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

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Getting to San Francisco International from O'Hare International Airport is very straight forward. There are 24 airliners who all offer direct flights several times a week. The flight from San Francisco International to O'Hare International Airport 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 ticket prices to O'Hare International Airport United States can vary quite considerably if you travel at certain times of the week especially at weekends. To obtain the best prices for O'Hare International Airport flights than book well in advance. We advise all our viewers to book well in advance. This way you will get the low priced tickets available.

When arriving at O'Hare International Airport don’t forget to set your watch to the local time!

The table below displays the numbers of daily flights from San Francisco International (SFO) to O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and the relevant airlines that fly.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
United Airlines1197887800:3023:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand12117887300:5923:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada11117887300:5923:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia1088887301:1123:59VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines332221205:2023:27VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas332221005:2023:27VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates222222110:3616:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa212222008:2513:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus222221005:2013:21VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways211221005:2010:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China002202113:4016:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia111111005:2007:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines111111008:2508:25VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways211110007:4513:21VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111110101:1123:05VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways111111013:4013:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation111110013:2013:21VIEW FLIGHTS
Royal Jordanian101011005:2007:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines101011008:2508:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines100110110:0010:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines100110010:0010:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines100110010:0010:00VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines110000005:4623:27VIEW FLIGHTS
Gulf Air100000007:4507:45VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 00:30 and 23:59.

If you wish to book your flight with United Airlines then we advise you book direct from their website at united.com. The best discounts can only be obtained from their website.

