tailodds FORECAST
Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Buffalo → Newark via Chicago: arrives on time 72%

  1. 07:00 BUF → 07:59 ORD
    UA 543 · United · 1h 59m · 85% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 52m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:51 ORD → 14:17 EWR
    UA 1856 · United · 2h 26m · 80% on time, 4.3% cancelled

Total trip 7h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 27 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 127 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 52m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (4.3% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip7h 17mBUF 07:00 to EWR 14:17, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.