Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to San Jose, CA from $73

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 2 direct and 306 connecting flights from Chicago to San Jose. You can compare airfare deals from 8 airlines and multiple travel sites from $73, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-SJC flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Chicago to San Jose Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Chicago to San Jose with the lowest price of $73. The fastest direct flight takes 4h 49m and the fastest connecting – 6h 27m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $326 Find flight	09:05 Chicago O'Hare International	11:54 San Jose San Jose Municipal	4h 49m	United Airlines	UA1620
from $73 Find flight	07:15 Chicago Midway	12:08 San Jose San Jose Municipal	6h 53m layover 1h 23m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F92209 F94917
from $76 Find flight	07:25 Chicago O'Hare International	12:08 San Jose San Jose Municipal	6h 43m layover 1h 2m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F93173 F94917
from $82 Find flight	22:00 Chicago Midway	16:51+1 день San Jose San Jose Municipal	20h 51m layover 15h 25m - Las Vegas	Frontier Airlines	F92329 F94103
from $83 Find flight	20:25 Chicago O'Hare International	16:29+1 день San Jose San Jose Municipal	22h 4m layover 16h 5m - Las Vegas	Frontier Airlines	F92145 F94103
from $84 Find flight	22:13 Chicago O'Hare International	07:33+1 день San Jose San Jose Municipal	11h 20m layover 5h 39m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK330 NK2900
from $84 Find flight	13:14 Chicago O'Hare International	23:12 San Jose San Jose Municipal	11h 58m layover 6h 36m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK188 NK441
from $98 Find flight	11:32 Chicago Midway	18:06 San Jose San Jose Municipal	8h 34m layover 2h 52m - Phoenix	Frontier Airlines	F91735 F94293
from $107 Find flight	20:56 Chicago O'Hare International	07:45+1 день San Jose San Jose Municipal	12h 49m layover 6h 39m - Phoenix	Frontier Airlines	F91827 F94293
from $113 Find flight	21:49 Chicago O'Hare International	07:52+1 день San Jose San Jose Municipal	12h 3m layover 6h 12m - Phoenix	Frontier Airlines	F91825 F94291
from $117 Find flight	21:08 Chicago O'Hare International	10:55+1 день San Jose San Jose Municipal	15h 47m layover 9h 51m - Los Angeles	Spirit Airlines	NK1786 NK468
from $123 Find flight	06:45 Chicago O'Hare International	11:12 San Jose San Jose Municipal	6h 27m layover 0h 50m - Los Angeles	Spirit Airlines	NK467 NK468
from $136 Find flight	06:35 Chicago O'Hare International	19:17 San Jose San Jose Municipal	14h 42m layover 8h 47m - Los Angeles	Spirit Airlines	NK467 NK478
from $110 Find flight	22:13 Chicago O'Hare International	09:12+1 день San Jose San Jose Municipal	12h 59m layover 5h 9m - Las Vegas 0h 55m - San Diego	Spirit Airlines	NK330 NK1496 NK1497
from $138 Find flight	07:33 Chicago O'Hare International	19:49 San Jose San Jose Municipal	14h 16m layover 3h 1m - Dallas 4h 2m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK240 NK3711 NK441
from $138 Find flight	10:40 Chicago O'Hare International	23:40 San Jose San Jose Municipal	15h 0m layover 2h 23m - Tampa 3h 11m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK138 NK410 NK441

