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C$ 162 Find cheap flights from San Francisco to Buffalo

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San Francisco to Buffalo departing on 27/8. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals from San Francisco to Buffalo (SFO-BUF)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Buffalo that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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6:00 a.m. - 5:42 p.m.SFO-BUF
8h 42m1 stop
3:25 p.m. - 11:38 p.m.BUF-SFO
11h 13m1 stop
C$ 349Delta
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ter, 13 ago - qua, 21 ago
9:45 p.m. - 8:49 a.m.SFO-BUF
8h 04m1 stop
7:25 p.m. - 11:33 p.m.BUF-SFO
7h 08m1 stop
C$ 377Delta
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qua, 28 ago - qui, 29 ago
8:40 p.m. - 9:59 a.m.SFO-BUF
10h 19m1 stop
4:03 p.m. - 12:29 a.m.BUF-SFO
11h 26m1 stop
C$ 403JetBlue
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ter, 17 set - sáb, 21 set
10:05 a.m. - 11:11 p.m.SFO-BUF
10h 06m1 stop
5:05 p.m. - 11:44 p.m.BUF-SFO
9h 39m1 stop
C$ 416JetBlue
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qua, 14 ago - qua, 21 ago
6:33 a.m. - 6:18 p.m.SFO-BUF
8h 45m1 stop
6:15 a.m. - 12:09 p.m.BUF-SFO
8h 54m1 stop
C$ 418Delta
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ter, 27 ago - dom, 1 set
11:07 a.m. - 9:57 p.m.SFO-BUF
7h 50m1 stop
1:39 p.m. - 7:56 p.m.BUF-SFO
9h 17m1 stop
C$ 474Alaska Airlines
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seg, 19 ago - ter, 20 ago
11:30 p.m. - 1:59 p.m.SFO-BUF
11h 29m2 stops
6:00 p.m. - 11:59 p.m.BUF-SFO
8h 59m2 stops
C$ 488United Airlines
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ter, 3 set - ter, 10 set
11:12 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.SFO-BUF
13h 58m1 stop
6:52 p.m. - 12:09 a.m.BUF-SFO
8h 17m1 stop
C$ 516Frontier
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ter, 11 jun - qua, 19 jun
6:35 a.m. - 11:32 p.m.SFO-BUF
13h 57m2 stops
6:00 p.m. - 10:56 p.m.BUF-SFO
7h 56m1 stop
C$ 542United Airlines
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qui, 22 ago - seg, 26 ago
8:39 a.m. - 11:24 p.m.SFO-BUF
11h 45m2 stops
2:40 p.m. - 7:56 p.m.BUF-SFO
8h 16m1 stop
C$ 723Alaska Airlines
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ter, 17 set - sáb, 21 set

Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Francisco to Buffalo to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Francisco to Buffalo?

The average price of all flights from San Francisco to Buffalo clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Buffalo on a Monday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from San Francisco to Buffalo. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Wednesday and avoiding Fridays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Buffalo?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from San Francisco to Buffalo, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from San Francisco to Buffalo is January, where tickets cost C$ 390 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and April, where the average cost of tickets is C$ 839 and C$ 779 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to Buffalo?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from San Francisco to Buffalo, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from San Francisco to Buffalo, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 44 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San Francisco to Buffalo?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The best deals for a one-way ticket found by KAYAK users over the last 3 days were on Frontier (C$ 162) and American Airlines (C$ 168). The cheapest round-trip tickets were found on Delta (C$ 349) and JetBlue (C$ 403).

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Low season

February

High season

July

Cheapest flight

C$ 162
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (13% more expensive on average)
Flight from San Francisco to Buffalo

When to book flights from San Francisco to Buffalo

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Francisco to Buffalo based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from San Francisco to Buffalo

  • What is the best means of transport to the city center from BUH airport?

    If you do not have access to a vehicle, using the line 24 bus, which will get you there in 39min, is your best bet for getting from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Buffalo City Hall.

  • Are there rental car services at BUH airport?

    Enjoy the conveniences of independent mobility all throughout Buffalo with your hands on the wheel of your rental car, van, SUV, or pickup truck from Budget, which is located at the Buffalo airport. You may choose from a variety of vehicles, including cars, vans, SUVs, and pickup trucks. The rental offices are situated inside the parking garages of the complex.

  • What time should I arrive at SFO airport?

    San Francisco International Airport (SFO) suggests that passengers arrive at the airport at least of 2h before departure for domestic flights and at least 3h before departure for international flights.

  • Are there parking services at SFO airport?

    In South San Francisco, at 801 South Airport Boulevard, is where you will find the Long-Term Parking facility for SFO. The facility provides choices for expedited entrance and departure, a baggage check-in service at the curbside for the majority of domestic flights, a handy shuttle service, and assured parking.

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Francisco to Buffalo?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Buffalo was C$ 119 for a one-way ticket and C$ 256 for a round-trip.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Francisco to Buffalo?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Francisco to Buffalo?

    oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between San Francisco and Buffalo, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Francisco to Buffalo, United Airlines or Frontier?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Francisco to Buffalo are United Airlines and Frontier. With an average price for the route of C$ 675 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. Frontier is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of C$ 428 and an overall rating of 6.2.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to Buffalo?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from San Francisco to Buffalo.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Francisco to Buffalo?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Buffalo from San Francisco is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San Francisco to Buffalo?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Buffalo with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Francisco to Buffalo?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Buffalo from San Francisco up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from San Francisco to Buffalo

