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

We've found the cheapest flights to San Francisco

Returns from £189.18

One-way from £95.33

If you are looking to fly from O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International you will find there are 18 airliners who offer this route. These include Royal Jordanian, Air China, Gulf Air, Emirates, Brussels Airlines, British Airways, Austrian Airlines, All Nippon Airways, ITA Airways, Aer Lingus, Lufthansa, Jet Linx Aviation, Qantas, Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand, Air Canada, American Airlines 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 Airlines0001212111206:1321:48VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines000666606:2921:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand000887006:1323:02VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada000887006:1323:02VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia000777006:1323:02VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas000234006:2915:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa000222017:1923:02VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation000222013:2015:13VIEW FLIGHTS
ITA Airways000221015:2619:24VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus000122006:2915:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Gulf Air000111015:0815:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates000111013:1513:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines000111015:2615:26VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways000111015:0815:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines000111015:2615:26VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways000111007:3010:19VIEW FLIGHTS
Royal Jordanian000101013:2013:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China0000020VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines is the most popular airliners who operate this route. They have around 47 a week with times that vary between 06:13 and 21:48.

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
Thursday
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA246
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
09:27
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2543
10:19
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1116
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1586
11:44
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2610
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1902
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA543
Air New ZealandNZ9321
Air CanadaAC4163
EmiratesEK6303
13:20
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2550
Royal JordanianRJ7502
QantasQF4922
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
14:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
15:08
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7510
American AirlinesAA1253
British AirwaysBA5322
Gulf AirGF6770
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
15:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1334
Air New ZealandNZ9332
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC3763
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
ITA AirwaysAZ4473
15:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2251
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA511
17:19
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
17:22
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1620
18:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
19:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9328
Air CanadaAC3952
Virgin AustraliaVA8096
ITA AirwaysAZ4471
20:09
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1495
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA3054
21:48
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2106
23:02
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8604
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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Friday
06:13
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA246
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
06:29
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7369
American AirlinesAA2543
QantasQF3241
07:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1116
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
08:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1586
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2610
10:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA543
American AirlinesAA2550
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1902
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9321
Air CanadaAC4163
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
EmiratesEK6303
13:20
AirlineFlight  No
QantasQF4922
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
14:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
15:13
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7510
American AirlinesAA1253
British AirwaysBA5322
Gulf AirGF6770
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
15:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1334
Air New ZealandNZ9332
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC3763
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
ITA AirwaysAZ4473
15:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2251
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA511
17:19
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
17:22
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1620
18:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
19:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9328
Air CanadaAC3952
Virgin AustraliaVA8096
ITA AirwaysAZ4471
20:09
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1495
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA3054
21:48
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2106
23:02
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8604
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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Saturday
06:13
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7294
United AirlinesUA246
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
06:29
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7369
American AirlinesAA2543
QantasQF3241
07:30
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7293
United AirlinesUA1116
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
08:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1586
QantasQF4642
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2610
10:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA543
American AirlinesAA2550
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1902
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9321
Air CanadaAC4163
Virgin AustraliaVA8096
EmiratesEK6303
13:20
AirlineFlight  No
Royal JordanianRJ7502
QantasQF4922
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
14:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
15:08
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7510
American AirlinesAA1253
British AirwaysBA5322
Gulf AirGF6770
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
15:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1334
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
ITA AirwaysAZ4473
15:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2251
17:22
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1620
17:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
18:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
20:09
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1495
20:59
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA3054
21:48
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2106
Air New ZealandNZ9329
Air CanadaAC4373
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8092
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Sunday
06:13
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA246
06:29
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2543
07:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1116
08:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1586
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2610
10:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA543
American AirlinesAA2550
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1902
14:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
15:13
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1253
15:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1334
15:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2251
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA511
17:22
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1620
18:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
20:09
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1495
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA3054
21:48
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2106
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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
Milwaukee General Mitchell to San Francisco 04 Hours 18 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 £95.33 ($128 €110.23)
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DIRECT United
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 £189.18 ($254 €218.74)
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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 £89.37 ($120 €103.34)
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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 £169.07 ($227 €195.49)
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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, Emirates, Gulf Air, ITA Airways, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, Qantas, 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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