Fall foliage trips from Buffalo

Fall foliage from Buffalo: the airports closest to the best leaf drives, priced for October 16 to 19, 2026 and the Columbus Day and Canadian Thanksgiving weekend of October 8 to 11, 2027, with the usual peak window for each.

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Fares observed October 13 – 15, 2026. USD for the travelers shown. Search a trip for current prices.

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Boston (BOS)Boston for the Kancamagus Highway and the White Mountains, usually at peak in early October$579 (airline $611)Oct 16–19, 2026Check prices
Burlington (BTV)Burlington for Stowe and Smugglers' Notch, usually at peak from late September into early October$359 (airline $379)Oct 16–19, 2026Check prices
Portland (PWM)Portland for Acadia National Park and the Maine coast, usually at peak in mid-October$724 (airline $765)Oct 16–19, 2026Check prices
Bangor (BGR)Bangor, an hour from Acadia's Park Loop Road and Cadillac Mountain, with coastal color in mid-October$684 (airline $723)Oct 16–19, 2026Check prices
Albany (ALB)Albany for the Adirondacks, usually at peak in early October, and the Catskills a week or two later$775 (airline $817)Oct 16–19, 2026Check prices
Pittsburgh (PIT)Pittsburgh for the Laurel Highlands, Ohiopyle and Fallingwater, usually at peak in mid-October$545 (airline $574)Oct 16–19, 2026Check prices
Aspen (ASE)Aspen for the Maroon Bells, where the aspens usually peak in the second half of September$704 (airline $743)Oct 16–19, 2026Check prices
Denver (DEN)Denver for the Peak to Peak Highway's aspens, usually at peak in the second half of September$445 (airline $470)Oct 16–19, 2026Check prices
Quebec (YQB)Quebec City for Charlevoix and Jacques-Cartier National Park, usually at peak in early October$955 (airline $1,009)Oct 16–19, 2026Check prices
Montreal (YUL)Montreal for the Laurentians and Mont-Tremblant, usually at peak from late September to early October$716 (airline $757)Oct 16–19, 2026Check prices
Halifax (YHZ)Halifax for Cape Breton's Cabot Trail, usually at peak in early to mid-October$764 (airline $806)Oct 16–19, 2026Check prices
Asheville (AVL)Asheville for the Blue Ridge Parkway: peak runs from the high ridges in mid-October to the valleys late in the month$554 (airline $583)Oct 16–19, 2026Check prices
Knoxville (TYS)Knoxville for the Great Smoky Mountains, Cades Cove and Newfound Gap Road, from mid-October into early November$683 (airline $721)Oct 16–19, 2026Check prices
Salt Lake City (SLC)Salt Lake City for the Alpine Loop and Big Cottonwood Canyon, usually at peak in late September$951 (airline $1,001)Oct 16–19, 2026Check prices
Bozeman (BZN)Bozeman for the Gallatin Canyon's cottonwoods and aspens, usually at peak in late September$545 (airline $575)Oct 16–19, 2026Check prices
Jackson (JAC)Jackson for Grand Teton's aspens along the Moose-Wilson Road and at Oxbow Bend, usually at peak in late September$623 (airline $659)Oct 16–19, 2026Check prices
Minneapolis (MSP)Minneapolis for Lake Superior's North Shore, Duluth to Grand Marais, usually at peak late September to early October$831 (airline $879)Oct 16–19, 2026Check prices

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About these places

Peak color moves with the weather, so check a state or park foliage report before you book. Rockies aspens usually turn in the second half of September, ahead of both weekends here.

Facts checked October 8, 2026. Sources: Aspen Chamber: Maroon Bells (peak foliage often the third week of September) · The Gazette (Colorado Springs): fall drives and hikes, mid-late September for Aspen and Estes Park · Blue Ridge Parkway Association: fall color, mid to late October by elevation · GO Laurel Highlands: foliage typically peaks in the middle of October · Tourism Nova Scotia: top places to see fall colours (Cabot Trail early to mid-October) · Yankee / New England: fall foliage reports and peak map · I Love NY: fall foliage report (Adirondacks at peak the week of October 7 to 13, 2026) · Maine Forest Service: fall foliage report · OPM: federal holidays 2026 and 2027 · Alberta.ca: general holidays (Thanksgiving Day, October 11, 2027)

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