Cheap flights from London to Buffalo

December is the cheapest month on this route, and the months around it — late autumn and the stretch from January into February — stay close behind. July and the end of spring push fares up, so if your dates are flexible, aim for the colder half of the year. Midweek departures tend to cost less than Friday or Sunday flights. Watch the holidays at both ends: British half-term breaks and the American Thanksgiving and Christmas rush fill transatlantic cabins early. Book a few months ahead for winter trips, and check the price calendar before you commit, because fares on connecting itineraries move more than on non-stop ones.

No airline flies London to Buffalo non-stop, so every itinerary is a connecting one. British Airways, American Airlines and United Airlines are the full-service names you will see most, and they sell the whole trip on one ticket with a protected connection. JetBlue Airways and Air Baltic work closer to the low-cost model: a smaller base fare, with a checked bag and seat choice costing extra. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Swiss, Turkish Airlines and Helvetic Airways usually appear on the European leg, feeding you into a hub before the long haul. Separate tickets can look cheaper, but if the first flight slips, nobody rebooks you.

Buffalo Niagara International is the only airport serving the city, and it sits outside downtown rather than in it. From the terminal you reach the centre by road: a taxi or rideshare is the simple choice, and a rental car makes sense if Buffalo is a stop on a longer trip through upstate New York. If you connect through a US hub such as New York or Chicago, you clear immigration and customs there, collect your bags and drop them again for the last leg — build in time for that. Check which London airport you fly from, because Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and London City all have different transfer times and different ways of getting there.

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Language

Samoan, Hawaiian, Chamorro, Carolinian, Spanish

Emergency number

911

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right

Calling code

+1

Internet domain

.us

Population of Buffalo

278 k (2020)

Time zone

UTC-05 (America/New_York)

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• Decide which London airport you leave from, because Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and London City feed different connections.
• Check whether a checked bag is included, since low-cost fares on JetBlue Airways and Air Baltic charge for one.
• Keep a connecting itinerary on a single ticket, or a missed connection becomes your problem.
• Sort your passport and US entry authorisation before you pay for anything.
• If December is your cheapest month, book early, as winter fares move quickly around the holidays.
• Allow enough time at the US hub where you clear customs before the final flight to Buffalo.