US Visitors to Canada Can Fly into Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Saturday April 7, 2007
Flying into the Buffalo Niagara International Airport for a visit to Canada has many advantages:
- It's often cheaper to fly domestically than internationally, so flying from a US city to Buffalo instead of to Toronto may be significantly less expensive.
- You don't need a passport to cross the US/Canada border by land, but you do need one if you arrive in Canada by air according to the new passport requirements for US citizens entering Canada.
- The Buffalo Airport is about 30 minutes from Canada. Travelers can be in Toronto in less than two hours
- The Buffalo Airport is relatively small and easy to get around.
Further Reading:
Airlines that Fly into Buffalo
Tips for Driving Across the Border into Canada
Do Americans Need a Passport to Visit Canada?


Thanks for this article! I had heard it was easy to fly into Buffalo but I wasn’t sure how all the logistics worked. This article is very helpful and I think I’ll plan my next trip to Hamilton (I have good friends there) via Buffalo.
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Thanks Jane!
Dawn