Bowling: A pastime that dates back to Ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire, way before anyone even fathomed swinging at a baseball. And in the frigid desolation of Buffalo winter, bowling seems more logical than putting on a baseball mitt. You can find many bowling alleys in Buffalo, and we've done our best to list them all here for you!

AMF Airport Lanes

3754 Genesee St., Cheektowaga
66 Lanes
716-632-0655
Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-midnight; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 a.m.
Cost: BEFORE 5 p.m. -- Monday-Friday, $8.00 (All You Can Bowl); Saturday and Sunday, $12.00 (two hours).
AFTER 5 p.m. -- Sunday-Thursday, 5 p.m.-9 p.m.: $12.00 (two hours), 9 p.m.-Close: $8.00 (AYCB); Friday and Saturday, 5 p.m.-Close: $12.00 (two hours).

AMF Allie Brandt Lanes

6510 Lincoln Ave., Lockport
36 Lanes
716-433-5976
Hours: Monday, noon-10 p.m.; Tuesday, noon-midnight; Wednesday, noon-11 p.m.; Thursday, noon-midnight; Friday, noon-12:30 a.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-1:30 a.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.
Cost: Monday-Thursday after 5 p.m.: $3.00/game; Friday and Saturday after 5 p.m.: $3.50/game; Saturday until 5 p.m. and Sunday after noon: $3.00/game; Sunday 9 a.m.-noon: $1.50/game; Wednesday 9 p.m.-close: $1.00/game; Xtreme Bowling (Fridays 10 p.m.-12:30 a.m. and Saturdays 11:00 p.m.-1:30 a.m.): $13.00/person.

AMF Lancaster Lanes

4913 Transit Rd., Depew
36 Lanes
716-668-1000
Hours: Monday: 9 a.m.-midnight; Tuesday-Thursday, noon-midnight; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m.
Cost: BEFORE 5 p.m. -- Monday-Friday, $10 (AYCB); Saturday and Sunday, $14 (two hours).
AFTER 5 p.m. -- Sunday-Thursday, 5 p.m.-9 p.m.: $14 (two hours), 9 p.m.-Close: $10 (AYCB); Friday and Saturday: $14 (two hours).

AMF Thruway Lanes

1550 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga
60 Lanes
716-896-8507
Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-midnight; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 a.m.
Cost: BEFORE 5 p.m. -- Monday-Friday, $8 (AYCB); Saturday and Sunday: $12 (two hours).
AFTER 5 p.m. -- Sunday-Thursday, 5 p.m.-9 p.m.: $12 (two hours), 9 p.m.-Close: $8 (AYCB); Friday and Saturday: $12 (two hours).

Broadway Sports Center

3500 Broadway, Cheektowaga
26 Lanes
716-684-6968
Hours: Monday and Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-9 p.m.
Cost: Monday-Sunday: $3.50/game ($2.50/game for League Members); Open Bowling Monday and Wednesday nights, $1.25/game; Midnight Bowling (Friday and Saturday nights, 11 p.m.-2 a.m.), $12 (three hours). Shoe rental: $3/person.

Classic Lanes

1840 Military Rd., Kenmore
716-873-3383
Open Bowling Hours: Monday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.-11 p.m.; Tuesday, 11 a.m.-midnight; Wednesday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m./9:30 p.m.-midnight; Thursday, 11 a.m.-1 a.m.; Friday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m./9:15 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Saturday*, 9 a.m.-5 p.m./9:15 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. (*Some Saturday nights are available earlier.)
Cost:  Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.: $2.25/game; Monday-Thursday after 5 p.m.: $3/game; Friday and Saturday after 5 p.m.: $3.50/game; Sunday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: $1.35/game; Sunday, after 1 p.m.: $2.25/game.

Kenmore Lanes

1691 Kenmore Ave., Kenmore
32 Lanes
716-875-5340
Hours: Monday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; Tuesday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2:30 a.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m.
Cost: Sunday -- 9 a.m.-noon: $1/game; noon-6 p.m., $1.75/game; 6 p.m.-11 p.m., $1/game. Monday, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Wednesday, 8 p.m.-11 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 9 p.m.-11 p.m. -- $1/game. Friday, 5 p.m.-11:30 p.m., Saturday, 9:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m. -- $3.50/game. Moonlight Bowling (Friday and Saturday, midnight-2 a.m.): $11/person. Family Special: $39.95/lane includes 1 hour of bowling, shoes, pizza and pop.

Mallwitz’s Island Lanes

1887 Whitehaven Rd., Grand Island
24 Lanes
716-773-0062
Hours: Monday, noon-5:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.-midnight; Tuesday-Thursday, noon-midnight; Friday, noon-2 a.m.; Saturday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m., 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.; Sunday, noon-10 p.m.
Cost: Weekdays (except Wednesday) BEFORE 6 p.m. -- $2.25/game; AFTER 6 p.m. -- $2.75/game. Wednesday: $1.50/game. Weekends: $2.75/game. Shoe rental: $2.

Manor Lanes

150 Grand Island Blvd., Tonawanda
716-875-8814
Hours: Monday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m.; Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Cost: $2.75/game. $21/Hourly lane rental. Shoe rental: $3.

Manor Lanes II

170 Tonawanda Creek Rd., Amherst
716-691-6664
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday, 3 p.m.-11 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
Cost: $2.95/game. $21/Hourly lane rental. Shoe rental: $3.

Strikers

50 Michael Rd., West Seneca
716-674-1104
Hours & Rates: Monday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: $2.50; 10 p.m.-midnight: $1.50. Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.: $2.50; 10 p.m.-midnight: $1.50. Wednesday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.: $2.50; 10 p.m.-midnight: $1.50. Friday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.: $3; 9:30 p.m.-midnight: $4; midnight-2:30 a.m.: $12. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.: $3; midnight-2:30 a.m.: $12. Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.: $3; 6 p.m.-11 p.m.: $1.50. Holidays: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.: $3.

Tonawanda Bowling Center

574 Young St., Tonawanda
42 Lanes
716-694-4120
Hours: Sunday, 9 a.m.-1 a.m.; Monday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 a.m.; Tuesday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-2 a.m.
Cost: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: $2.25; 5 p.m.-9 p.m., $2.95; 9 p.m.-Close: $0.75 on Monday, $1 Tuesday-Thursday and $2 on Friday. Saturday: $2.95. Sunday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: $1.25; 1 p.m.-9 p.m.: $2.95; 9 p.m.-Close: $2.

Transit Lanes

7850 Transit Rd., Williamsville
52 Lanes
716-632-3828
Hours: Monday, 9 a.m.-1 a.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m.-midnight; Thursday, 9 a.m.-2 a.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 a.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m.
Cost: Daily Prices - $3.25/game, $18/hour. Evenings/Weekends - $4.25/game, $25/hour. Shoe rental: $3.25 for adults, $2.50 for children.

Voelker’s Bowling Center

686 Amherst St., Buffalo
716-876-6020
Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 5 p.m.-4 a.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 3 p.m.-4 a.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 a.m.
Cost: BEFORE 6 p.m. -- Sunday: $1.75, Monday-Friday: $2. Saturday: $2.75. 6 p.m.-11 p.m. -- Sunday: $1.75; Monday-Saturday, $3.50. 11 p.m.-4 a.m. -- $4 every day.

Wimbledon Lanes

220 Center Rd., West Seneca
24 Lanes
716-674-3333
Hours & Rates: Wednesday, noon-5 p.m.: $1.50; 6 p.m.-10 p.m.: $3.00. Friday: 1 p.m.-5 p.m.: $1.50. Closed Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Saturday and Sunday: Call for availability.


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