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$81 Find Cheap Flights from Philadelphia to Buffalo

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Philadelphia to Buffalo, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$162
Overall average: $427
Frontier
Mon 1/26Thu 1/29
PHL - BUF • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$341
Typical prices: $387-$465
American Airlines
Tue 1/13Tue 1/20
PHL - BUF • Non-stop
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Best reviews • 7.9 score
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Cheap Flights from Philadelphia to Buffalo (PHL-BUF)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Philadelphia 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Philadelphia to Buffalo

Mon, Jan 26 - Thu, Jan 29
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5:30 am - 12:44 pm
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7h 14m1 stop
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1:39 pm - 12:52 am
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11h 13m1 stop
$162Frontier
Fri, Jan 9 - Mon, Jan 12
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1:30 pm - 6:47 pm
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BUF
5h 17m1 stop
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1:15 pm - 6:44 pm
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5h 29m1 stop
$178Multiple Airlines
Mon, May 4 - Tue, May 12
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3:15 pm - 10:57 pm
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7h 42m1 stop
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10:30 am - 2:18 pm
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3h 48m1 stop
$183JetBlue
Wed, Jan 7 - Sun, Jan 11
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3:48 pm - 8:13 am
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BUF
16h 25m1 stop
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1:15 pm - 11:13 am
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21h 58m1 stop
$190Frontier
Sat, Jan 17 - Mon, Jan 19
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12:00 pm - 7:11 pm
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7h 11m1 stop
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11:44 am - 12:52 am
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PHL
13h 08m1 stop
$193Frontier
Wed, Jan 7 - Sun, Jan 11
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6:49 pm - 8:13 am
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13h 24m1 stop
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1:15 pm - 12:51 am
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11h 36m1 stop
$197Frontier
Sat, Jan 17 - Sun, Jan 18
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12:00 pm - 7:11 pm
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7h 11m1 stop
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8:58 pm - 6:28 pm
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PHL
21h 30m2 stops
$202Frontier
Sat, Jan 17 - Mon, Jan 19
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12:00 pm - 7:11 pm
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7h 11m1 stop
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8:58 pm - 12:42 am
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27h 44m2 stops
$203Frontier
Wed, Jan 7 - Sun, Jan 11
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6:49 pm - 8:13 am
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13h 24m1 stop
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1:15 pm - 8:47 am
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19h 32m2 stops
$206Multiple Airlines
Fri, Jan 16 - Sun, Jan 18
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8:40 am - 2:30 pm
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BUF
5h 50m1 stop
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7:14 pm - 12:52 am
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PHL
5h 38m1 stop
$210Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Philadelphia to Buffalo flights

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

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Planning a trip from Philadelphia to Buffalo? KAYAK’s data-powered insights will help you find cheap flights. Learn the best time to fly, how early to book your ticket, and other tips to secure great prices.

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Philadelphia to Buffalo clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Buffalo on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Monday. On your return trip to Philadelphia, you should consider flying back on a Thursday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Philadelphia to Buffalo?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia to Buffalo is September, where tickets cost $379 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $502 and $456 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Philadelphia to Buffalo?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $455 on average.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Philadelphia to Buffalo, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Philadelphia to Buffalo, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 28% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$81
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 17% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 12% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Philadelphia to Buffalo

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Philadelphia to Buffalo based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Philadelphia to Buffalo

  • What is the cheapest flight from Philadelphia to Buffalo?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Philadelphia to Buffalo was $81 for a one-way ticket and $162 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Philadelphia and Buffalo?

    A passport is not required to fly from Philadelphia to Buffalo.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Philadelphia to Buffalo?

    Only American Airlines offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Philadelphia to Buffalo flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Philadelphia to Buffalo?

    The Embraer ERJ-145 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Philadelphia to Buffalo flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Philadelphia to Buffalo?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Philadelphia and Buffalo.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Philadelphia to Buffalo?

    There are nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Buffalo on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Philadelphia to Buffalo, Southwest or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Philadelphia to Buffalo are Southwest and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $379 and an overall rating of 7.9, Southwest is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $454 and an overall rating of 7.2.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia to Buffalo.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Buffalo from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia with another airline. Booking your flights between Philadelphia and BUF can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $455 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Philadelphia to Buffalo?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Philadelphia to Buffalo.
Find which airlines fly direct from Philadelphia Airport to Buffalo Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

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Philadelphia to Buffalo

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Philadelphia to Buffalo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Philadelphia 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.
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7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4250 reviews
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
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They sent a notice that they were boarding an hour early. We had to leave the club and run to the gate. They said sorry, that came from corporate and was a mistake. They did not have enough seating because the flight before it had not taken off on time. They moved our gate and delayed it for an hour.

2.0 MediocreRobert, Dec 2025
LAS - TPA
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They sent a notice that they were boarding an hour early. We had to leave the club and run to the gate. They said sorry, that came from corporate and was a mistake. They did not have enough seating because the flight before it had not taken off on time. They moved our gate and delayed it for an hour.

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

Still a fan of open seating. Flight was on schedule and arrived on time. The 737 MAX is very comfortable.

Airline travel is always too cramped to really be pleasant, but the cabin crew on this flight did a pretty good job of making up for it by putting on some music during boarding and sprinkling a few funny remarks into the safety briefing and announcements, and just generally being friendly and helpful. It definitely reminded me of why I prefer the in-flight experience on Southwest!

