 Buffalo Niagara	11h 3m layover 7h 5m - Atlanta	Frontier Airlines	F92144 F91408
from $186 Find flight	08:00 Chicago O'Hare International	13:45 Buffalo Niagara	4h 45m layover 1h 0m - Charlotte	Frontier Airlines	F93142 F93062
from $214 Find flight	14:20 Chicago O'Hare International	23:30 Buffalo Niagara	8h 10m layover 4h 24m - Newark	United Airlines	UA2115 UA3522
from $214 Find flight	09:10 Chicago O'Hare International	18:33 Buffalo Niagara	8h 23m layover 4h 32m - Newark	United Airlines	UA2462 UA4582
from $214 Find flight	12:51 Chicago O'Hare International	23:30 Buffalo Niagara	9h 39m layover 5h 52m - Newark	United Airlines	UA2238 UA3522
from $214 Find flight	07:10 Chicago O'Hare International	18:33 Buffalo Niagara	10h 23m layover 6h 35m - Newark	United Airlines	UA563 UA4582
from $214 Find flight	11:51 Chicago O'Hare International	23:30 Buffalo Niagara	10h 39m layover 6h 50m - Newark	United Airlines	UA2133 UA3522
from $214 Find flight	06:00 Chicago O'Hare International	18:33 Buffalo Niagara	11h 33m layover 7h 49m - Newark	United Airlines	UA2343 UA4582
from $214 Find flight	10:50 Chicago O'Hare International	23:30 Buffalo Niagara	11h 40m layover 7h 53m - Newark	United Airlines	UA2091 UA3522

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on January 22, 2025

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

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Chicago to Buffalo. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.

Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
14:10 — 16:53	14:10 — 16:53 UA3591 United Airlines Chicago — Buffalo	1h 43m	Find flight from$206
14:10 — 16:45	14:10 — 16:45 UA1448 United Airlines Chicago — Buffalo	1h 35m	Find flight from$238
18:15 — 20:55	18:15 — 20:55 UA1335 United Airlines Chicago — Buffalo	1h 40m	Find flight from$271
18:30 — 21:10	18:30 — 21:10 UA2663 United Airlines Chicago — Buffalo	1h 40m	Find flight from$206
06:00 — 17:46	06:00 — 07:43 F92209 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Denver 4h 55m stop 12:38 — 17:46 F92752 Frontier Airlines Denver — Buffalo	10h 46m including layover	Find flight from$63
06:00 — 18:33	06:00 — 09:11 UA2343 United Airlines Chicago — Newark 7h 49m stop 17:00 — 18:33 UA4582 United Airlines Newark — Buffalo	11h 33m including layover	Find flight from$214
07:10 — 18:33	07:10 — 10:25 UA563 United Airlines Chicago — Newark 6h 35m stop 17:00 — 18:33 UA4582 United Airlines Newark — Buffalo	10h 23m including layover	Find flight from$214
07:10 — 23:30	07:10 — 10:25 UA563 United Airlines Chicago — Newark 11h 34m stop 21:59 — 23:30 UA3522 United Airlines Newark — Buffalo	15h 20m including layover	Find flight from$214
08:00 — 13:45	08:00 — 11:01 F93142 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Charlotte 1h stop 12:01 — 13:45 F93062 Frontier Airlines Charlotte — Buffalo	4h 45m including layover	Find flight from$186
08:50 — 14:08	08:50 — 11:48 UA2490 United Airlines Chicago — Washington D.C. 52m stop 12:40 — 14:08 UA4335 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Buffalo	4h 18m including layover	Find flight from$216
09:10 — 18:33	09:10 — 12:28 UA2462 United Airlines Chicago — Newark 4h 32m stop 17:00 — 18:33 UA4582 United Airlines Newark — Buffalo	8h 23m including layover	Find flight from$214
09:10 — 23:30	09:10 — 12:28 UA2462 United Airlines Chicago — Newark 9h 31m stop 21:59 — 23:30 UA3522 United Airlines Newark — Buffalo	13h 20m including layover	Find flight from$214
10:00 — 23:59	10:00 — 13:57 F93800 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Fort Myers 7h 2m stop 20:59 — 23:59 F93956 Frontier Airlines Fort Myers — Buffalo	12h 59m including layover	Find flight from$53
10:00 — 22:03	10:00 — 12:56 F92144 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Atlanta 7h 5m stop 20:01 — 22:03 F91408 Frontier Airlines Atlanta — Buffalo	11h 3m including layover	Find flight from$157
11:28 — 22:03	11:28 — 14:28 F91596 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Atlanta 5h 33m stop 20:01 — 22:03 F91408 Frontier Airlines Atlanta — Buffalo	9h 35m including layover	Find flight from$157
11:51 — 23:30	11:51 — 15:09 UA2133 United Airlines Chicago — Newark 6h 50m stop 21:59 — 23:30 UA3522 United Airlines Newark — Buffalo	10h 39m including layover	Find flight from$214
12:15 — 20:02	12:15 — 15:10 F93718 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Raleigh 3h 9m stop 18:19 — 20:02 F92980 Frontier Airlines Raleigh — Buffalo	6h 47m including layover	Find flight from$123
12:51 — 23:30	12:51 — 16:07 UA2238 United Airlines Chicago — Newark 5h 52m stop 21:59 — 23:30 UA3522 United Airlines Newark — Buffalo	9h 39m including layover	Find flight from$214
13:15 — 19:08	13:15 — 16:13 UA2431 United Airlines Chicago — Washington D.C. 1h 22m stop 17:35 — 19:08 UA4823 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Buffalo	4h 53m including layover	Find flight from$216
13:15 — 23:25	13:15 — 16:13 UA2431 United Airlines Chicago — Washington D.C. 5h 52m stop 22:05 — 23:25 UA4492 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Buffalo	9h 10m including layover	Find flight from$281
14:20 — 23:30	14:16 — 17:31 UA2115 United Airlines Chicago — Newark 4h 24m stop 21:59 — 23:30 UA3522 United Airlines Newark — Buffalo	8h 10m including layover	Find flight from$214
15:15 — 23:30	15:15 — 18:31 UA2649 United Airlines Chicago — Newark 3h 28m stop 21:59 — 23:30 UA3522 United Airlines Newark — Buffalo	7h 15m including layover	Find flight from$216
15:35 — 23:25	15:35 — 18:27 UA2451 United Airlines Chicago — Washington D.C. 3h 38m stop 22:05 — 23:25 UA4492 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Buffalo	6h 50m including layover	Find flight from$216
16:08 — 23:30	16:08 — 19:23 UA795 United Airlines Chicago — Newark 2h 36m stop 21:59 — 23:30 UA3522 United Airlines Newark — Buffalo	6h 22m including layover	Find flight from$216
16:10 — 23:41	16:10 — 19:01 UA587 United Airlines Chicago — Washington D.C. 3h 14m stop 22:15 — 23:41 UA4353 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Buffalo	6h 31m including layover	Find flight from$341
18:08 — 23:25	18:08 — 21:01 UA444 United Airlines Chicago — Washington D.C. 1h 4m stop 22:05 — 23:25 UA4492 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Buffalo	4h 17m including layover	Find flight from$216
19:47 — 18:33 +1 day	19:47 — 22:59 UA2362 United Airlines Chicago — Newark 18h 1m stop 17:00 — 18:33 UA4582 United Airlines Newark — Buffalo	21h 46m including layover	Find flight from$275
21:45 — 23:30 +1 day	21:45 — 00:58 UA2415 United Airlines Chicago — Newark 21h 1m stop 21:59 — 23:30 UA3522 United Airlines Newark — Buffalo	24h 45m including layover	Find flight from$239
21:45 — 18:33 +1 day	21:45 — 00:58 UA2415 United Airlines Chicago — Newark 16h 2m stop 17:00 — 18:33 UA4582 United Airlines Newark — Buffalo	19h 48m including layover	Find flight from$275

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on January 22, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Chicago and Buffalo is 740 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 06:00 to 21:45 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 06:00 to 21:45 to 1 Buffalo airport. Average flight time is 1h 40m.

The fastest flight 1h 35m
Average flight time 1h 40m
The earliest flight 06:00
The latest flight 21:45
Distance 460 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Buffalo are february (from 53 $), january (from 66 $), november (from 203 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 204 $), november (from 203 $), january (from 66 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Buffalo?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $53. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F93800 flight by Frontier Airlines for February 1, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 10:00 am and arrives at Buffalo Niagara at 23:59.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — Buffalo is served by 2 regular airlines and 1 low-cost airline. Most of the flights on this route are operated by United Airlines - 79 departures per week at the price of from $ 206 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 559.

Direct flights

There are 4 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA1448 by United Airlines takes 1h 35m and the cheapest is F93800 by Frontier Airlines for $206.

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Connecting Flights

There are 82 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA444 by United Airlines takes 4h 17m and the cheapest is F93800 by Frontier Airlines for $53.

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Airports

You can fly from Chicago to Buffalo from 7 airports (O'Hare International, Midway, Dupage County, Chicago FSS, Merrill C Meigs (closed), Pal-Waukee, Chicago NAS).

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Airplanes

There are flights to Buffalo from Chicago by 2 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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