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Cheap Flights from Chicago to San Diego by United Airlines

Look at the list of plane tickets for the most popular direct and connecting flights by United Airlines, their prices start from $172. The fastest nonstop flight takes 4h 23m. The fastest connecting flight — 6h 7m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Time	Airline	Flight
from $172 Find flight	8:20 pm Chicago O'Hare International	10:44 pm San Diego San Diego	4h 24m	United Airlines	UA1842
from $358 Find flight	7:11 am Chicago O'Hare International	9:34 am San Diego San Diego	4h 23m	United Airlines	UA264
from $197 Find flight	5:00 am Chicago O'Hare International	9:09 am San Diego San Diego	6h 9m layover 1h 2m - Denver	United Airlines	UA2666 UA2309
from $208 Find flight	2:40 pm Chicago O'Hare International	8:16 pm San Diego San Diego	7h 36m layover 1h 24m - San Francisco	United Airlines	UA1577 UA2633
from $229 Find flight	6:00 am Chicago O'Hare International	10:52 am San Diego San Diego	6h 52m layover 0h 40m - Houston	United Airlines	UA468 UA2491
from $242 Find flight	2:35 pm Chicago O'Hare International	8:38 pm San Diego San Diego	8h 3m layover 2h 47m - Denver	United Airlines	UA503 UA540
from $242 Find flight	1:04 pm Chicago O'Hare International	5:32 pm San Diego San Diego	6h 28m layover 1h 22m - Denver	United Airlines	UA622 UA1281
from $243 Find flight	4:20 pm Chicago O'Hare International	10:14 pm San Diego San Diego	7h 54m layover 2h 38m - Denver	United Airlines	UA1801 UA1835
from $246 Find flight	2:26 pm Chicago O'Hare International	8:01 pm San Diego San Diego	7h 35m layover 1h 15m - Houston	United Airlines	UA1314 UA743
from $246 Find flight	7:10 am Chicago O'Hare International	2:11 pm San Diego San Diego	9h 1m layover 2h 46m - Houston	United Airlines	UA2105 UA2486
from $249 Find flight	2:26 pm Chicago O'Hare International	9:12 pm San Diego San Diego	8h 46m layover 2h 26m - Houston	United Airlines	UA1314 UA2674
from $249 Find flight	4:50 pm Chicago O'Hare International	11:44 pm San Diego San Diego	8h 54m layover 3h 22m - Los Angeles	United Airlines	UA1983 UA5612
from $256 Find flight	12:45 pm Chicago O'Hare International	8:01 pm San Diego San Diego	9h 16m layover 3h 0m - Houston	United Airlines	UA2657 UA743
from $256 Find flight	8:45 am Chicago O'Hare International	12:52 pm San Diego San Diego	6h 7m layover 0h 53m - Denver	United Airlines	UA1599 UA2412
from $256 Find flight	7:10 am Chicago O'Hare International	12:52 pm San Diego San Diego	7h 42m layover 2h 30m - Denver	United Airlines	UA791 UA2412
from $298 Find flight	8:50 am Chicago O'Hare International	3:06 pm San Diego San Diego	8h 16m layover 1h 56m - San Francisco	United Airlines	UA1387 UA1259

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*Departure and arrival times are local. Prices are for one-way flights. Information refreshed on 08/01/2025

United Airlines Flight Schedule Chicago to San Diego

Below is a detailed 2025 flight schedule for today, tomorrow and all other days. It may vary depending on season and a day of the week of your desired trip. We recommend booking your itinerary at least 2 weeks prior your travel to get the best price and availability by the airline.