No delays and arrived to destination 30 min early. Staff was super friendly.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

It was rough. The staff was unprofessional, the choice of on board drinks terrible, it was cramped in space at every airport, they always ran out of overhead bin space so they pressured people to check bags for free or we couldn’t leave on the plane— so I did check my bag to help, and they nearly lost my bag. My bag did not arrive on the luggage belt, another man on my flight and I had to waste our time going to the baggage office to search for our bags. I would only fly southwest again if it was my last choice. Also, my flights were consistently delayed over and over again— at one point they straight up told us we were waiting for the pilot to arrive.

Crew could have been friendlier, maybe I'm spoiled by SW crews. In flight wifi was good. Would be nice to have more food offerings on a 4 plus hour flight

Had to get off plane from prior flight even though I had to reboard same plane to continue to my final destination.

Delays to take off and to leave the plane after landing added a lot of time to this flight.

The Phildalphia to Allentown portion was a BUS, not a plane. All was as expected.

Excellent - explanations were clear staff was nice and flight was comfortable

Flight was delayed not sure why no explanation given and no apologies either. Otherwise the flight was fine

Did not get the seat I selected and paid for.

Plane was delayed for 6 hours, at first by weather, which is understandable, but was further delayed with NO given reason for 2 1/2 hours more. We had no clue when we were going to depart actually until they opened the ramp. VERY POOR to ZERO COMMUNICATION!!!

Flight was delayed and after being in the airport for like seven hours, it was canceled.

Flight delays numerous times. Everytime we would get close to boarding it would be delayed again. Strung along the entire time.

Overall very good, only complaint I have is the crew from CLT to SAT could have collected trash sooner.

Above and beyond effort from this crew in a tough situation. So helpful and understanding. Thank you!

The ride share experience in JFK is terrible. After traveling on a flight, then you need to take a subway to the last stop to get an uber or lyft. Unacceptable. Bad job JetBlue for permitting JFK and Port Authority to do this to your passengers.

Four plus hour flight delay in New York caused us to take off after 11:30pm. We didn’t arrive at our hotel until five hours after check in. Started the trip off feeling exhausted.

I don’t usually fly budget airlines or airlines in the United States. It was as good as any other airline. The seats are comfortable and the airline attendants are not rude & surly. Very nice flight (s).

They have the most inexperienced / rude flight staff I’ve encountered

I paid extra for a seat closer to the front. The TV didn’t work at all for the entire flight. Would have been nice to know before I purchased an “upgraded “ seat

Too many long delays with JetBlue. Worst major airline that serves JFK but unfortunately I keep going back because of the prices.

flight cancelled after 2 delays. left us sitting in JFK at 1am. no customer service to assist rebooking.

To not have food or proper snacks on a 5 hour flight was the worst.

I especially liked the lead crew officer. His boarding and safety announcements were made with a bit of novelty and humor. The flight also left the gate 10 minutes early and we landed about 20 minutes early… It was a delightful flight…

Spend hours delayed with no food, water anything sitting on the aieplane with no ability to eat or use the restroom. My entire experience was the absolute worst. I will never fly jet Blue again.

Not clean and was told I would get a great seat and it was not great at all

Flight got delayed for 5 hours no good explanation was offered ;(

Horrible. I would never fly Frontier again. The booking process is tricky at best, but fraudulent in my opinion. Frontier customer service did nothing to rectify my purchase -- I ended up paying more than double what I could have gotten from other airlines and nearly triple what I thought I was buying from Frontier. Their booking practices are unfair to the consumer.

Delayed. Text notifications were slow. Not much information o what was happening. Boarding was slow and confusing. Wasn’t even offered water other flight. Had to ask. No entertainment at all. Felt like.a Greyhound bus.

When I wanted to check in 3 hours prior to boarding time, the employees mentioned “a little over an hour delay” so I waited for an hour then I went to go look for food in the terminal and most people from that flight were in the same area looking for food. Finally I decided after food to check to see if it’s anytime closer and now it’s 2 mins until boarding closes?! What are you kidding me? I didn’t receive anything via sms about boarding now nor via email or on the intercom. I luckily made it through, barely, and then there’s no room for my carry on mind you I’m in the very first row so I had to place my purse in one further row back and my carry on sections down. Not sure who pays for better seats to get your stuff placed all over the plane but that was the worst experience I’ve ever had flying with anyone.

Better than expected. Staff were friendly and nice on both flights.

There was no one at the counter to assist with our check in. The app didn’t work, so I arrived at the airport with time to check in and I couldn’t because no employees were there. When I finally got someone on the phone, it was inside the 60min rule and they said I could no longer check in and they could sell me another ticket. We had to scramble and pay an additional $800 for tickets and THEN AFTER (about 60 min from my original convo with customer service and 10min after original departure time) I had boarded my new flight, there was email saying my original flight from Frontier was delayed and leaving 2hr 50min later, but I STILL wouldn’t have been able to check in. Which means customer service should have been able to see it and let me check in because I was well within my check in time. When I call Frontier, they hang up on me. So their app didn’t work and they employees left and they take zero responsibility or assistance with their “customer service”

Terrible. Flight cancelled with no reasoning and no flights to rebook. Employees were useless and did nothing to help. Did not even know where to retrieve luggage from the cancelled flight. Flyers beware.

No fault of Frontier staff: plane was very late, reached Orlando at 1 am, took a while to get luggage. Weather, gov financial shutdown impact on TSA, air controllers seemed to have multiple flights backed up. Frontier staff seemed to cope as gracefully as possible. It did reassure me that I and my new hip could adapt to travel challenges. Food/entertainment were irrelevant to my trip.

Terrible. The canceled my entire flight when I requested a refund for a trip frontier canceled trip one way.

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