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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Chicago 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 $161. The fastest nonstop flight takes 4h 17m. The fastest connecting flight — 6h 4m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Time	Airline	Flight
from $161 Find flight	1:40 pm San Francisco San Francisco	7:59 pm Chicago O'Hare International	4h 19m	United Airlines	UA2386
from $161 Find flight	6:15 am San Francisco San Francisco	12:42 pm Chicago O'Hare International	4h 27m	United Airlines	UA2182
from $161 Find flight	4:55 pm San Francisco San Francisco	11:19 pm Chicago O'Hare International	4h 24m	United Airlines	UA1482
from $161 Find flight	11:59 pm San Francisco San Francisco	6:18 am+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	4h 19m	United Airlines	UA2097
from $207 Find flight	8:25 am San Francisco San Francisco	2:54 pm Chicago O'Hare International	4h 29m	United Airlines	UA795
from $252 Find flight	6:15 am San Francisco San Francisco	12:38 pm Chicago O'Hare International	4h 23m	United Airlines	UA2207
from $305 Find flight	1:46 pm San Francisco San Francisco	8:03 pm Chicago O'Hare International	4h 17m	United Airlines	UA1332
from $411 Find flight	8:29 am San Francisco San Francisco	2:55 pm Chicago O'Hare International	4h 26m	United Airlines	UA793
from $170 Find flight	6:00 am San Francisco San Francisco	2:32 pm Chicago O'Hare International	6h 32m layover 0h 52m - Los Angeles	United Airlines	UA502 UA2039
from $170 Find flight	7:15 am San Francisco San Francisco	6:55 pm Chicago O'Hare International	9h 40m layover 3h 51m - Los Angeles	United Airlines	UA332 UA1819
from $170 Find flight	1:10 pm San Francisco San Francisco	10:45 pm Chicago O'Hare International	7h 35m layover 1h 3m - Houston	United Airlines	UA1314 UA321
from $170 Find flight	9:10 am San Francisco San Francisco	7:10 pm Chicago O'Hare International	8h 0m layover 1h 18m - Houston	United Airlines	UA2140 UA2293
from $170 Find flight	2:40 pm San Francisco San Francisco	11:59 pm Chicago O'Hare International	7h 19m layover 2h 9m - Denver	United Airlines	UA1691 UA377
from $170 Find flight	9:05 am San Francisco San Francisco	7:33 pm Chicago O'Hare International	8h 28m layover 2h 37m - Los Angeles	United Airlines	UA1842 UA1027
from $170 Find flight	6:25 pm San Francisco San Francisco	5:54 am+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	9h 29m layover 3h 57m - Los Angeles	United Airlines	UA1812 UA1832
from $217 Find flight	8:30 am San Francisco San Francisco	7:31 pm Chicago O'Hare International	9h 1m layover 3h 39m - Denver	United Airlines	UA1625 UA1495

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*Departure and arrival times are local. Prices are for one-way flights. Information refreshed on 12/28/2024

