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 23 airliners who offer this route. These include Royal Jordanian, Jet Linx Aviation, Fiji Airways, China Southern Airlines, Air China, Austrian Airlines, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Gulf Air, Asiana Airlines, Aer Lingus, Brussels Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Lufthansa, Japan Airlines, British Airways, 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 Airlines1499999900:5921:07VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand1399999100:5921:29VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada1399999100:5921:29VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia1099999106:1521:29VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines333332308:3518:53VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas333331008:3521:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates222222010:3521:29VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways222221008:3521:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Japan Airlines222211010:1521:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa311111100:5921:07VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines111111016:1016:17VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways111111006:5507:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways111110017:3921:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia111110017:3921:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Gulf Air111110017:3921:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines101111021:2221:29VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus111110017:3921:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines101011016:1016:17VIEW FLIGHTS
Royal Jordanian110000020:3721:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation000011020:3020:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways001010017:3917:39VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines000101017:3917:39VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001001006:5506:55VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines is the most popular airliners who operate this route. They have around 68 a week with times that vary between 00:59 and 21:07.

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
00:59
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3761
Air New ZealandNZ9328
LufthansaLH8778
United AirlinesUA2106
02:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3768
Air New ZealandNZ9321
United AirlinesUA1990
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5029
Air New ZealandNZ9323
United AirlinesUA2628
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
07:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5339
Air New ZealandNZ9327
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
United AirlinesUA1406
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:37
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2418
British AirwaysBA5508
QantasQF3325
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5573
Air New ZealandNZ9324
United AirlinesUA1498
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
10:15
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1253
Japan AirlinesJL7549
QantasQF3106
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3212
Air New ZealandNZ9320
EmiratesEK6303
United AirlinesUA343
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5269
Air New ZealandNZ9325
United AirlinesUA2465
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA3026
14:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5081
LufthansaLH9178
United AirlinesUA1577
16:17
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4375
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
United AirlinesUA2693
17:16
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3763
Air New ZealandNZ9332
United AirlinesUA448
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
17:28
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
17:44
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2113
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
19:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5255
Air New ZealandNZ9334
United AirlinesUA2394
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
20:37
AirlineFlight  No
Royal JordanianRJ7577
21:07
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4373
Air New ZealandNZ9329
LufthansaLH8604
United AirlinesUA210
Virgin AustraliaVA8092
21:22
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5395
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
21:59
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7141
British AirwaysBA6996
Gulf AirGF6444
IberiaIB4069
Japan AirlinesJL7551
QantasQF4325
Qatar AirwaysQR2804
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Tuesday
06:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5029
Air New ZealandNZ9323
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
United AirlinesUA1406
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:37
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2418
British AirwaysBA5508
QantasQF3325
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5573
Air New ZealandNZ9324
United AirlinesUA1498
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
10:15
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1253
Japan AirlinesJL7549
QantasQF3106
10:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3212
Air New ZealandNZ9320
EmiratesEK6303
United AirlinesUA343
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5269
Air New ZealandNZ9325
United AirlinesUA2465
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
14:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5081
Air New ZealandNZ9326
LufthansaLH9178
United AirlinesUA1577
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3267
Air New ZealandNZ9332
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
United AirlinesUA2866
Virgin AustraliaVA8096
17:17
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4375
Air New ZealandNZ9330
United AirlinesUA448
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
18:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
18:53
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2113
19:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5255
Air New ZealandNZ9334
United AirlinesUA636
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
21:29
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5395
Air New ZealandNZ9322
EmiratesEK6302
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
21:59
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7141
British AirwaysBA6996
Gulf AirGF6444
IberiaIB4069
Japan AirlinesJL7551
QantasQF4325
Qatar AirwaysQR2804
Royal JordanianRJ7577
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Wednesday
06:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5029
Air ChinaCA7294
Air New ZealandNZ9323
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
United AirlinesUA1406
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:35
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2418
British AirwaysBA5508
QantasQF3325
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5573
Air New ZealandNZ9324
United AirlinesUA1498
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
10:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3212
Air New ZealandNZ9320
EmiratesEK6303
United AirlinesUA343
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1253
Japan AirlinesJL7549
QantasQF3106
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5269
Air New ZealandNZ9325
United AirlinesUA2465
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
14:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5081
Air New ZealandNZ9326
LufthansaLH9178
United AirlinesUA1577
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3267
Air New ZealandNZ9332
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
United AirlinesUA2866
Virgin AustraliaVA8096
17:17
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4375
Air New ZealandNZ9330
United AirlinesUA448
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
17:39
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7327
American AirlinesAA3048