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on April 29, 2025

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

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
09:05 — 11:54	09:05 — 11:54 UA1620 United Airlines Chicago — San Jose	4h 49m	Find flight from$326
09:05 — 11:56	09:05 — 11:56 UA1883 United Airlines Chicago — San Jose	4h 51m	Find flight from$338
05:25 — 10:43	05:15 — 07:54 NK240 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Dallas 55m stop 08:49 — 10:40 NK1941 Spirit Airlines Dallas — San Jose	7h 18m including layover	Find flight from$139
06:35 — 19:17	06:09 — 08:42 NK467 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles 8h 47m stop 18:08 — 19:23 NK478 Spirit Airlines Los Angeles — San Jose	14h 42m including layover	Find flight from$136
06:45 — 11:12	06:09 — 08:42 NK467 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles 50m stop 09:35 — 10:55 NK468 Spirit Airlines Los Angeles — San Jose	6h 27m including layover	Find flight from$123
07:15 — 12:08	06:05 — 07:51 F92209 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Denver 1h 23m stop 09:30 — 11:07 F94917 Frontier Airlines Denver — San Jose	6h 53m including layover	Find flight from$73
07:25 — 12:08	12:21 — 14:11 F93173 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Denver 1h 2m stop 09:12 — 10:49 F94917 Frontier Airlines Denver — San Jose	6h 43m including layover	Find flight from$76
08:00 — 17:04	08:00 — 10:44 AS329 Alaska Airlines Chicago — Seattle 4h 6m stop 14:50 — 17:04 AS1084 Alaska Airlines Seattle — San Jose	11h 4m including layover	Find flight from$203
10:47 — 21:12	10:47 — 13:26 NK1676 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles 6h 33m stop 19:59 — 21:12 NK1657 Spirit Airlines Los Angeles — San Jose	12h 25m including layover	Find flight from$147
11:32 — 18:06	11:32 — 14:19 F91735 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Phoenix 2h 52m stop 17:11 — 18:06 F94293 Frontier Airlines Phoenix — San Jose	8h 34m including layover	Find flight from$98
13:14 — 23:12	13:09 — 15:14 NK188 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 6h 36m stop 22:11 — 23:40 NK441 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — San Jose	11h 58m including layover	Find flight from$84
15:21 — 19:49	15:21 — 17:28 NK2859 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 51m stop 18:19 — 19:49 NK441 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — San Jose	6h 28m including layover	Find flight from$156
19:14 — 08:25 +1 day	19:14 — 22:00 AS421 Alaska Airlines Chicago — Seattle 8h 9m stop 06:09 — 08:25 AS1113 Alaska Airlines Seattle — San Jose	15h 11m including layover	Find flight from$172
20:25 — 16:29 +1 day	18:36 — 21:00 F92145 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 16h 5m stop 14:43 — 16:18 F94103 Frontier Airlines Las Vegas — San Jose	22h 4m including layover	Find flight from$83
20:56 — 07:45 +1 day	20:56 — 00:11 F91827 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Phoenix 6h 39m stop 06:50 — 07:45 F94293 Frontier Airlines Phoenix — San Jose	12h 49m including layover	Find flight from$107
21:40 — 07:52 +1 day	21:40 — 00:40 F91735 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Phoenix 6h 15m stop 06:55 — 07:52 F94291 Frontier Airlines Phoenix — San Jose	12h 12m including layover	Find flight from$113
21:53 — 07:46 +1 day	22:13 — 00:21 NK330 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 6h 16m stop 08:03 — 09:33 NK193 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — San Jose	11h 53m including layover	Find flight from$84
22:00 — 16:51 +1 day	12:43 — 15:07 F92329 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 15h 25m stop 14:43 — 16:18 F94103 Frontier Airlines Las Vegas — San Jose	20h 51m including layover	Find flight from$82
22:13 — 07:33 +1 day	22:13 — 00:21 NK330 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 5h 39m stop 06:00 — 07:33 NK2900 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — San Jose	11h 20m including layover	Find flight from$84
05:15 — 16:15	05:15 — 07:54 NK240 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Dallas 3h 30m stop 11:24 — 12:28 NK3711 Spirit Airlines Dallas — Las Vegas 2h 14m stop 14:42 — 16:15 NK1500 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — San Jose	13h including layover	Find flight from$157
10:40 — 23:40	09:00 — 12:49 NK138 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Tampa 2h 23m stop 15:51 — 17:54 NK410 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Las Vegas 3h 11m stop 22:11 — 23:40 NK441 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — San Jose	15h including layover	Find flight from$138
11:10 — 23:40	11:10 — 14:08 NK857 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Newark 3h 52m stop 18:00 — 20:38 NK903 Spirit Airlines Newark — Las Vegas 1h 33m stop 22:11 — 23:40 NK441 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — San Jose	14h 30m including layover	Find flight from$195
12:57 — 07:55 +1 day	12:57 — 15:02 NK188 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 6h 4m stop 21:06 — 22:21 NK211 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Los Angeles 8h 19m stop 06:40 — 07:55 NK887 Spirit Airlines Los Angeles — San Jose	20h 58m including layover	Find flight from$161
12:57 — 07:55 +1 day	12:57 — 15:02 NK188 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 4h 46m stop 19:48 — 21:04 NK1495 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Los Angeles 9h 36m stop 06:40 — 07:55 NK887 Spirit Airlines Los Angeles — San Jose	20h 58m including layover	Find flight from$161
13:09 — 07:33 +1 day	13:09 — 16:57 NK1146 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Orlando 3h 33m stop 20:30 — 22:41 NK1852 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Las Vegas 7h 19m stop 06:00 — 07:33 NK2900 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — San Jose	20h 24m including layover	Find flight from$184
17:15 — 07:48 +1 day	17:15 — 20:59 NK1069 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Tampa 1h 5m stop 22:04 — 00:12 NK410 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Las Vegas 6h 3m stop 06:15 — 07:48 NK193 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — San Jose	16h 33m including layover	Find flight from$170
17:41 — 07:48 +1 day	17:41 — 21:48 NK1 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 1h 13m stop 23:01 — 01:37 NK777 Spirit Airlines Miami — Las Vegas 4h 38m stop 06:15 — 07:48 NK193 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — San Jose	16h 7m including layover	Find flight from$170
19:46 — 14:00 +1 day	19:46 — 23:54 NK158 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 6h 26m stop 06:20 — 08:54 NK866 Spirit Airlines Miami — Las Vegas 3h 31m stop 12:25 — 14:00 NK193 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — San Jose	20h 14m including layover	Find flight from$138

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on April 29, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Chicago and San Jose is 2960 miles. Time difference between the cities is 2h. Airplanes depart 01:22 to 22:47 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 01:22 to 22:47 to 2 San Jose airports. Average flight time is 4h 50m.

The fastest flight 4h 49m
Average flight time 4h 50m
The earliest flight 01:22
The latest flight 22:47
Distance 1840 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Jose are november (from 73 $), december (from 76 $), february (from 98 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 147 $), february (from 98 $), december (from 76 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to San Jose?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $73. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F92209 flight by Frontier Airlines for December 13, 2024 which leaves Midway in Chicago at 07:15 am and arrives at San Jose San Jose Municipal at 12:08.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — San Jose is served by 8 regular airlines and 6 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 118 departures per week at the price of from $ 172 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 840.

Direct flights

There are 2 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA1620 by United Airlines takes 4h 49m and the cheapest is F92209 by Frontier Airlines for $326.

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Connecting Flights

There are 306 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is NK467 by Spirit Airlines takes 6h 27m and the cheapest is F92209 by Frontier Airlines for $73.

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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SY - Sun Country Airlines

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Y4 - Volaris

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Airports

You can fly from Chicago to San Jose 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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Midway-MDW

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San Jose airports

San Jose Municipal-SJC

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Airplanes

There are flights to San Jose from Chicago by 8 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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