Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LBC to BUF: distance & flight time
Luebeck (Lübeck Blankensee Airport) → Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport)
3,894 mi
6,267 km · 3,384 nm
8h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
See live LBC→BUF fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
3,894 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LBC — Lübeck Blankensee Airport · Luebeck, Germany
- BUF — Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near LBC
- HAM · Hamburg Airport32 mi away
- EUM · Neumünster Airport37 mi away
- XFW · Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport41 mi away
- KEL · Kiel-Holtenau Airport46 mi away
Near BUF
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport16 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport68 mi away
- YCM · Niagara District Airport28 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LBC from BUF?
The flight distance from Luebeck (LBC) to Buffalo (BUF) is 3,894 miles (6,267 km, 3,384 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBC to BUF?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 6m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Luebeck and Buffalo?
Buffalo is 6 hours behind Luebeck.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LBC to BUF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LBC–BUF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.