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
United AirlinesUA2232
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air CanadaAC5432
01:11
AirlineFlight  No
Asiana AirlinesOZ6303
04:59
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9308
05:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1282
Air New ZealandNZ9300
Air CanadaAC4374
Virgin AustraliaVA8104
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2115
Air New ZealandNZ9309
Air CanadaAC5366
Virgin AustraliaVA8097
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7154
American AirlinesAA2614
British AirwaysBA5769
IberiaIB4876
Qatar AirwaysQR2910
Royal JordanianRJ7402
Gulf AirGF6456
QantasQF3191
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA534
Air New ZealandNZ9301
Austrian AirlinesOS7718
Air CanadaAC4065
LufthansaLH7785
Virgin AustraliaVA8099
Brussels AirlinesSN8820
10:00
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ1356
Alaska AirlinesAS598
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6625
Qatar AirwaysQR2999
10:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1612
Air New ZealandNZ9312
Air CanadaAC3018
Virgin AustraliaVA8098
EmiratesEK6374
13:21
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7156
American AirlinesAA2418
British AirwaysBA5612
QantasQF3282
Jet Linx AviationJL7548
13:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2386
Air New ZealandNZ9302
Air CanadaAC5196
All Nippon AirwaysNH7242
LufthansaLH7871
Virgin AustraliaVA8103
14:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA468
Air New ZealandNZ9310
Air CanadaAC5332
Virgin AustraliaVA8100
EmiratesEK6373
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9313
Air CanadaAC4011
Virgin AustraliaVA8102
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1896
Air New ZealandNZ9304
Air CanadaAC5166
Virgin AustraliaVA8106
22:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1494
Air New ZealandNZ9314
Air CanadaAC3682
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
23:27
AirlineFlight  No
China Southern AirlinesCZ1634
American AirlinesAA2477
QantasQF4438
23:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2097
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
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Tuesday
00:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA3914
01:11
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1896
Air New ZealandNZ9304
Air CanadaAC5166
Virgin AustraliaVA8106
05:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7154
American AirlinesAA2614
IberiaIB4876
Qatar AirwaysQR2910
QantasQF3191
05:46
AirlineFlight  No
China Southern AirlinesCZ1634
American AirlinesAA2477
QantasQF4438
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2182
Air New ZealandNZ9309
Air CanadaAC5366
Virgin AustraliaVA8097
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA795
Air New ZealandNZ9306
Air CanadaAC4060
LufthansaLH7785
Virgin AustraliaVA8098
Brussels AirlinesSN8820
10:36
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1612
Air New ZealandNZ9301
Air CanadaAC4065
Virgin AustraliaVA8099
EmiratesEK6374
13:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7156
American AirlinesAA2418
British AirwaysBA5612
QantasQF3282
Jet Linx AviationJL7548
13:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2386
Air New ZealandNZ9305
Air CanadaAC3601
All Nippon AirwaysNH7242
Virgin AustraliaVA8103
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9310
Air New ZealandNZ9313
Air CanadaAC4011
Air CanadaAC5332
Virgin AustraliaVA8102
EmiratesEK6373
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9312
Air CanadaAC3018
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1494
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air New ZealandNZ9314
Air CanadaAC3682
Air CanadaAC5432
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
Asiana AirlinesOZ6303
23:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2097
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
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Wednesday
05:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7154
American AirlinesAA2614
IberiaIB4876
Qatar AirwaysQR2910
Royal JordanianRJ7402
QantasQF3191
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2182
Air New ZealandNZ9309
Air CanadaAC5366
Virgin AustraliaVA8097
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA795
Air New ZealandNZ9306
Austrian AirlinesOS7718
Air CanadaAC4060
LufthansaLH7785
Virgin AustraliaVA8098
Brussels AirlinesSN8820
10:36
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1612
Air New ZealandNZ9301
Air CanadaAC4065
Virgin AustraliaVA8099
EmiratesEK6374
13:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7156
American AirlinesAA2418
British AirwaysBA5612
QantasQF3282
Jet Linx AviationJL7548
13:40
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7327
United AirlinesUA2386
Air New ZealandNZ9305
Air CanadaAC3601
All Nippon AirwaysNH7242
LufthansaLH7871
Virgin AustraliaVA8103
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7326
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9310
Air CanadaAC5332
Virgin AustraliaVA8100
Virgin AustraliaVA8102
EmiratesEK6373
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1494
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air CanadaAC5432
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
Asiana AirlinesOZ6303
23:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2097
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
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Thursday
05:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7154
American AirlinesAA2614
IberiaIB4876
Qatar AirwaysQR2910
QantasQF3191
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2182
Air New ZealandNZ9309
Air CanadaAC5366
Virgin AustraliaVA8097
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA795
Air New ZealandNZ9306
Air CanadaAC4060
LufthansaLH7785
Virgin AustraliaVA8098
Brussels AirlinesSN8820
10:00
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ1356
Alaska AirlinesAS598
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6625
Qatar AirwaysQR2999
10:36
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1612
Air New ZealandNZ9301
Air CanadaAC4065
Virgin AustraliaVA8099
EmiratesEK6374
13:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7156
American AirlinesAA2418
British AirwaysBA5612
QantasQF3282
Jet Linx AviationJL7548
13:40
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7327
United AirlinesUA2386
Air New ZealandNZ9305
Air CanadaAC3601
All Nippon AirwaysNH7242
LufthansaLH7871
Virgin AustraliaVA8102
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA468
Air New ZealandNZ9313
Air CanadaAC5384
Virgin AustraliaVA8103
EmiratesEK6373
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7326
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9310
Air CanadaAC5332
Virgin AustraliaVA8100
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1494
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air CanadaAC5432
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
Asiana AirlinesOZ6303
23:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2097
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
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Friday
05:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7154
American AirlinesAA2614
IberiaIB4876
Qatar AirwaysQR2910
Royal JordanianRJ7402
QantasQF3191
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2182
Air New ZealandNZ9309
Air CanadaAC5366
Virgin AustraliaVA8097
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA795
Air New ZealandNZ9306
Austrian AirlinesOS7718
Air CanadaAC4060
LufthansaLH7785
Virgin AustraliaVA8098
Brussels AirlinesSN8820
10:00
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ1356
Alaska AirlinesAS598
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6625
Qatar AirwaysQR2999
10:36
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1612
Air New ZealandNZ9301
Air CanadaAC4065
Virgin AustraliaVA8099
EmiratesEK6374
13:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7156
American AirlinesAA2418
British AirwaysBA5612
QantasQF3282
Jet Linx AviationJL7548
13:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2386
Air New ZealandNZ9305
Air CanadaAC3601
All Nippon AirwaysNH7242
LufthansaLH7871
Virgin AustraliaVA8103
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA468
Air New ZealandNZ9310
Air CanadaAC5332
Virgin AustraliaVA8102
EmiratesEK6373
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9312
Air CanadaAC4011
Virgin AustraliaVA8100
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1494
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air CanadaAC5432
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
Asiana AirlinesOZ6303
23:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2097
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
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Saturday
05:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7154
American AirlinesAA2614
IberiaIB4876
Qatar AirwaysQR2910
Royal JordanianRJ7402
QantasQF3191
05:30
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air CanadaAC5432
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2182
Air New ZealandNZ9309
Air CanadaAC5366
Virgin AustraliaVA8097
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA795
Air New ZealandNZ9306
Austrian AirlinesOS7718
Air CanadaAC4060
LufthansaLH7785
Virgin AustraliaVA8098
Brussels AirlinesSN8820
10:36
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1612
Air New ZealandNZ9301
Air CanadaAC4065
Virgin AustraliaVA8099
EmiratesEK6374
13:40
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7327
United AirlinesUA2386
Air New ZealandNZ9302
Air CanadaAC5196
All Nippon AirwaysNH7242
LufthansaLH7871
Virgin AustraliaVA8103
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7326
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9312
Air CanadaAC4011
Virgin AustraliaVA8100
EmiratesEK6373
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1494
23:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2097
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
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Sunday
05:20
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2614
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2182
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA795
10:00
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS598
10:36
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1612
13:20
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2418
13:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2386
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA468
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7326
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9312
Air CanadaAC4011
Virgin AustraliaVA8100
EmiratesEK6373
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1494
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air CanadaAC5432
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
Asiana AirlinesOZ6303
23:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2097
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Instead of flying from San Francisco International you could consider a few airports that are close by. Please see that table below of alternative routes.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Reno to Chicago O'Hare03 Hours 58 Minutes
Mineta San Jose to Chicago O'Hare04 Hours 16 Minutes
Sacramento to Chicago O'Hare04 Hours 10 Minutes