Departure	Flight Details	Flight Time	Price
10:35 am — 5:39 pm	10:35 am — 1:29 pm UA2483 United Airlines Chicago — Houston 2h 51m stop 4:20 pm — 5:39 pm UA2399 United Airlines Houston — San Diego	9h 4m including layover	Find flight from$468
12:45 pm — 8:01 pm	12:45 pm — 3:40 pm UA2657 United Airlines Chicago — Houston 3h stop 6:50 pm — 8:11 pm UA743 United Airlines Houston — San Diego	9h 16m including layover	Find flight from$256
12:45 pm — 5:39 pm	12:45 pm — 3:37 pm UA2657 United Airlines Chicago — Houston 40m stop 4:35 pm — 5:59 pm UA2399 United Airlines Houston — San Diego	6h 54m including layover	Find flight from$263
1:04 pm — 5:32 pm	1:04 pm — 2:46 pm UA622 United Airlines Chicago — Denver 1h 22m stop 4:08 pm — 5:32 pm UA1281 United Airlines Denver — San Diego	6h 28m including layover	Find flight from$242
2:26 pm — 8:01 pm	2:26 pm — 5:25 pm UA1314 United Airlines Chicago — Houston 1h 15m stop 6:40 pm — 8:01 pm UA743 United Airlines Houston — San Diego	7h 35m including layover	Find flight from$246
2:26 pm — 9:12 pm	2:26 pm — 5:25 pm UA1314 United Airlines Chicago — Houston 2h 26m stop 7:59 pm — 9:20 pm UA2674 United Airlines Houston — San Diego	8h 46m including layover	Find flight from$249
2:35 pm — 8:38 pm	2:33 pm — 4:26 pm UA503 United Airlines Chicago — Denver 2h 47m stop 7:50 pm — 9:14 pm UA540 United Airlines Denver — San Diego	8h 3m including layover	Find flight from$242
2:40 pm — 8:16 pm	2:33 pm — 5:23 pm UA1577 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco 1h 24m stop 6:55 pm — 8:36 pm UA2633 United Airlines San Francisco — San Diego	7h 36m including layover	Find flight from$208
2:40 pm — 10:42 pm	2:40 pm — 5:26 pm UA1577 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco 3h 42m stop 9:08 pm — 10:42 pm UA1074 United Airlines San Francisco — San Diego	10h 2m including layover	Find flight from$302
4:20 pm — 10:14 pm	4:20 pm — 6:12 pm UA1801 United Airlines Chicago — Denver 2h 38m stop 9:00 pm — 10:24 pm UA1835 United Airlines Denver — San Diego	7h 54m including layover	Find flight from$243
4:50 pm — 11:44 pm	4:40 pm — 7:11 pm UA1983 United Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles 3h 22m stop 10:40 pm — 11:41 pm UA5612 United Airlines Los Angeles — San Diego	8h 54m including layover	Find flight from$249
4:50 pm — 10:42 pm	4:50 pm — 7:36 pm UA1660 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco 1h 32m stop 9:08 pm — 10:42 pm UA1074 United Airlines San Francisco — San Diego	7h 52m including layover	Find flight from$299
5:00 am — 9:09 am	5:02 am — 6:45 am UA2666 United Airlines Chicago — Denver 1h 2m stop 7:50 am — 9:14 am UA2309 United Airlines Denver — San Diego	6h 9m including layover	Find flight from$197
6:00 am — 10:52 am	6:00 am — 8:50 am UA468 United Airlines Chicago — Houston 40m stop 9:30 am — 10:52 am UA2491 United Airlines Houston — San Diego	6h 52m including layover	Find flight from$229
6:00 am — 1:08 pm	6:00 am — 9:13 am UA1658 United Airlines Chicago — Newark 1h 7m stop 10:20 am — 1:08 pm UA1856 United Airlines Newark — San Diego	9h 8m including layover	Find flight from$468
7:10 am — 2:11 pm	7:10 am — 10:04 am UA2105 United Airlines Chicago — Houston 2h 46m stop 12:50 pm — 2:11 pm UA2486 United Airlines Houston — San Diego	9h 1m including layover	Find flight from$246
7:10 am — 12:52 pm	7:10 am — 8:58 am UA791 United Airlines Chicago — Denver 2h 30m stop 11:28 am — 12:52 pm UA2412 United Airlines Denver — San Diego	7h 42m including layover	Find flight from$256
7:11 am — 9:34 am	7:11 am — 9:34 am UA264 United Airlines Chicago — San Diego	4h 23m	Find flight from$358
7:20 am — 12:48 pm	7:20 am — 10:02 am UA611 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco 1h 8m stop 11:10 am — 12:48 pm UA369 United Airlines San Francisco — San Diego	7h 28m including layover	Find flight from$259
8:20 pm — 10:44 pm	8:20 pm — 10:44 pm UA1842 United Airlines Chicago — San Diego	4h 24m	Find flight from$172
8:45 am — 12:52 pm	8:45 am — 10:35 am UA1599 United Airlines Chicago — Denver 53m stop 11:28 am — 12:52 pm UA2412 United Airlines Denver — San Diego	6h 7m including layover	Find flight from$256
8:50 am — 3:06 pm	8:50 am — 11:29 am UA1387 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco 1h 56m stop 1:25 pm — 3:06 pm UA1259 United Airlines San Francisco — San Diego	8h 16m including layover	Find flight from$298
9:40 pm — 7:42 am +1 day	9:40 pm — 0:30 am UA2106 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco 5h 30m stop 6:00 am — 7:42 am HA7014 Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco — San Diego	12h 2m including layover	Find flight from$723

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*Departure and arrival times are local. Last updated on 08/01/2025

Flight Information

There are 2 flights by United Airlines from Chicago to San Diego every week with departures from Chicago FSS, Midway, O'Hare International, Chicago NAS, Merrill C Meigs (closed), Dupage County, Pal-Waukee. All flights arrive at San Diego, AFB, Golden Triangle Reg., Lowndes County, San Diego Regional, El Cajon, Montgomery Field, Miramar NAS, North Island NAS, Brown Field Municipal, Gillespie Field.

Departures start from 10:35 am to 9:40 pm. Nonstop flight is 4h 23m. The time difference between Chicago and San Diego is 2h.

The fastest flight 4h 23m
Average flight time 4h 24m
The earliest flight 10:35 am
The latest flight 9:40 pm
Distance 1733 ml

The cheapest months for traveling to San Diego are june (from 162 $), august (from 172 $), july (from 183 $).

The most expensive and popular months are may (from 208 $), september (from 197 $), october (from 197 $).

The cheapest flight by United Airlines that our users were able to find is $172. This airfare is economy class on one-way UA1842 flight for August 15, 2025 leaving O'Hare International in Chicago at 8:20 pm, it includes all taxes and additional fees.

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United Airlines Airplanes on the Route

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Other Popular Airlines on the Route

Besides United Airlines there are other 4 airline carriers between Chicago and San Diego. Please review schedules and prices from the most popular airlines to find the best airfare deals from Chicago to San Diego.

Nonstop flights

There are 4 direct flights every day from Chicago. Airlines and fares are below:

AS - Alaska Airlines

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Connecting Flights

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AS - Alaska Airlines

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SY - Sun Country Airlines

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NK - Spirit Airlines

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G4 - Allegiant Air

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