Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to Buffalo, NY from $135

Return flight: Buffalo – San Diego

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 257 connecting flights from San Diego to Buffalo. You can compare airfare deals from 6 airlines and multiple travel sites from $135, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SAN-BUF flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
06:25 — 12:43
+1 day
06:25 — 10:02 F92818 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Denver
21h 28m stop
08:07 — 13:16 F92752 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Buffalo
27h 18m
including layover
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06:30 — 18:32
22:30 — 06:52 UA1827 United Airlines
San Diego — Newark
2h 2m stop
16:55 — 18:28 UA4547 United Airlines
Newark — Buffalo
9h 2m
including layover
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from$249
07:24 — 10:50
+1 day
07:24 — 13:00 SY1640 Sun Country Airlines
San Diego — Minneapolis
18h 48m stop
07:48 — 10:50 SY1057 Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis — Buffalo
24h 26m
including layover
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from$198
07:45 — 18:56
07:45 — 16:00 UA1071 United Airlines
San Diego — Washington D.C.
1h 25m stop
17:25 — 18:56 UA4823 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — Buffalo
8h 11m
including layover
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from$295
08:00 — 18:46
08:00 — 16:17 UA1071 United Airlines
San Diego — Washington D.C.
1h 8m stop
17:25 — 18:46 UA4456 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — Buffalo
7h 46m
including layover
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08:00 — 19:01
08:00 — 16:17 UA1071 United Airlines
San Diego — Washington D.C.
1h 23m stop
17:40 — 19:01 UA3671 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — Buffalo
8h 1m
including layover
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10:41 — 21:16
10:41 — 17:00 UA1712 United Airlines
San Diego — Chicago
1h 28m stop
18:28 — 21:16 UA1335 United Airlines
Chicago — Buffalo
7h 35m
including layover
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from$255
10:41 — 21:01
10:41 — 17:00 UA2677 United Airlines
San Diego — Chicago
1h 20m stop
18:20 — 21:01 UA1335 United Airlines
Chicago — Buffalo
7h 20m
including layover
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from$266
11:17 — 22:56
11:17 — 14:45 UA1337 United Airlines
San Diego — Denver
2h 55m stop
17:40 — 22:56 UA2473 United Airlines
Denver — Buffalo
8h 39m
including layover
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11:27 — 22:55
11:27 — 14:55 UA264 United Airlines
San Diego — Denver
2h 50m stop
17:45 — 22:55 UA1800 United Airlines
Denver — Buffalo
8h 28m
including layover
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12:35 — 23:59
12:35 — 20:46 UA755 United Airlines
San Diego — Washington D.C.
1h 44m stop
22:30 — 23:59 UA3508 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — Buffalo
8h 24m
including layover
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12:52 — 22:56
12:52 — 16:20 UA1483 United Airlines
San Diego — Denver
1h 20m stop
17:40 — 22:56 UA2473 United Airlines
Denver — Buffalo
7h 4m
including layover
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14:11 — 09:54
+1 day
14:11 — 20:25 UA1779 United Airlines
San Diego — Chicago
10h 45m stop
07:10 — 09:54 UA352 United Airlines
Chicago — Buffalo
16h 43m
including layover
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14:11 — 13:22
+1 day
14:11 — 20:25 UA1779 United Airlines
San Diego — Chicago
14h 10m stop
10:35 — 13:22 UA4382 United Airlines
Chicago — Buffalo
20h 11m
including layover
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16:03 — 22:56
+1 day
16:03 — 19:30 UA682 United Airlines
San Diego — Denver
22h 10m stop
17:40 — 22:56 UA2473 United Airlines
Denver — Buffalo
27h 53m
including layover
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16:10 — 22:55
+1 day
16:10 — 19:38 UA682 United Airlines
San Diego — Denver
22h 7m stop
17:45 — 22:55 UA1800 United Airlines
Denver — Buffalo
27h 45m
including layover
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17:35 — 09:54
+1 day
17:30 — 23:44 UA2486 United Airlines
San Diego — Chicago
7h 25m stop
07:15 — 09:54 UA2038 United Airlines
Chicago — Buffalo
13h 19m
including layover
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17:35 — 21:01
+1 day
16:40 — 22:45 UA2486 United Airlines
San Diego — Chicago
18h 30m stop
18:06 — 20:47 UA1335 United Airlines
Chicago — Buffalo
24h 26m
including layover
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18:23 — 10:44
+1 day
17:49 — 23:25 SY408 Sun Country Airlines
San Diego — Minneapolis
7h 43m stop
07:42 — 10:44 SY1057 Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis — Buffalo
13h 21m
including layover
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from$167
18:47 — 22:55
+1 day
18:47 — 22:15 UA519 United Airlines
San Diego — Denver
19h 30m stop
17:45 — 22:55 UA1800 United Airlines
Denver — Buffalo
25h 8m
including layover
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from$293
21:20 — 10:05
+1 day
21:20 — 05:39 UA1373 United Airlines
San Diego — Newark
2h 55m stop
08:34 — 10:05 UA4420 United Airlines
Newark — Buffalo
9h 45m
including layover
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21:20 — 10:56
+1 day
21:20 — 05:43 UA2711 United Airlines
San Diego — Newark
3h 46m stop
09:29 — 10:56 UA3717 United Airlines
Newark — Buffalo
10h 36m
including layover
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22:15 — 09:45
+1 day
21:50 — 05:49 UA2129 United Airlines
San Diego — Washington D.C.
2h 12m stop
08:25 — 09:45 UA6261 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — Buffalo
8h 30m
including layover
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22:30 — 09:53
+1 day
22:30 — 04:37 UA2624 United Airlines
San Diego — Chicago
2h 33m stop
07:10 — 09:54 UA352 United Airlines
Chicago — Buffalo
8h 23m
including layover
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from$243
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on July 6, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between San Diego and Buffalo is 3528 miles. Time difference between the cities is 3h. Airplanes depart 06:15 to 22:45 from 11 San Diego airport and arrive 06:15 to 22:45 to 1 Buffalo airport. Average flight time is 13h.

  • The fastest flight 7h 4m
  • Average flight time 13h
  • The earliest flight 06:15
  • The latest flight 22:45
  • Distance 2193 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Buffalo are september (from 135 $), july (from 152 $), august (from 167 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 677 $), november (from 632 $), august (from 167 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Buffalo?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $135. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F92818 flight by Frontier Airlines for September 27, 2025 which leaves San Diego in San Diego at 06:25 am and arrives at Buffalo Niagara at 12:43.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Diego — Buffalo is served by 6 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 48 departures per week at the price of from $ 273 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 7897.

Direct flights

There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 257 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1483 by United Airlines takes 7h 4m and the cheapest is F92818 by Frontier Airlines for $135.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
    from $135
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
    from $167
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
    from $690
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • NK - Spirit Airlines
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Airports

You can fly from San Diego to Buffalo from 11 airports (San Diego, San Diego Regional, Gillespie Field, Golden Triangle Reg., El Cajon, Lowndes County, Miramar NAS, Montgomery Field, North Island NAS, Brown Field Municipal, AFB).

San Diego airports

  • San Diego-SAN
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  • San Diego Regional-USA
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  • Gillespie Field-SEE
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  • Golden Triangle Reg.-GTR
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  • El Cajon-CJN
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  • Lowndes County-UBS
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  • Miramar NAS-NKX
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  • Montgomery Field-MYF
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  • North Island NAS-NZY
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  • Brown Field Municipal-SDM
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  • AFB-CBM
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Buffalo airports

  • Niagara-BUF
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