  • You may make use of the lounges that are available while you are at SFO airport if you feel the need to unwind while you are there. At San Francisco International Airport, there are a total of 18 lounges, some of which are dedicated to certain airlines such as British Airways, Emirates, Delta, and United Airlines.
  • At San Francisco International Airport (SFO), there are private rooms available for nursing mothers to use. The San Francisco International Airport now features 19 lactation spaces, including 13 large, elegant, and private nursing rooms for breastfeeding and breast pumping mothers. These nursing rooms are devoted to the airport's breastfeeding and pumping mothers. In Terminals 1, 2, and 3, there are lactation facilities accessible both before and after passengers go through security.
  • The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) provides travelers and the guests' dogs with specially designated areas inside each of its terminals in which they may relieve themselves. A leash is required to be linked to your pet at all times when they are at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). In addition, if you want to travel from SFO with your pet, you need to make sure that you have the appropriate pet carrier with you at all times.
  • Both the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and the Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) have help services for passengers who, for whatever reason, may have difficulty navigating the airport or utilizing its amenities. We encourage you to get in touch with us either before or after you leave on vacation so that you can learn more about the help we can provide with renting wheelchairs and getting to and from the airport. If you want to take advantage of these services, you are required to provide the airline with a significant amount of early notice in order to do so.
  • Buffalo Airport (BUF) comprises a tiny, single-terminal airport. There is a good selection of stores and restaurants to choose from, including the legendary Anchor Bar, where Buffalo wings were first served. Vending machines are the sole source of food at the airport after restaurants and stores have closed for the evening.
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Top airlines flying from San Francisco to Buffalo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Buffalo. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco to Buffalo? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 10946 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
7.2Comfort
6.7Food
8.1Crew
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Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr. 2024SFO - BOS
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Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

Packed in like sardines, very uncomfortable. Sitting the aisle my shoulder was rammed into numerous times by rushing flight attendants. Also flight was very cold.

Airline did not explain reasons why flight was delayed two hours. Explanations were badly needed and rarely provided. Problem seemed to clearly be the airline’s fault and not the fault of the weather or airport.

Very uncomfortable seats and seat backs, and I am only 5’9”. Delayed due to crew issues, spent a long time with no ventilation. Teeny overhead bins. Wifi worked well. Arrived safely.

I was delighted that we were able to get on the 4:40 pm flight rather than our original booking at 6:55 pm!! Other than that, the flight was comfortable and landed early😊

Our flight was delayed many times throughout the day. The final delay was about 8 hours. I spent time in line to speak to someone at their understaffed desk, and also spent time waiting online and then chatting with a service rep. None of the United employees were any help at all. I desperately wanted to go get rest and possibly re-book my trip but I was denied any compensation or voucher for a hotel. I was repeatedly told it was not United's fault and therefore they had no compensation to offer. Overall, a cold and callous experience.

Paid WiFi was only available for a few minutes. Avoid at all costs.

Everything was great, only problem was that flights were delayed

Check in online was easy. Seats aren’t very comfortable

Over an hour delay in departure but I was notified beforehand. Another delay on tarmac upon arrival at LGA. We ended up departing the plane almost 2 hours later than expected

Frontier is a crappy airline nothing about it is honest

Our flight was delayed an hour, then when we got to board our flight finally, we were waiting in our seats for take off for 45 minutes before it was communicated that there was a maintenance issue therefore we waited on the plane for over an hour while that was resolved. We did not get to Phoenix until almost 3 hours after we were originally supposed to. This was the first and last time I will be flying Frontier.

There were 3 leg for the trip and each leg was delayed by 90 minutes or more. The boarding process takes forever with people waiting on the jetway even though most folks do not have carry-on. The whole process is poorly managed.

They cancelled the flight then did nothing to help us rebook. It was awful - I won’t fly with them again

The process of buying the ticket and navigating all the hidden charges that Frontier throws at you was a terrible experience. The actual airport experience and flying was fine.

The truck that was refueling the plane drove away with the hose still connected to the plane and ripped part of the plane off with it

Terrible. Seats are bad and the baggage policy is inconsistent

Better than I expected but I did pay for a seat and carry on bags ahead of time.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from San Francisco to Buffalo found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
27/8ter
1 stopFrontier
13h 48mSFO-BUF
C$ 162
22/10ter
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 12mSFO-BUF
C$ 168
21/5ter
1 stopFrontier
17h 57mSFO-BUF
C$ 191
30/7ter
1 stopJetBlue
11h 06mSFO-BUF
C$ 210
15/7seg
1 stopDelta
6h 17mSFO-BUF
C$ 217
4/7qui
1 stopSun Country Air
17h 40mSFO-BUF
C$ 222
22/10ter
2 stopsDelta
21h 21mSFO-BUF
C$ 230
9/8sex
1 stopJetBlue
11h 06mSFO-BUF
C$ 260
23/8sex
2 stopsUnited Airlines
13h 57mSFO-BUF
C$ 305
12/6qua
2 stopsUnited Airlines
14h 29mSFO-BUF
C$ 365

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Last minute flights from San Francisco to Buffalo

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from San Francisco to Buffalo that are departing in the next 10 days.
17/5sex
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 01mSFO-BUF
26/5dom
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 18mBUF-SFO
C$ 966
17/5sex
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 08mSFO-BUF
26/5dom
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 59mBUF-SFO
C$ 973
21/5ter
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 42mSFO-BUF
27/5seg
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 08mBUF-SFO
C$ 1,029
21/5ter
multi-stopUnited Airlines
15h 27mSFO-BUF
27/5seg
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 08mBUF-SFO
C$ 1,031
17/5sex
multi-stopUnited Airlines
11h 40mSFO-BUF
26/5dom
multi-stopUnited Airlines
11h 35mBUF-SFO
C$ 1,045
21/5ter
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 42mSFO-BUF
27/5seg
multi-stopUnited Airlines
16h 00mBUF-SFO
C$ 1,262

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