Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Chicago, IL from $80

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 11 direct and 62 connecting flights from San Francisco to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 5 airlines and multiple travel sites from $80, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SFO-CHI flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from San Francisco to Chicago Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from San Francisco to Chicago with the lowest price of $80. The fastest direct flight takes 4h 12m and the fastest connecting – 6h 4m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $138 Find flight	10:46 San Francisco San Francisco	16:58 Chicago O'Hare International	4h 12m	Alaska Airlines	AS598
from $163 Find flight	13:40 San Francisco San Francisco	19:59 Chicago O'Hare International	4h 19m	United Airlines	UA2386
from $253 Find flight	08:25 San Francisco San Francisco	14:54 Chicago O'Hare International	4h 29m	United Airlines	UA795
from $310 Find flight	13:46 San Francisco San Francisco	20:03 Chicago O'Hare International	4h 17m	United Airlines	UA1332
from $417 Find flight	08:29 San Francisco San Francisco	14:55 Chicago O'Hare International	4h 26m	United Airlines	UA793
from $80 Find flight	00:58 San Francisco San Francisco	11:52 Chicago Midway	8h 54m layover 4h 0m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F91094 F92210
from $80 Find flight	23:08 San Francisco San Francisco	10:55+1 день Chicago Midway	9h 47m layover 2h 53m - Atlanta	Frontier Airlines	F91448 F92143
from $86 Find flight	00:22 San Francisco San Francisco	12:51 Chicago O'Hare International	10h 29m layover 4h 14m - Dallas	Frontier Airlines	F94000 F93242
from $86 Find flight	22:59 San Francisco San Francisco	11:44+1 день Chicago Midway	10h 45m layover 5h 29m - Las Vegas	Frontier Airlines	F91850 F92330
from $86 Find flight	23:08 San Francisco San Francisco	13:11+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	12h 3m layover 4h 56m - Atlanta	Frontier Airlines	F91448 F91595
from $86 Find flight	11:43 San Francisco San Francisco	01:52+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	12h 9m layover 6h 21m - Phoenix	Frontier Airlines	F92638 F91828
from $86 Find flight	00:22 San Francisco San Francisco	15:59 Chicago Midway	13h 37m layover 7h 39m - Dallas	Frontier Airlines	F94000 F91888
from $86 Find flight	10:02 San Francisco San Francisco	06:33+1 день Chicago Midway	18h 31m layover 13h 11m - Las Vegas	Frontier Airlines	F94158 F92330
from $148 Find flight	17:50 San Francisco San Francisco	05:53+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	10h 3m layover 3h 59m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS971 AS461
from $151 Find flight	18:18 San Francisco San Francisco	06:33+1 день Chicago Midway	10h 15m layover 5h 1m - Las Vegas	Frontier Airlines	F93020 F92330
from $151 Find flight	12:24 San Francisco San Francisco	06:33+1 день Chicago Midway	16h 9m layover 10h 48m - Las Vegas	Frontier Airlines	F92486 F92330

