Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to San Francisco, CA from $72

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 7 direct and 7 connecting flights from Chicago to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 5 airlines and multiple travel sites from $72, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-SFO flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Chicago to San Francisco Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Chicago to San Francisco with the lowest price of $72. The fastest direct flight takes 4h 41m and the fastest connecting – 6h 43m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $72 Find flight	18:14 Chicago O'Hare International	21:10 San Francisco San Francisco	4h 56m	Alaska Airlines	AS1213
from $90 Find flight	07:05 Chicago O'Hare International	09:50 San Francisco San Francisco	4h 45m	United Airlines	UA2645
from $90 Find flight	08:50 Chicago O'Hare International	11:31 San Francisco San Francisco	4h 41m	United Airlines	UA769
from $90 Find flight	11:15 Chicago O'Hare International	14:06 San Francisco San Francisco	4h 51m	United Airlines	UA1546
from $90 Find flight	13:23 Chicago O'Hare International	16:14 San Francisco San Francisco	4h 51m	United Airlines	UA638
from $90 Find flight	15:35 Chicago O'Hare International	18:16 San Francisco San Francisco	4h 41m	United Airlines	UA305
from $90 Find flight	18:24 Chicago O'Hare International	21:20 San Francisco San Francisco	4h 56m	United Airlines	UA2084
from $76 Find flight	13:16 Chicago O'Hare International	19:49 San Francisco San Francisco	8h 33m layover 1h 42m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS1013 AS1258
from $76 Find flight	17:21 Chicago O'Hare International	23:58 San Francisco San Francisco	8h 37m layover 1h 49m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS39 AS1328
from $76 Find flight	13:16 Chicago O'Hare International	21:53 San Francisco San Francisco	10h 37m layover 3h 47m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS1013 AS118
from $80 Find flight	13:50 Chicago O'Hare International	21:16 San Francisco San Francisco	9h 26m layover 1h 29m - Charlotte	American Airlines	AA2488 AA1580
from $84 Find flight	12:59 Chicago O'Hare International	17:42 San Francisco San Francisco	6h 43m layover 0h 51m - Minneapolis	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL2551 DL719

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on April 20, 2024

Flight Schedule Chicago (Illinois) to San Francisco (California)

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Chicago to San Francisco. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.

Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
07:05 — 09:50	07:05 — 09:50 UA2645 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 45m	Find flight from$90
08:50 — 11:31	08:50 — 11:31 UA769 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 41m	Find flight from$90
11:15 — 14:06	11:15 — 14:06 UA1546 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 51m	Find flight from$90
13:23 — 16:14	13:23 — 16:14 UA638 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 51m	Find flight from$90
15:35 — 18:16	15:35 — 18:16 UA305 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 41m	Find flight from$90
18:14 — 21:10	18:14 — 21:10 AS1213 Alaska Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 56m	Find flight from$72
18:24 — 21:20	18:24 — 21:20 UA2084 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	4h 56m	Find flight from$90
06:30 — 13:55	06:30 — 08:07 DL2833 Delta Air Lines Inc. Chicago — Minneapolis 3h 22m stop 11:29 — 13:55 DL1033 Delta Air Lines Inc. Minneapolis — San Francisco	9h 25m including layover	Find flight from$84
12:59 — 17:42	12:59 — 14:29 DL2551 Delta Air Lines Inc. Chicago — Minneapolis 51m stop 15:20 — 17:42 DL719 Delta Air Lines Inc. Minneapolis — San Francisco	6h 43m including layover	Find flight from$84
13:16 — 19:49	13:16 — 15:58 AS1013 Alaska Airlines Chicago — Seattle 1h 42m stop 17:40 — 19:49 AS1258 Alaska Airlines Seattle — San Francisco	8h 33m including layover	Find flight from$76
13:16 — 21:53	13:16 — 15:58 AS1013 Alaska Airlines Chicago — Seattle 3h 47m stop 19:45 — 21:53 AS118 Alaska Airlines Seattle — San Francisco	10h 37m including layover	Find flight from$76
13:50 — 21:16	13:50 — 16:51 AA2488 American Airlines Chicago — Charlotte 1h 29m stop 18:20 — 21:16 AA1580 American Airlines Charlotte — San Francisco	9h 26m including layover	Find flight from$80
17:21 — 23:58	17:21 — 20:01 AS39 Alaska Airlines Chicago — Seattle 1h 49m stop 21:50 — 23:58 AS1328 Alaska Airlines Seattle — San Francisco	8h 37m including layover	Find flight from$76
21:22 — 07:46 +1 day	21:22 — 23:17 NK245 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 6h 43m stop 06:00 — 07:46 UA1483 United Airlines Las Vegas — San Francisco	12h 24m including layover	Find flight from$87

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on April 20, 2024

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Chicago to San Francisco depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Chicago and San Francisco is 2987 miles. Time difference between the cities is 2h. Airplanes depart 06:30 to 21:22 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 06:30 to 21:22 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 4h 51m.

The fastest flight 4h 41m
Average flight time 4h 51m
The earliest flight 06:30
The latest flight 21:22
Distance 1857 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are april (from 72 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $72. This airfare is for economy class on one-way AS1213 flight by Alaska Airlines for April 26, 2024 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 18:14 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 21:10.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — San Francisco is served by 5 regular airlines and 1 low-cost airline. Most of the flights on this route are operated by American Airlines - 1 departures per week at the price of from $ 80 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 90.

Direct flights

There are 7 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA769 by United Airlines takes 4h 41m and the cheapest is AS1213 by Alaska Airlines for $72.

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Connecting Flights

There are 7 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is DL2551 by Delta Air Lines Inc. takes 6h 43m and the cheapest is AS1213 by Alaska Airlines for $76.

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Airports

You can fly from Chicago to San Francisco from 7 airports (O'Hare International, Midway, Dupage County, Chicago FSS, Merrill C Meigs (closed), Pal-Waukee, Chicago NAS).

Chicago airports

O'Hare International-ORD

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San Francisco airports

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Airplanes

There are flights to San Francisco from Chicago by 5 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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