A useful tip to save money to exchange money before you go, or go to a bureau de change outside of the airport when you arrive. The exchange rate within the airport are not very good so try to avoid changing money their if you can.

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

DIRECT United
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from San Francisco SFO to Chicago ORD?
The cheapest direct flight one way from San Francisco SFO to Chicago ORD is £80.26 ($98 €95.23)
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What is the cheapest direct return flight from San Francisco SFO to Chicago ORD?
The cheapest direct return flight from San Francisco SFO to Chicago ORD is £161.34 ($197 €191.44)
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What is the cheapest flight one way from San Francisco SFO to Chicago ORD?
The cheapest flight one way from San Francisco SFO to Chicago ORD is £57.33 ($70 €68.02)
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What is the cheapest return flight from San Francisco SFO to Chicago ORD?
The cheapest return flight from San Francisco SFO to Chicago ORD is £104.01 ($127 €123.41)
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Flight Info FAQ - San Francisco (SFO) to Chicago (ORD)

Who flies from San Francisco to Chicago?
The following airlines fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Chicago (ORD): 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, Gulf Air, Hawaiian Airlines, Iberia, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Australia.
How far is the flight from San Francisco to Chicago?
The flight from San Francisco to Chicago is 2,964KM or 1,842 miles.
How long does the flight from San Francisco to Chicago to take?
The flight from San Francisco to Chicago takes 4 Hours 18 Minutes.

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