There are 10 ways to get from Fort Dodge to Buffalo by plane, taxi, shuttle, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
best- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane FOD - BUF
6h 1m$139–745Fly Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane FOD - YYZ
- Take the bus from Toronto Pearson Airport to Buffalobus
8h 41m$94–411Taxi, shuttle, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Fort Dodge to Boone, IAtaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Boone, IA to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
23h 56m$580–931Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Fort Dodge to Amestaxi
- Take the bus from Ames to St. Paulbus
- Take the bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Clevelandbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland to Buffalobus
26h 10m$301–498Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Fort Dodge to Amestaxi
- Take the bus from Ames to St. Paulbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
26h 21m$700–1,178Fly Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Rochester, bus
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Rochester (ROC)plane FOD - ROC
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalobus
7h 2m$213–959Drive to Mason City, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Drive from Fort Dodge to Mason-City-Airport-MCWcar
- Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane MCW - BUF
9h 38m$140–699Taxi, shuttle to Des Moines, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Take the taxi from Fort Dodge to Boone, IAtaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Boone, IA to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane DSM - BUF
8h 15m$327–1,086Fly Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Toronto Island Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane FOD - YTZ
- Take the bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Buffalotrain
8h 32m$97–592Drive 896.2 mi
- Drive from Fort Dodge to Buffalocar 896.2 mi
15h 56m$164–237
Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Fort Dodge to Buffalo is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 15h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Dodge to Buffalo is to fly which takes 6h 1m and costs $130 - $750.
The distance between Fort Dodge and Buffalo is 802 miles. The road distance is 901.4 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Dodge to Buffalo without a car is to taxi and shuttle and bus and train which takes 23h 56m and costs $550 - $950.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Fort Dodge to Buffalo, including transfers.
Buffalo is 1h ahead of Fort Dodge. It is currently 12:33 AM in Fort Dodge and 1:33 AM in Buffalo.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Dodge to Buffalo is 901 miles. It takes approximately 15h 56m to drive from Fort Dodge to Buffalo.
There are 255+ hotels available in Buffalo.
What companies run services between Fort Dodge, IA, USA and Buffalo, NY, USA?
United Airlines flies from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Mason City to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Des Moines to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Des Moines to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Des Moines to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Des Moines to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–450
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–450
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–140
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $6–45
- Business
- $35–130
- Business Plus
- $45–140
- Economy
- $7–50
- Economy Plus
- $8–60
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- Executive Express
Shuttle from Boone, IA to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
Shuttle from Boone, IA to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–80
Bus from Ames to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–80
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Toronto Pearson Airport to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Chicago to Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Cleveland to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- $110–160
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