Chicago Airport (ORD) Flights to San Francisco International Airport Airport (SFO)

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If you are looking to fly from O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International you will find there are 27 airliners who offer this route. These include United Express, Royal Jordanian, NetJets, Gulf Air, Aer Lingus, Singapore Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Air China, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Fiji Airways, China Southern Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Brussels Airlines, British Airways, All Nippon Airways, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, Emirates, Qantas, American Airlines, Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand, Air Canada and United Airlines. The flight from O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International is approximately 2,964 Kilometers which is 1,842 Miles. You should expect a flight time of around 4 Hours 18 Minutes.

The cost of flights varies on the time and day you fly. To obtain the best prices for San Francisco International flights than book well in advance. Flight to San Francisco International will get more expensive the nearer you get the departure date, so it’s advisable to book in advance if it is possible.

On arriving at San Francisco International please note the time difference, the time zone at San Francisco International is 8.0 GMT compared to 6.0 GMT at O'Hare International Airport.

To see all airliners that offer flights between O'Hare International Airport and San Francisco International please see the table below.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
United Airlines12107887800:5622:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand1187885200:5623:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada1187885200:5623:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia1077885206:1523:13VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines322221208:3021:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas322221108:3023:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa212221115:5023:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates222221008:4521:21VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation211111112:3923:59VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways211111008:3023:59VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways111111106:1506:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines111111015:5016:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111110018:2021:21VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways010101112:3915:28VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines110101012:3912:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines101011015:5016:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines100110118:5518:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways100110021:5423:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia100110021:5423:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines000110021:5421:54VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines000110021:5421:54VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001001006:3006:30VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express0000010VIEW FLIGHTS
Royal Jordanian100000023:5923:59VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets000000108:0008:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Gulf Air100000023:5923:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus100000023:5923:59VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines is the most popular airliners who operate this route. They have around 60 a week with times that vary between 00:56 and 22:00.

Would you like to book your flight? Bookings can be made direct with United Airlines on their website united.com.

The flight time for the selected route vary based on the month you will travel, but below we has summarised the most common times they will fly. We recommend you only take these times as guidance and check with appropriate airline for the exact times for the date you depart.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA336
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
08:38
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2429
British AirwaysBA6996
QantasQF3168
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1387
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC5573
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
EmiratesEK6303
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1878
Air New ZealandNZ9325
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
14:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2711
18:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1761
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
18:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS597
20:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1697
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1149
21:07
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1324
Air New ZealandNZ9329
Air CanadaAC4373
Virgin AustraliaVA8092
22:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2289
Air New ZealandNZ9328
Air CanadaAC3064
23:59
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7369
British AirwaysBA5322
IberiaIB4069
Qatar AirwaysQR9302
Royal JordanianRJ7883
Gulf AirGF4397
QantasQF4325
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
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Tuesday
00:56
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2289
Air New ZealandNZ9328
Air CanadaAC3064
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA3873
United AirlinesUA3919
08:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1358
British AirwaysBA5508
QantasQF4682
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1387
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC5573
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
EmiratesEK6303
12:39
AirlineFlight  No
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
Fiji AirwaysFJ5061
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1878
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
14:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:02
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
18:22
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1761
20:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2072
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
21:21
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
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Wednesday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7294
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1358
British AirwaysBA5508
QantasQF4682
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1387
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC5573
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
12:39
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1878
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
14:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:02
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
18:22
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1761
20:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2072
21:21
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
23:13
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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Thursday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1358
British AirwaysBA5508
QantasQF4682
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1387
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
10:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA343
12:39
AirlineFlight  No
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
Fiji AirwaysFJ5061
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1878
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
13:48
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
14:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
15:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
18:22
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1761
18:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS597
20:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2072
21:21
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
21:54
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ1357
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6199
IberiaIB7327
Qatar AirwaysQR2167
23:13
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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Friday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1358
British AirwaysBA5508
QantasQF4682
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1387
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
10:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA343
12:39
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1878
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
13:48
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
14:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
15:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
18:22
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1761
18:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS597
20:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2072
21:21
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
21:54
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ1357
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6199
IberiaIB7327
Qatar AirwaysQR2167
23:13
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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Saturday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7294
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1387
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
09:45
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA6968
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1878
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
Fiji AirwaysFJ5061
American AirlinesAA1253
British AirwaysBA5322
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
14:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
15:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
18:22
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1761
20:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2072
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Sunday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA801
08:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1358
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1387
10:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA343
12:39
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1253
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1878
14:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
15:28
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5061
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
15:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2409
18:22
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1761
18:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS597
20:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2072
23:13
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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If the airlines stated don’t offer flights that suite your travel times, you could look at alternative options. Below we have summarised flights from alternative departures airports and flights that are not direct.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Chicago Midway to San Francisco 04 Hours 19 Minutes
Madison Dane County Regional to San Francisco 04 Hours 9 Minutes

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Flight Price FAQ - Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO)

DIRECT United
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from Chicago ORD to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest direct flight one way from Chicago ORD to San Francisco SFO is £80.26 ($98 €95.23)
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What is the cheapest direct return flight from Chicago ORD to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest direct return flight from Chicago ORD to San Francisco SFO is £161.34 ($197 €191.44)
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What is the cheapest flight one way from Chicago ORD to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest flight one way from Chicago ORD to San Francisco SFO is £52.41 ($64 €62.19)
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What is the cheapest return flight from Chicago ORD to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest return flight from Chicago ORD to San Francisco SFO is £104.83 ($128 €124.39)
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Flight Info FAQ - Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO)

Who flies from Chicago to San Francisco?
The following airlines fly from Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO): Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Gulf Air, Hawaiian Airlines, Iberia, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, NetJets, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, United Express, Virgin Australia.
How far is the flight from Chicago to San Francisco?
The flight from Chicago to San Francisco is 2,964KM or 1,842 miles.
How long does the flight from Chicago to San Francisco to take?
The flight from Chicago to San Francisco takes 4 Hours 18 Minutes.

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