On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 11 direct and 69 connecting flights from Chicago to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 7 airlines and multiple travel sites from $114, 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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Cheapest flights in

august

: $ 114 (one-way), $ 195 (round-trip).
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103 $
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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 05:10 to 21:25 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 05:10 to 21:25 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 4h 42m.

  • The fastest flight 4h 33m
  • Average flight time 4h 42m
  • Distance 1857 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are september (from 114 $), october (from 133 $), may (from 133 $).

The most expensive months are april (from 380 $), july (from 204 $), june (from 143 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $114. This airfare is for economy class on one-way HA6300 flight by Hawaiian Airlines for August 30, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 12:05 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 18:09.

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

06:15 — 08:56
4h 41m flight time
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from$515
Chicago — San Francisco
UA1245 United Airlines
07:00 — 09:38
4h 38m flight time
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from$143
Chicago — San Francisco
UA2214 United Airlines
08:50 — 11:43
4h 53m flight time
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from$515
Chicago — San Francisco
UA1387 United Airlines
10:49 — 13:35
4h 46m flight time
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from$142
Chicago — San Francisco
UA343 United Airlines
12:05 — 18:09
8h 4m flight time
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12:05 — 14:39 Chicago — Seattle
HA6300 Hawaiian Airlines
1h 16m stop
15:55 — 18:09 Seattle — San Francisco
HA6904 Hawaiian Airlines
12:05 — 18:09
8h 4m flight time
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from$122
12:05 — 14:39 Chicago — Seattle
AS891 Alaska Airlines
1h 16m stop
15:55 — 18:09 Seattle — San Francisco
AS1284 Alaska Airlines
12:53 — 15:30
4h 37m flight time
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Chicago — San Francisco
UA2465 United Airlines
14:25 — 17:07
4h 42m flight time
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from$133
Chicago — San Francisco
UA1577 United Airlines
15:20 — 21:20
8h flight time
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15:09 — 17:49 Chicago — Seattle
AS407 Alaska Airlines
1h 13m stop
18:59 — 21:12 Seattle — San Francisco
AS1318 Alaska Airlines
15:47 — 18:28
4h 41m flight time
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Chicago — San Francisco
UA1168 United Airlines
16:30 — 19:03
4h 33m flight time
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from$143
Chicago — San Francisco
UA448 United Airlines
17:27 — 17:49+1day
26h 22m flight time
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from$269
17:27 — 20:16 Chicago — Dallas
F93241 Frontier Airlines
2h 14m stop
22:30 — 23:29 Dallas — Las Vegas
F93885 Frontier Airlines
16h 31m stop
16:00 — 17:49 Las Vegas — San Francisco
F94157 Frontier Airlines
18:35 — 21:23
4h 48m flight time
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from$142
Chicago — San Francisco
UA2179 United Airlines
19:43 — 22:34
4h 51m flight time
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from$143
Chicago — San Francisco
UA1084 United Airlines
21:13 — 23:59
4h 46m flight time
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Chicago — San Francisco
UA2106 United Airlines
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 and arrival times - local. Updated on October 2, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — San Francisco is served by 7 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 4 departures per week at the price of from $122. And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $1050.

Direct flights

There are 11 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA448 by United Airlines takes 4h 33m and the cheapest is HA6300 by Hawaiian Airlines for $133.
  • UA - United Airlines
    from $133
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Connecting Flights

There are 69 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1803 by United Airlines takes 6h 16m and the cheapest is HA6300 by Hawaiian Airlines for $114.
  • AS - Alaska Airlines
    from $122
  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
    from $269
  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
    from $316
  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
    from $114
  • UA - United Airlines
    from $447
  • VB - VivaAerobus
    from $648
  • NK - Spirit Airlines
    from $353
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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
    from $114
  • Midway-MDW
    from $295
  • Dupage County-DPA
  • Chicago FSS-CHI
  • Merrill C Meigs (closed)-CGX
  • Pal-Waukee-PWK
  • Chicago NAS-NOH

San Francisco airports

  • San Francisco-SFO
  • Embarkadero-EMB
  • China Basin Heliport-JCC

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