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Cheap Flights from Chicago to San Francisco 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 $141. The fastest nonstop flight takes 4h 33m. The fastest connecting flight — 6h 14m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Time	Airline	Flight
from $141 Find flight	10:53 am Chicago O'Hare International	1:40 pm San Francisco San Francisco	4h 47m	United Airlines	UA741
from $141 Find flight	7:00 am Chicago O'Hare International	9:42 am San Francisco San Francisco	4h 42m	United Airlines	UA611
from $141 Find flight	6:30 am Chicago O'Hare International	9:09 am San Francisco San Francisco	4h 39m	United Airlines	UA1273
from $146 Find flight	8:50 am Chicago O'Hare International	11:29 am San Francisco San Francisco	4h 39m	United Airlines	UA1387
from $149 Find flight	6:25 pm Chicago O'Hare International	9:13 pm San Francisco San Francisco	4h 48m	United Airlines	UA2179
from $149 Find flight	9:10 pm Chicago O'Hare International	11:56 pm San Francisco San Francisco	4h 46m	United Airlines	UA2106
from $149 Find flight	10:49 am Chicago O'Hare International	1:35 pm San Francisco San Francisco	4h 46m	United Airlines	UA343
from $149 Find flight	4:25 pm Chicago O'Hare International	7:09 pm San Francisco San Francisco	4h 44m	United Airlines	UA2475
from $149 Find flight	12:53 pm Chicago O'Hare International	3:30 pm San Francisco San Francisco	4h 37m	United Airlines	UA2465
from $149 Find flight	3:47 pm Chicago O'Hare International	6:28 pm San Francisco San Francisco	4h 41m	United Airlines	UA1168
from $149 Find flight	6:15 am Chicago O'Hare International	8:56 am San Francisco San Francisco	4h 41m	United Airlines	UA1807
from $149 Find flight	7:15 am Chicago O'Hare International	10:01 am San Francisco San Francisco	4h 46m	United Airlines	UA1881
from $150 Find flight	4:50 pm Chicago O'Hare International	7:36 pm San Francisco San Francisco	4h 46m	United Airlines	UA1660
from $268 Find flight	9:32 pm Chicago O'Hare International	6:42 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	11h 10m layover 5h 38m - Denver	United Airlines	UA1748 UA2367
from $329 Find flight	7:59 pm Chicago O'Hare International	7:22 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	13h 23m layover 6h 31m - Seattle	United Airlines	UA2211 UA706
from $413 Find flight	7:10 am Chicago O'Hare International	5:36 pm San Francisco San Francisco	12h 26m layover 5h 58m - Portland	United Airlines	UA1100 UA5316

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*Departure and arrival times are local. Prices are for one-way flights. Information refreshed on 07/04/2025

