Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Chicago, IL from $86

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 23 direct and 447 connecting flights from San Francisco to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 8 airlines and multiple travel sites from $86, 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 $86. The fastest direct flight takes 4h 13m and the fastest connecting – 5h 58m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $119 Find flight	11:55 San Francisco San Francisco	18:18 Chicago O'Hare International	4h 23m	Alaska Airlines	AS598
from $147 Find flight	23:15 San Francisco San Francisco	05:29+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	4h 14m	United Airlines	UA1048
from $154 Find flight	11:55 San Francisco San Francisco	18:18 Chicago O'Hare International	4h 23m	Hawaiian Airlines	HA7000
from $179 Find flight	14:45 San Francisco San Francisco	21:08 Chicago O'Hare International	4h 23m	United Airlines	UA1225
from $259 Find flight	10:35 San Francisco San Francisco	17:08 Chicago O'Hare International	4h 33m	United Airlines	UA2147
from $301 Find flight	10:35 San Francisco San Francisco	17:08 Chicago O'Hare International	4h 33m	United Airlines	UA2363
from $365 Find flight	10:37 San Francisco San Francisco	17:04 Chicago O'Hare International	4h 27m	United Airlines	UA714
from $554 Find flight	06:04 San Francisco San Francisco	12:30 Chicago O'Hare International	4h 26m	United Airlines	UA587
from $86 Find flight	05:45 San Francisco San Francisco	14:56 Chicago Midway	7h 11m layover 1h 54m - Las Vegas	Frontier Airlines	F94158 F92330
from $108 Find flight	23:30 San Francisco San Francisco	11:49+1 день Chicago Midway	10h 19m layover 4h 10m - Dallas	Frontier Airlines	F94000 F91888
from $116 Find flight	06:37 San Francisco San Francisco	00:10+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	15h 33m layover 10h 14m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F91230 F93172
from $117 Find flight	15:00 San Francisco San Francisco	23:53 Chicago O'Hare International	6h 53m layover 1h 39m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F91094 F93172
from $120 Find flight	12:03 San Francisco San Francisco	23:39 Chicago O'Hare International	9h 36m layover 3h 45m - Portland	Hawaiian Airlines	HA7006 HA6374
from $120 Find flight	22:06 San Francisco San Francisco	14:56+1 день Chicago Midway	14h 50m layover 9h 27m - Las Vegas	Frontier Airlines	F94156 F92330
from $120 Find flight	22:06 San Francisco San Francisco	20:56+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	20h 50m layover 15h 8m - Las Vegas	Frontier Airlines	F94156 F92146
from $121 Find flight	06:37 San Francisco San Francisco	23:43 Chicago O'Hare International	15h 6m layover 9h 53m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F91230 F93174

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on July 22, 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
05:00 — 11:27	05:00 — 11:27 UA1448 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 27m	Find flight from$161
06:04 — 12:30	06:04 — 12:30 UA587 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 26m	Find flight from$554
06:30 — 13:04	06:30 — 13:04 UA2091 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 34m	Find flight from$149
07:00 — 13:32	07:00 — 13:32 UA1437 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 32m	Find flight from$149
07:00 — 13:32	07:00 — 13:32 UA2145 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 32m	Find flight from$151
08:30 — 14:53	08:30 — 14:53 UA793 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 23m	Find flight from$151
10:35 — 17:08	10:35 — 17:08 UA2147 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 33m	Find flight from$259
10:35 — 17:08	10:35 — 17:08 UA2363 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 33m	Find flight from$301
10:37 — 17:04	10:37 — 17:04 UA714 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 27m	Find flight from$365
11:55 — 18:18	11:55 — 18:18 AS598 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 23m	Find flight from$119
11:55 — 18:18	11:55 — 18:18 HA7000 Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 23m	Find flight from$154
13:55 — 20:11	13:55 — 20:11 UA1470 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 16m	Find flight from$150
14:45 — 21:08	14:45 — 21:08 UA1225 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 23m	Find flight from$179
14:55 — 21:18	14:55 — 21:18 UA1791 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 23m	Find flight from$161
16:50 — 23:13	16:50 — 23:13 UA1970 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 23m	Find flight from$161
16:55 — 23:12	16:55 — 23:12 UA1482 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 17m	Find flight from$149