United Airlines Flight Schedule San Francisco to Chicago

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 pm — 4:53 am +1 day	10:35 pm — 4:53 am UA2482 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 18m	Find flight from$184
11:55 pm — 6:13 am +1 day	11:55 pm — 6:13 am UA1112 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 18m	Find flight from$184
11:59 pm — 6:18 am +1 day	11:59 pm — 6:18 am UA2097 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 19m	Find flight from$161
1:40 pm — 7:59 pm	1:40 pm — 7:59 pm UA2386 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 19m	Find flight from$161
1:46 pm — 8:03 pm	1:46 pm — 8:03 pm UA1332 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 17m	Find flight from$305
4:55 pm — 11:19 pm	4:55 pm — 11:19 pm UA1482 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 24m	Find flight from$161
6:15 am — 12:42 pm	6:15 am — 12:42 pm UA2182 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 27m	Find flight from$161
6:15 am — 12:38 pm	6:15 am — 12:38 pm UA2207 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 23m	Find flight from$252
6:41 pm — 0:59 am +1 day	6:41 pm — 0:59 am UA2117 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 18m	Find flight from$184
8:25 am — 2:54 pm	8:25 am — 2:54 pm UA795 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 29m	Find flight from$207
8:29 am — 2:55 pm	8:29 am — 2:55 pm UA793 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 26m	Find flight from$411
10:40 am — 6:55 pm	10:40 am — 12:15 pm UA604 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 30m stop 12:45 pm — 6:55 pm UA1069 United Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	6h 15m including layover	Find flight from$219
11:59 pm — 10:14 am +1 day	11:59 pm — 5:48 am UA505 United Airlines San Francisco — Houston 1h 34m stop 7:22 am — 10:14 am UA1431 United Airlines Houston — Chicago	8h 15m including layover	Find flight from$170
1:10 pm — 10:45 pm	1:10 pm — 6:59 pm UA1314 United Airlines San Francisco — Houston 1h 3m stop 8:02 pm — 10:45 pm UA321 United Airlines Houston — Chicago	7h 35m including layover	Find flight from$170
2:25 pm — 10:38 pm	2:25 pm — 6:05 pm UA1691 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 1h 5m stop 7:10 pm — 10:38 pm UA2258 United Airlines Denver — Chicago	6h 13m including layover	Find flight from$193
2:40 pm — 11:59 pm	2:40 pm — 6:20 pm UA1691 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 2h 9m stop 8:29 pm — 11:59 pm UA377 United Airlines Denver — Chicago	7h 19m including layover	Find flight from$170
3:20 pm — 11:59 pm	2:20 pm — 3:51 pm UA1960 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 1h stop 5:52 pm — 11:59 pm UA1312 United Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	6h 39m including layover	Find flight from$170
5:00 am — 2:50 pm	5:00 am — 10:55 am UA1687 United Airlines San Francisco — Houston 1h 5m stop 12:00 pm — 2:50 pm UA1168 United Airlines Houston — Chicago	7h 50m including layover	Find flight from$170
5:14 am — 1:18 pm	5:14 am — 8:56 am UA1362 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 44m stop 9:40 am — 1:18 pm UA2329 United Airlines Denver — Chicago	6h 4m including layover	Find flight from$170
6:00 am — 2:32 pm	6:00 am — 7:33 am UA502 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 52m stop 8:20 am — 2:35 pm UA2039 United Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	6h 32m including layover	Find flight from$170
7:15 am — 6:55 pm	7:15 am — 8:48 am UA332 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 3h 51m stop 12:39 pm — 6:55 pm UA1819 United Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	9h 40m including layover	Find flight from$170
7:20 am — 5:10 pm	7:15 am — 1:10 pm UA2483 United Airlines San Francisco — Houston 1h 5m stop 2:20 pm — 5:10 pm UA1293 United Airlines Houston — Chicago	7h 50m including layover	Find flight from$170
8:00 am — 5:07 pm	8:00 am — 9:33 am UA1897 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 1h 27m stop 11:00 am — 5:07 pm UA2113 United Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	7h 7m including layover	Find flight from$193
8:00 am — 6:55 pm	8:00 am — 9:33 am UA1897 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 3h 12m stop 12:45 pm — 6:55 pm UA1069 United Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	8h 55m including layover	Find flight from$193
9:05 am — 7:33 pm	9:05 am — 10:38 am UA1842 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 2h 37m stop 1:15 pm — 7:33 pm UA1027 United Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	8h 28m including layover	Find flight from$170
9:10 am — 7:10 pm	9:10 am — 3:02 pm UA2140 United Airlines San Francisco — Houston 1h 18m stop 4:20 pm — 7:10 pm UA2293 United Airlines Houston — Chicago	8h including layover	Find flight from$170

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*Departure and arrival times are local. Last updated on 12/28/2024

Flight Information

There are 11 flights by United Airlines from San Francisco to Chicago every week with departures from San Francisco, Embarkadero, China Basin Heliport. All flights arrive at Chicago FSS, Midway, O'Hare International, Chicago NAS, Merrill C Meigs (closed), Dupage County, Pal-Waukee.

Departures start from 10:35 pm to 9:10 am. Nonstop flight is 4h 17m. The time difference between San Francisco and Chicago is 2h.

The fastest flight 4h 17m
Average flight time 4h 19m
The earliest flight 10:35 pm
The latest flight 9:10 am
Distance 1857 ml

The cheapest months for traveling to Chicago are december (from 160 $), january (from 161 $), february (from 161 $).

The most expensive and popular months are november (from 293 $), february (from 161 $), january (from 161 $).

The cheapest flight by United Airlines that our users were able to find is $161. This airfare is economy class on one-way UA2386 flight for February 1, 2025 leaving San Francisco in San Francisco at 1:40 pm, 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 San Francisco to Chicago:

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Other Popular Airlines on the Route

Besides United Airlines there are other 5 airline carriers between San Francisco and Chicago. Please review schedules and prices from the most popular airlines to find the best airfare deals from San Francisco to Chicago.

Nonstop flights

There are 12 direct flights every day from San Francisco. Airlines and fares are below:

AS - Alaska Airlines

from $136

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Connecting Flights

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

AS - Alaska Airlines

from $146

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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TK - Turkish Airlines

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AM - Aeromexico

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LX - SWISS International Air Lines

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