Buffalo Airport Shuttle to Lockport, NY
Lockport is the Niagara County seat, known for the Erie Canal locks. Buffalo Shuttle provides scheduled airport transfers to homes and businesses throughout the area.
- From Buffalo Airport (BUF)
- 30 to 40 minutes
- about 18 miles
- No border crossing
For travelers heading to Lockport, the Niagara County seat where the Erie Canal climbs the escarpment through its stair of locks. Use it to confirm Lockport rather than Niagara Falls NY or Lewiston, and to get a canal-district, residential or county-office address right on a short domestic run with no border.
This is the right page if
- You are visiting the Flight of Five locks, the Canal Street district or the underground boat ride.
- You are staying at a home or rental in Lockport or the surrounding Niagara County towns.
- You have business at the county offices or courts in Lockport.
You may want a different page if
- You are heading to Niagara Falls NY, which is west of here and its own stop. See that page.
- You are going to Lewiston on the lower river, a separate town and a separate rate. See that page.
What to know before you arrive
Lockport is a working county seat with a heritage canal district in the middle of it, and those two things bring different travelers at different times. Weekday arrivals are often people with business at the county offices; weekend arrivals are usually here for the locks, the underground boat ride and Canal Street. Both are served, but telling us which you are lets dispatch plan the pickup around the right part of the day.
If the locks are the reason you are coming, the canal is at its most interesting in the navigation season, when boats are actually being lifted through the flight. Out of season the district is still walkable and the Discovery Center is still open, but you will be looking at the engineering rather than watching it work.
Good to know
- The Flight of Five is a staircase of Erie Canal locks in Lockport built to lift or lower canal boats over the Niagara Escarpment in five stages, and Locks 67 through 71 are the largest intact section of the historic canal still standing.
- The Lockport Cave and Underground Boat Ride is a roughly 70 minute guided tour billed as the longest underground boat ride in the United States, and it reopened as an attraction in 1977.
- Canal Street is a pedestrian and bicycle-only street overlooking the locks that anchors the Erie Canal Discovery Center, the Flight of Five Winery and a weekly community market.
- Lockport is the county seat of Niagara County, so county offices and courts bring a steady share of weekday, non-tourist travel.
- From Buffalo Airport, Lockport is a domestic run northeast of the airport of roughly 25 miles with no border crossing, and it is one of the shortest priced routes on the site.
How your trip works, step by step
- Book with the exact street address. The canal district, the residential streets and the county buildings are in different parts of the city.
- Add your flight number so the pickup is planned from your actual landing rather than the schedule.
- There is no border on this run, so the drive time is the drive time. Winter lake effect is the only real variable.
- Drop-off is at the door, the canal district or the county office you gave.
Trips we plan on this route
A family flying in for the underground boat ride and the Canal Street market gives a rental address and their return flight, and both legs are booked on one confirmation.
A traveler with a weekday appointment at the county offices books a door-to-door run and skips the rental counter for a trip of well under an hour.
A resident returning home gives the street address and lands to a driver already waiting, with no border and no connection.
What to have ready when you book
- Exact street address in Lockport, or the venue in the canal district
- Flight number and landing time
- Whether your address is actually Niagara Falls NY or Lewiston instead
- Passenger count and luggage
- Any return flight, so both legs can be booked together
Questions specific to this trip
Is there a border crossing to Lockport?
No. Lockport is in Niagara County, New York, on the American side, so this is a straightforward domestic run northeast of the airport. No passport is needed beyond what your airline requires.
Can you drop us at the locks or the boat ride?
Yes. Give us the Canal Street address or the boat ride entrance and we drop you there directly. If you are staying elsewhere in the city we can drop at your accommodation instead and you walk to the district.
Why is Lockport priced lower than the Canadian routes?
It is close to the airport and there is no border, so there is no crossing time to include. The flat rate reflects a short domestic drive, not a different level of service.
How much is a shuttle from Buffalo Airport to Lockport, NY?
The flat rate is $80 per vehicle, one way from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF). The price is confirmed before you book, with no surge pricing and no hidden charges.
How long is the ride from Buffalo Airport to Lockport, NY?
The drive is about 18 miles, about 30 to 40 minutes.
Will you track my flight if it is delayed?
Yes. Add your flight number to your booking and we track your arrival, adjusting pickup so your driver is ready when you land.
Is the ride to Lockport, NY private?
Yes. Every booking is a private vehicle for your group only. You are never placed in a shared ride or routed through other passengers’ stops.
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Why book with Buffalo Shuttle
- Flat, upfront pricing confirmed before you book
- Private vehicle for your group, never a shared ride
- Insured, professional drivers
- Flight tracking so your ride adjusts to delays
Choose the right vehicle
Best for one to three passengers with standard luggage.
A comfortable choice for small families, couples with additional luggage or travelers who want more interior space.
Ideal for families and groups with multiple bags, strollers or child seat needs.
For larger groups of up to 12, we assign two minivans so everyone travels together with room for luggage.
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Western New York and US Routes: routes and flat rates
Other destinations we serve in this area, with the same flat per-vehicle rate from Buffalo Niagara International Airport. See every route and rate.
Western New York and US Routes
- Downtown BuffaloHotels, venues and the city centre$50
- Niagara Falls, NYRainbow Bridge and the US side of the falls$95
- UB North CampusUniversity at Buffalo, Amherst$45
- D'Youville UniversityWest Side Buffalo campus$50
- Niagara Falls, NYFrom Depew Amtrak Station$95
- Niagara Falls, CanadaFrom Depew Amtrak Station, cross-border$105
- Orchard Park, NYSouth Buffalo suburbs and the stadium$70
- Hamburg, NYSouth Buffalo suburbs$70
- Grand Island, NYNiagara River island community$75
- Lockport, NYNiagara County$80
- East Aurora, NYErie County village$85
- Lewiston, NYNiagara River historic town$110
- Batavia, NYGenesee County$125
- Fredonia, NYChautauqua County$180
- Dunkirk, NYLake Erie shoreline, Chautauqua County$185
- Chautauqua, NYChautauqua Institution and lake region$270
- Rochester, NYMonroe County$235
- Western New YorkBuffalo, Amherst, Cheektowaga, Orchard Park, Niagara Falls NY, Lockport and every WNY community
- Chautauqua CountyDunkirk, Fredonia, Jamestown and the Chautauqua Lake region