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 22 airliners who offer this route. These include Flexjet, Fiji Airways, China Southern Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Air China, Qatar Airways, Gulf Air, Emirates, Brussels Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Royal Jordanian, Iberia, British Airways, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, Aer Lingus, 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 Airlines1099101010100:1621:26VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia777777000:1617:31VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand777777000:1617:31VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada777777000:1617:31VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines556554106:4523:44VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas555553006:4523:44VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus332332006:4523:44VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222222000:1616:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation221222010:2019:34VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia221221019:3423:44VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways221221019:3423:44VIEW FLIGHTS
Royal Jordanian201221019:3423:44VIEW FLIGHTS
Gulf Air111111019:3423:44VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111111014:0214:03VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines111111016:3516:35VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways111111007:4507:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways110111019:3419:34VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines110101013:4613:46VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines101011016:3516:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China002002006:1707:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Flexjet100000013:3013:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways000010013:4613:46VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines is the most popular airliners who operate this route. They have around 59 a week with times that vary between 00:16 and 21:26.

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
00:16
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2106
Air New ZealandNZ9329
Air CanadaAC4373
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8092
06:17
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA246
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
06:45
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7369
American AirlinesAA2416
QantasQF3168
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2418
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA543
12:06
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
13:30
AirlineFlight  No
FlexjetLXJ593
13:46
AirlineFlight  No
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
American AirlinesAA2969
QantasQF4657
14:02
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9321
Air CanadaAC4163
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
14:12
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
15:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1097
16:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA511
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
19:34
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7141
American AirlinesAA2113
British AirwaysBA6996
IberiaIB4069
Qatar AirwaysQR2804
Royal JordanianRJ7577
Gulf AirGF6444
QantasQF3325
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1495
21:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
23:44
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7510
American AirlinesAA1983
British AirwaysBA5508
IberiaIB8297
Royal JordanianRJ7305
QantasQF4325
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Tuesday
00:16
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2106
Air New ZealandNZ9329
Air CanadaAC4373
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8092
06:17
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA246
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
06:45
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7369
American AirlinesAA2416
QantasQF3168
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2418
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA543
12:06
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
13:46
AirlineFlight  No
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
American AirlinesAA2969
QantasQF4657
14:03
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9321
Air CanadaAC4163
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
14:23
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
15:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1097
16:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA511
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
19:34
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7141
American AirlinesAA2113
British AirwaysBA6996
IberiaIB4069
Qatar AirwaysQR2804
Gulf AirGF6444
QantasQF3325
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
21:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
23:44
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7510
American AirlinesAA1983
British AirwaysBA5508
IberiaIB8297
QantasQF4325
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Wednesday
00:16
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2106
Air New ZealandNZ9329
Air CanadaAC4373
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8092
06:17
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7294
United AirlinesUA246
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
06:45
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7369
American AirlinesAA2416
QantasQF3168
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7293
United AirlinesUA2418
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA543
11:40
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1684
QantasQF4898
12:06
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
13:46
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2969
QantasQF4657
14:03
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9321
Air CanadaAC4163
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
14:12
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
15:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1097
16:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA511
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
21:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
21:38
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2113
23:44
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7510
American AirlinesAA1983
British AirwaysBA5508
IberiaIB8297
Royal JordanianRJ7305
Gulf AirGF6770
QantasQF4325
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Thursday
00:16
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2106
Air New ZealandNZ9329
Air CanadaAC4373
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8092
06:17
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA246
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
06:45
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7369
American AirlinesAA2416
QantasQF3168
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2418
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA543
12:06
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
13:46
AirlineFlight  No
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
American AirlinesAA2969
QantasQF4657
14:02
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9321
Air CanadaAC4163
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
EmiratesEK6303
14:12
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
15:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1097
16:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA511
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
19:34
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7141
American AirlinesAA2113
British AirwaysBA6996
IberiaIB4069
Qatar AirwaysQR2804
Royal JordanianRJ7577
Gulf AirGF6444
QantasQF3325
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1495
21:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
23:44
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7510
American AirlinesAA1983
British AirwaysBA5508
IberiaIB8297
Royal JordanianRJ7305
QantasQF4325
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Friday
00:16
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2106
Air New ZealandNZ9329
Air CanadaAC4373
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8092
06:17
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA246
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
06:45
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7369
American AirlinesAA2416
QantasQF3168
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2418
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
10:20
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA543
12:06
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC4363
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
13:46
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5118
American AirlinesAA2969
QantasQF4657
14:03
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
EmiratesEK6303
15:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1097
16:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA511
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
19:34
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7141
American AirlinesAA2113
British AirwaysBA6996
IberiaIB4069
Qatar AirwaysQR2804
Royal JordanianRJ7577
Gulf AirGF6444
QantasQF3325
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1495
21:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
23:44
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7510
American AirlinesAA1983
British AirwaysBA5508
IberiaIB8297
Royal JordanianRJ7305
QantasQF4325
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Saturday
00:16
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2106
Air New ZealandNZ9329
Air CanadaAC4373
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8092
06:17
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7294
United AirlinesUA246
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
06:45
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7369
American AirlinesAA2416
QantasQF3168
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7293
United AirlinesUA2418
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA543
12:06
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
12:56
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1253
13:46
AirlineFlight  No
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
American AirlinesAA2969
QantasQF4657
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
14:02
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9321
Air CanadaAC4163
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
EmiratesEK6303
14:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
15:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1097
16:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA511
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:31
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
19:34
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7141
American AirlinesAA2113
British AirwaysBA6996
IberiaIB4069
Qatar AirwaysQR2804
Royal JordanianRJ7577
Gulf AirGF6444
QantasQF3325
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1495
21:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
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Sunday
06:17
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA246
06:45
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2416
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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
Appleton to San Francisco04 Hours 14 Minutes
Kenosha to San Francisco04 Hours 18 Minutes
Chicago Midway to San Francisco04 Hours 19 Minutes
South Bend to San Francisco04 Hours 27 Minutes

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

DIRECT American Airlines
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 £46.66 ($62 €53.86)
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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 £128.70 ($171 €148.56)
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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 £122.68 ($163 €141.61)
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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, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Flexjet, Gulf Air, Iberia, 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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