There are 10 ways to get from Buffalo to Fort Dodge by plane, bus, taxi, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane BUF - FOD
6h 14m$130–646Bus to Toronto Island Airport, fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Buffalo to Torontobus
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane YTZ - FOD
11h 53m$105–439Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Williamsbus
- Take the taxi from Williams to Fort Dodgetaxi
22h 15m$237–398Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Williamsbus
- Take the taxi from Williams to Fort Dodgetaxi
22h 34m$328–725Drive 894.9 mi
- Drive from Buffalo to Fort Dodgecar 894.9 mi
15h 38m$164–236Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Des Moines, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Des Moines (DSM)plane BUF - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Boone, IA
- Take the taxi from Boone, IA to Fort Dodgetaxi
7h 58m$381–1,338Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Mason City, bus, taxi
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Mason City (MCW)plane BUF - MCW
- Take the bus from Mason City to Williamsbus
- Take the taxi from Williams to Fort Dodgetaxi
8h 29m$219–713Train, bus, taxi via Galesburg
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Galesburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Galesburg to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Williamsbus
- Take the taxi from Williams to Fort Dodgetaxi
24h 26m$358–795Bus, taxi via Akron
- Take the bus from Buffalo, NY to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland, OHbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Williamsbus
- Take the taxi from Williams to Fort Dodgetaxi
24h 50m$216–421Train, bus, taxi via Saint Paul
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from MSP Airport to Williamsbus
- Take the taxi from Williams to Fort Dodgetaxi
26h 47m$434–933
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Fort Dodge is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 15h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Fort Dodge is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs $130 - $650.
The distance between Buffalo and Fort Dodge is 803 miles. The road distance is 900.2 miles.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Fort Dodge without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 22h 15m and costs $230 - $400.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Buffalo to Fort Dodge, including transfers.
Fort Dodge is 1h behind Buffalo. It is currently 7:36 AM in Buffalo and 6:36 AM in Fort Dodge.
Yes, the driving distance between Buffalo to Fort Dodge is 900 miles. It takes approximately 15h 38m to drive from Buffalo to Fort Dodge.
There are 12+ hotels available in Fort Dodge.
What companies run services between Buffalo, NY, USA and Fort Dodge, IA, USA?
United Airlines flies from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–850
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via New York La Guardia, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Montreal, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Newark, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Mason City via Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Des Moines via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Des Moines via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Buffalo to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Galesburg to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Williams
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $26–40
Bus from Des Moines to Williams
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $26–40
Bus from Mason City to Williams
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $23–35
Bus from Des Moines to Williams
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $26–40
Bus from Des Moines to Williams
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $26–40
Bus from MSP Airport to Williams
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Boone, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Buffalo to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $22–60
- Flexible
- $45–65
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Buffalo, NY to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
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