British AirwaysBA5318
Fiji AirwaysFJ5118
Gulf AirGF6770
IberiaIB4069
Japan AirlinesJL7551
QantasQF3241
Qatar AirwaysQR2804
18:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
19:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5255
Air New ZealandNZ9334
United AirlinesUA636
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
21:29
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5395
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
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Thursday
06:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5029
Air New ZealandNZ9323
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
United AirlinesUA1406
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:35
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2418
British AirwaysBA5508
QantasQF3325
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5573
Air New ZealandNZ9324
United AirlinesUA1498
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
10:15
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1253
Japan AirlinesJL7549
QantasQF3106
10:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3212
Air New ZealandNZ9320
EmiratesEK6303
United AirlinesUA343
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5269
Air New ZealandNZ9325
United AirlinesUA2465
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
14:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5081
Air New ZealandNZ9326
LufthansaLH9178
United AirlinesUA1577
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3267
Air New ZealandNZ9332
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
United AirlinesUA2866
Virgin AustraliaVA8096
17:17
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4375
Air New ZealandNZ9330
United AirlinesUA448
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
17:39
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7327
American AirlinesAA3048
British AirwaysBA5318
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
Gulf AirGF6770
IberiaIB4069
Japan AirlinesJL7551
18:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
19:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5255
Air New ZealandNZ9334
United AirlinesUA636
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
20:30
AirlineFlight  No
QantasQF3241
Qatar AirwaysQR2804
21:29
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5395
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
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Friday
06:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5029
Air New ZealandNZ9323
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
United AirlinesUA1406
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:35
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2418
British AirwaysBA5508
QantasQF3325
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5573
Air New ZealandNZ9324
United AirlinesUA1498
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
10:15
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1253
Japan AirlinesJL7549
QantasQF3106
10:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3212
Air New ZealandNZ9320
EmiratesEK6303
United AirlinesUA343
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5269
Air New ZealandNZ9325
United AirlinesUA2465
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
14:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5081
Air New ZealandNZ9326
LufthansaLH9178
United AirlinesUA1577
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3267
Air New ZealandNZ9332
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
United AirlinesUA2866
Virgin AustraliaVA8096
17:17
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4375
Air New ZealandNZ9330
United AirlinesUA448
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
17:39
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7327
American AirlinesAA3048
British AirwaysBA5318
Fiji AirwaysFJ5118
Gulf AirGF6770
IberiaIB4069
18:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
19:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5255
Air New ZealandNZ9334
United AirlinesUA636
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
20:30
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
QantasQF3241
Qatar AirwaysQR2804
21:29
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5395
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
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Saturday
06:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5029
Air ChinaCA7294
Air New ZealandNZ9323
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
United AirlinesUA1406
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5573
Air New ZealandNZ9324
United AirlinesUA1498
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
10:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3212
Air New ZealandNZ9320
EmiratesEK6303
United AirlinesUA343
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
10:48
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1253
British AirwaysBA5322
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
Japan AirlinesJL7549
QantasQF3106
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5269
Air New ZealandNZ9325
United AirlinesUA2465
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
13:47
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
14:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5081
Air New ZealandNZ9326
LufthansaLH9178
United AirlinesUA1577
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3267
Air New ZealandNZ9332
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
United AirlinesUA2866
Virgin AustraliaVA8096
17:17
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4375
Air New ZealandNZ9330
United AirlinesUA448
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
18:33
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1353
18:37
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
19:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5255
Air New ZealandNZ9334
United AirlinesUA636
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
21:30
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5395
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
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Sunday
06:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1406
08:35
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2418
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1498
10:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA343
11:26
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1253
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2465
14:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
16:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2866
17:17
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA448
17:28
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5081
Air New ZealandNZ9326
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
17:39
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA3048
18:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
19:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA636
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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 Francisco04 Hours 19 Minutes
Milwaukee General Mitchell to San Francisco04 Hours 18 Minutes
Rockford Greater Rockford to San Francisco04 Hours 11 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 £95.17 ($127 €109.05)
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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 £191.84 ($256 €219.83)
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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 £44.21 ($59 €50.66)
£44.21
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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 £97.42 ($130 €111.63)
£97.42
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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, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Gulf Air, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, United Airlines, 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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