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on January 31, 2025

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

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Francisco to Chicago. 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
06:15 — 12:42	06:15 — 12:42 UA2182 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 27m	Find flight from$163
06:15 — 12:38	06:15 — 12:38 UA2207 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 23m	Find flight from$257
08:25 — 14:54	08:25 — 14:54 UA795 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 29m	Find flight from$253
08:29 — 14:55	08:29 — 14:55 UA793 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 26m	Find flight from$417
10:46 — 16:58	10:46 — 16:58 AS598 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 12m	Find flight from$138
13:40 — 19:59	13:40 — 19:59 UA2386 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 19m	Find flight from$163
13:46 — 20:03	13:46 — 20:03 UA1332 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 17m	Find flight from$310
16:55 — 23:19	16:55 — 23:19 UA1482 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 24m	Find flight from$163
18:41 — 00:59 +1 day	18:41 — 00:59 UA2117 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 18m	Find flight from$187
22:35 — 04:53 +1 day	22:35 — 04:53 UA2482 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 18m	Find flight from$187
23:55 — 06:13 +1 day	23:55 — 06:13 UA1112 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 18m	Find flight from$187
00:22 — 12:51	00:22 — 05:58 F94000 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Dallas 4h 14m stop 10:12 — 12:51 F93242 Frontier Airlines Dallas — Chicago	10h 29m including layover	Find flight from$86
00:58 — 11:52	13:50 — 17:26 F91094 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Denver 4h stop 08:50 — 12:13 F92210 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	8h 54m including layover	Find flight from$80
05:00 — 14:50	05:00 — 10:55 UA1687 United Airlines San Francisco — Houston 1h 5m stop 12:00 — 14:50 UA1168 United Airlines Houston — Chicago	7h 50m including layover	Find flight from$173
05:00 — 17:10	05:00 — 10:55 UA1687 United Airlines San Francisco — Houston 3h 25m stop 14:20 — 17:10 UA1293 United Airlines Houston — Chicago	10h 10m including layover	Find flight from$173
06:00 — 16:31	06:00 — 07:33 UA502 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 2h 42m stop 10:15 — 16:31 UA2113 United Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	8h 31m including layover	Find flight from$173
07:15 — 16:31	07:15 — 08:48 UA332 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 1h 27m stop 10:15 — 16:31 UA2113 United Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	7h 16m including layover	Find flight from$173
07:15 — 18:55	07:15 — 08:48 UA332 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 3h 51m stop 12:39 — 18:55 UA1819 United Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	9h 40m including layover	Find flight from$173
08:00 — 17:07	08:00 — 09:33 UA1897 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 1h 27m stop 11:00 — 17:07 UA2113 United Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	7h 7m including layover	Find flight from$196
08:00 — 18:55	08:00 — 09:33 UA1897 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 3h 12m stop 12:45 — 18:55 UA1069 United Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	8h 55m including layover	Find flight from$196
09:05 — 18:55	09:05 — 10:38 UA1842 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 2h 1m stop 12:39 — 18:55 UA1819 United Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	7h 50m including layover	Find flight from$173
09:05 — 19:33	09:05 — 10:38 UA1842 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 2h 37m stop 13:15 — 19:33 UA1027 United Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	8h 28m including layover	Find flight from$173
10:02 — 06:33 +1 day	10:53 — 12:34 F94158 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Las Vegas 13h 11m stop 06:11 — 11:48 F92330 Frontier Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	18h 31m including layover	Find flight from$86
11:28 — 03:34 +1 day	11:28 — 17:25 AM623 Aeromexico San Francisco — Guadalajara 6h 9m stop 23:34 — 03:34 Y41700 Volaris Guadalajara — Chicago	14h 6m including layover	Find flight from$347
11:43 — 01:52 +1 day	11:43 — 14:50 F92638 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Phoenix 6h 21m stop 21:11 — 01:52 F91828 Frontier Airlines Phoenix — Chicago	12h 9m including layover	Find flight from$86
12:24 — 06:33 +1 day	14:06 — 15:47 F92486 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Las Vegas 10h 48m stop 06:50 — 12:34 F92330 Frontier Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	16h 9m including layover	Find flight from$151
13:10 — 22:45	13:10 — 18:59 UA1314 United Airlines San Francisco — Houston 1h 3m stop 20:02 — 22:45 UA321 United Airlines Houston — Chicago	7h 35m including layover	Find flight from$173
14:25 — 22:38	14:25 — 18:05 UA1691 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 1h 5m stop 19:10 — 22:38 UA2258 United Airlines Denver — Chicago	6h 13m including layover	Find flight from$196
14:40 — 23:59	14:40 — 18:20 UA1691 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 2h 9m stop 20:29 — 23:59 UA377 United Airlines Denver — Chicago	7h 19m including layover	Find flight from$173
17:50 — 05:53 +1 day	17:50 — 20:00 AS971 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 3h 59m stop 23:59 — 05:53 AS461 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Chicago	10h 3m including layover	Find flight from$148
18:18 — 06:33 +1 day	17:35 — 19:10 F93020 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Las Vegas 5h 1m stop 06:50 — 12:34 F92330 Frontier Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	10h 15m including layover	Find flight from$151
18:25 — 05:54 +1 day	18:25 — 19:56 UA1812 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 3h 57m stop 23:53 — 05:54 UA1832 United Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	9h 29m including layover	Find flight from$173
19:30 — 04:52 +1 day	19:30 — 21:02 UA2210 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 1h 43m stop 22:45 — 04:52 UA1843 United Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	7h 22m including layover	Find flight from$196
22:59 — 11:44 +1 day	22:11 — 23:51 F91850 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Las Vegas 5h 29m stop 06:05 — 11:49 F92330 Frontier Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	10h 45m including layover	Find flight from$86
22:59 — 17:25 +1 day	22:59 — 00:42 F91850 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Las Vegas 10h 55m stop 13:39 — 19:28 F92146 Frontier Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	16h 26m including layover	Find flight from$159
23:08 — 10:55 +1 day	22:24 — 06:03 F91448 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Atlanta 2h 53m stop 09:40 — 10:38 F92143 Frontier Airlines Atlanta — Chicago	9h 47m including layover	Find flight from$80
23:08 — 13:11 +1 day	23:08 — 07:07 F91448 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Atlanta 4h 56m stop 12:03 — 13:11 F91595 Frontier Airlines Atlanta — Chicago	12h 3m including layover	Find flight from$86

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on January 31, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between San Francisco and Chicago is 2987 miles. Time difference between the cities is 2h. Airplanes depart 00:22 to 23:59 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 00:22 to 23:59 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 4h 19m.

The fastest flight 4h 12m
Average flight time 4h 19m
The earliest flight 00:22
The latest flight 23:59
Distance 1857 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are november (from 68 $), december (from 68 $), january (from 69 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 80 $), january (from 69 $), december (from 68 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $80. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F91094 flight by Frontier Airlines for February 21, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 00:58 am and arrives at Chicago Midway at 11:52.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Chicago is served by 5 regular airlines and 1 low-cost airline. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 5 departures per week at the price of from $ 138 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Turkish Airlines airline - from $ 1147.

Direct flights

There are 11 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is AS598 by Alaska Airlines takes 4h 12m and the cheapest is F91094 by Frontier Airlines for $138.

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Connecting Flights

There are 62 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1362 by United Airlines takes 6h 4m and the cheapest is F91094 by Frontier Airlines for $80.

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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UA - United Airlines

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Airports

You can fly from San Francisco to Chicago from 3 airports (San Francisco, Embarkadero, China Basin Heliport).

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San Francisco-SFO

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Chicago airports

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Airplanes

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

Top Domestic Destinations from San Francisco

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