Cheapest€65.63
- Air Wisconsin AW806316:271h 23m17:50Buffalo BUFChicago ORD
Door to door 4h 33mCO2 184.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Buffalo to Chicago costs €65.63 at the cheapest and takes 4h 31m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 7 operators. The route covers 751 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 751 km
- Fastest
- 4h 31m
- Average
- 4h 36m
- Services per day
- 56
- Cheapest
- €65.63
- CO2 per passenger
- 184.7 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 32m | 1h 22m | 3h 10m | €76.84 | 184.7 kg | 56 |
- 4h 32mFastest, by Flight
- €76.84Cheapest, by Flight
- 184.7 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 751 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€76.25
- United Airlines UA801908:271h 22m09:49Buffalo BUFChicago MDW
Door to door 4h 32mCO2 184.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Buffalo to Chicago | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €138.79 | €144.69 | €110.47 | €96.31 | €93.95 | €99.85 | €100.44 | €93.36 | €96.31 | €89.23 | €78.02 | €76.84 | €82.74 | €88.05 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €65.63
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Chicago is not something we sell.
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When to book Buffalo to Chicago
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €67.4090 days
- €51.4760 days
- €62.0945 days
- €67.4030 days
- €79.2021 days
- €88.0514 days
- €100.447 days
- €110.473 days
- €138.791 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €51.47.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 170 percent. The most expensive point is €138.79, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €89.23Sun
- €78.02Mon
- €76.84Tue
- €82.74Wed
- €88.05Thu
- €93.36Fri
- €96.31Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €93.95Sep
- €69.76Oct
- €64.45Nov
- €63.27Dec
- €60.91Jan
- €53.24Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 751 km against 729 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Buffalo at 06:11 and the last at 20:53, across 56 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Buffalo
Rail
- Buffalo-Exchange Street
- Buffalo Central Terminal
- Orchard Park
Bus
- Metropolitan Transportation Center
- Bus Garage
Air
- BUF
Ferry
- Queen City Bike Ferry - Bike Ferry Landing on Outer Harbor
- Queen City Bike Ferry - Commercial Slip at Canalside
Chicago
Rail
- Chicago Union Station
- Chicago Ridge
- Chicago station
Bus
- Chicago Union Station
- Chicago & Austin Terminal
Air
- ORD
- MDW
Ferry
- Chicago Avenue
- Chicago Riverwalk
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Air Wisconsin | €65.63 | 4h 31m |
 American Airlines | €66.81 | 4h 31m |
 Mesa Airlines | €66.81 | 4h 32m |
 Republic Airways | €69.17 | 4h 31m |
 SkyWest | €66.81 | 4h 31m |
 Southwest Airlines | €72.12 | 4h 31m |
| United Airlines | €69.76 | 4h 32m |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €48.00 | 73% |
| Taxes | €8.64 | 13% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 11% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €65.63 | 100% |
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Baggage storage near Chicago Union Station
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Questions about Buffalo to Chicago
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Buffalo to Chicago?
The fastest journey from Buffalo to Chicago takes 4h 31m door to door, of which 1h 22m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 36m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Buffalo to Chicago?
The cheapest fare from Buffalo to Chicago is €65.63, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €106.34. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Chicago?
The cheapest way from Buffalo to Chicago is by Flight, at €76.84 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 32m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Buffalo to Chicago?
Fares from Buffalo to Chicago bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €51.47. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 170 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Buffalo to Chicago?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Buffalo to Chicago, at €76.84. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Buffalo to Chicago?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Buffalo to Chicago, at €53.24 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Buffalo to Chicago?
7 operators sell services from Buffalo to Chicago across 1 modes: Air Wisconsin, American Airlines, Mesa Airlines, Republic Airways, SkyWest, Southwest Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Buffalo to Chicago?
Every service we sell from Buffalo to Chicago is direct, with around 56 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 31m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Buffalo to Chicago use?
Services from Buffalo to Chicago by Flight leave from Buffalo BUF and arrive at Chicago MDW. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Buffalo to Chicago?
0 of the 7 operators we sell from Buffalo to Chicago allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Buffalo to Chicago on September 10, 2026: 751 km of route against 729 km in a straight line, 56 services a day, 7 operators, a cheapest fare of €65.63, and 4h 31m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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