United Airlines Flight Schedule Chicago to San Francisco

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
10:49 am — 1:35 pm	10:49 am — 1:35 pm UA343 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 46m	Find flight from$149
10:53 am — 1:40 pm	10:53 am — 1:40 pm UA741 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 47m	Find flight from$141
12:46 pm — 3:33 pm	12:46 pm — 3:33 pm UA1878 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 47m	Find flight from$150
12:53 pm — 3:30 pm	12:53 pm — 3:30 pm UA2465 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 37m	Find flight from$149
2:25 pm — 5:07 pm	2:25 pm — 5:07 pm UA1577 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 42m	Find flight from$150
3:47 pm — 6:28 pm	3:47 pm — 6:28 pm UA1168 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 41m	Find flight from$149
4:25 pm — 7:09 pm	4:25 pm — 7:09 pm UA2475 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 44m	Find flight from$149
4:30 pm — 7:03 pm	4:30 pm — 7:03 pm UA448 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 33m	Find flight from$151
4:50 pm — 7:36 pm	4:50 pm — 7:36 pm UA1660 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 46m	Find flight from$150
6:15 am — 8:56 am	6:15 am — 8:56 am UA1807 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 41m	Find flight from$149
6:15 am — 8:56 am	6:15 am — 8:56 am UA1245 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 41m	Find flight from$151
6:25 pm — 9:13 pm	6:25 pm — 9:13 pm UA2179 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 48m	Find flight from$149
6:30 am — 9:09 am	6:30 am — 9:09 am UA1273 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 39m	Find flight from$141
7:00 am — 9:42 am	7:00 am — 9:42 am UA611 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 42m	Find flight from$141
7:15 am — 10:01 am	7:15 am — 10:01 am UA1881 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 46m	Find flight from$149
7:19 am — 10:05 am	7:19 am — 10:05 am UA2214 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 46m	Find flight from$151
7:43 pm — 10:34 pm	7:43 pm — 10:34 pm UA1084 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 51m	Find flight from$151
7:48 pm — 10:38 pm	7:48 pm — 10:38 pm UA1324 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 50m	Find flight from$162
8:50 am — 11:29 am	8:50 am — 11:29 am UA1387 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 39m	Find flight from$146
9:10 pm — 11:56 pm	9:10 pm — 11:56 pm UA2106 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 46m	Find flight from$149
1:04 pm — 11:10 pm	1:04 pm — 2:46 pm UA622 United Airlines Chicago — Denver 6h 38m stop 9:24 pm — 11:10 pm UA746 United Airlines Denver — San Francisco	12h 6m including layover	Find flight from$350
1:55 pm — 11:02 pm	1:55 pm — 4:22 pm UA378 United Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles 5h 4m stop 9:30 pm — 11:02 pm UA2056 United Airlines Los Angeles — San Francisco	11h 7m including layover	Find flight from$506
2:40 pm — 8:54 pm	2:40 pm — 4:40 pm UA2298 United Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 2h 35m stop 7:15 pm — 8:54 pm UA1369 United Airlines Las Vegas — San Francisco	8h 14m including layover	Find flight from$670
3:41 pm — 8:54 pm	3:41 pm — 5:41 pm UA1920 United Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 1h 34m stop 7:15 pm — 8:54 pm UA1369 United Airlines Las Vegas — San Francisco	7h 13m including layover	Find flight from$779
5:00 am — 5:19 pm	5:00 am — 6:43 am UA2666 United Airlines Chicago — Denver 8h 57m stop 3:40 pm — 5:19 pm UA2633 United Airlines Denver — San Francisco	14h 19m including layover	Find flight from$294
5:00 am — 9:45 am	5:00 am — 6:43 am UA2666 United Airlines Chicago — Denver 1h 19m stop 8:02 am — 9:45 am UA2410 United Airlines Denver — San Francisco	6h 45m including layover	Find flight from$554
8:45 am — 8:05 pm	8:45 am — 11:43 am UA691 United Airlines Chicago — Boise 7h 32m stop 7:15 pm — 8:05 pm UA567 United Airlines Boise — San Francisco	13h 20m including layover	Find flight from$275
9:32 pm — 6:42 am +1 day	9:32 pm — 11:22 pm UA1748 United Airlines Chicago — Denver 5h 38m stop 5:30 am — 7:12 am UA2367 United Airlines Denver — San Francisco	11h 10m including layover	Find flight from$268

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*Departure and arrival times are local. Last updated on 07/04/2025

Flight Information

There are 20 flights by United Airlines from Chicago to San Francisco 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 Francisco, Embarkadero, China Basin Heliport.

Departures start from 10:49 am to 9:42 pm. Nonstop flight is 4h 33m. The time difference between Chicago and San Francisco is 2h.

The fastest flight 4h 33m
Average flight time 4h 45m
The earliest flight 10:49 am
The latest flight 9:42 pm
Distance 1857 ml

The cheapest months for traveling to San Francisco are may (from 140 $), july (from 141 $), october (from 149 $).

The most expensive and popular months are april (from 400 $), november (from 341 $), december (from 228 $).

The cheapest flight by United Airlines that our users were able to find is $141. This airfare is economy class on one-way UA741 flight for July 4, 2025 leaving O'Hare International in Chicago at 10:53 am, it includes all taxes and additional fees.

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United Airlines Airplanes on the Route

List of the most popular United Airlines airplanes flying from Chicago to San Francisco:

Boeing 737 MAX 9

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Boeing 757-200

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Boeing 757

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Other Popular Airlines on the Route

Besides United Airlines there are other 6 airline carriers between Chicago and San Francisco. Please review schedules and prices from the most popular airlines to find the best airfare deals from Chicago to San Francisco.

Nonstop flights

There are 22 direct flights every day from Chicago. Airlines and fares are below:

AS - Alaska Airlines

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HA - Hawaiian Airlines

from $103

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Connecting Flights

List of flights with layovers (1 and more stops):

AS - Alaska Airlines

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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SY - Sun Country Airlines

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HA - Hawaiian Airlines

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NK - Spirit Airlines

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G4 - Allegiant Air

from $356

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