18:43 — 00:59 +1 day	18:43 — 00:59 UA2117 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 16m	Find flight from$163
18:43 — 00:59 +1 day	18:43 — 00:59 UA2429 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 16m	Find flight from$169
23:00 — 05:13 +1 day	23:00 — 05:13 UA2097 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 13m	Find flight from$149
23:15 — 05:29 +1 day	23:15 — 05:29 UA1048 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 14m	Find flight from$147
23:25 — 05:39 +1 day	23:25 — 05:39 UA494 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 14m	Find flight from$150
23:25 — 05:39 +1 day	23:25 — 05:39 UA567 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 14m	Find flight from$161
23:59 — 06:15 +1 day	23:59 — 06:15 UA2046 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	4h 16m	Find flight from$151
05:45 — 14:56	10:53 — 12:34 F94158 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Las Vegas 1h 54m stop 06:11 — 11:48 F92330 Frontier Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	7h 11m including layover	Find flight from$86
05:45 — 20:53	05:45 — 07:24 F94158 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Las Vegas 7h 39m stop 15:03 — 20:53 F92146 Frontier Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	13h 8m including layover	Find flight from$120
06:37 — 00:10 +1 day	06:37 — 10:17 F91230 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Denver 10h 14m stop 20:31 — 00:10 F93172 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	15h 33m including layover	Find flight from$116
06:37 — 23:43	06:15 — 09:54 F91230 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Denver 9h 53m stop 20:22 — 23:52 F93174 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	15h 6m including layover	Find flight from$121
07:00 — 18:55	07:00 — 09:09 HA6896 Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 3h 31m stop 12:40 — 18:55 HA6817 Hawaiian Airlines Seattle — Chicago	9h 55m including layover	Find flight from$148
08:00 — 18:55	08:00 — 10:13 HA6832 Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 2h 27m stop 12:40 — 18:55 HA6817 Hawaiian Airlines Seattle — Chicago	8h 55m including layover	Find flight from$148
08:57 — 23:25	08:57 — 11:04 F92638 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Phoenix 6h 47m stop 17:51 — 23:25 F91828 Frontier Airlines Phoenix — Chicago	12h 28m including layover	Find flight from$123
09:42 — 23:52	09:42 — 13:24 F91094 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Denver 6h 58m stop 20:22 — 23:52 F93174 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	12h 10m including layover	Find flight from$134
09:42 — 20:53	09:42 — 13:24 F91094 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Denver 4h 2m stop 17:26 — 20:53 F92210 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	9h 11m including layover	Find flight from$136
10:33 — 20:56	10:33 — 12:13 F92486 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Las Vegas 2h 47m stop 15:00 — 20:56 F92146 Frontier Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	8h 23m including layover	Find flight from$138
12:03 — 23:39	12:03 — 13:50 HA7006 Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco — Portland 3h 45m stop 17:35 — 23:39 HA6374 Hawaiian Airlines Portland — Chicago	9h 36m including layover	Find flight from$120
12:03 — 23:39	12:03 — 13:50 AS835 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 3h 45m stop 17:35 — 23:39 AS376 Alaska Airlines Portland — Chicago	9h 36m including layover	Find flight from$130
13:20 — 22:20	10:37 — 12:15 F94306 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — San Diego 1h stop 16:53 — 22:56 F91856 Frontier Airlines San Diego — Chicago	7h including layover	Find flight from$147
15:00 — 23:53	15:00 — 18:43 F91094 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Denver 1h 39m stop 20:22 — 23:53 F93172 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	6h 53m including layover	Find flight from$117
15:02 — 23:56	15:02 — 16:46 HA7009 Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco — Portland 1h 5m stop 17:51 — 23:56 HA6242 Hawaiian Airlines Portland — Chicago	6h 54m including layover	Find flight from$149
17:49 — 05:40 +1 day	17:49 — 20:00 HA7029 Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 3h 40m stop 23:40 — 05:40 HA6669 Hawaiian Airlines Seattle — Chicago	9h 51m including layover	Find flight from$142
17:49 — 05:40 +1 day	17:49 — 20:00 HA6834 Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 3h 40m stop 23:40 — 05:40 HA6669 Hawaiian Airlines Seattle — Chicago	9h 51m including layover	Find flight from$148
18:39 — 23:52 +1 day	18:19 — 22:03 F93440 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Denver 21h 59m stop 20:22 — 23:52 F93174 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	27h 13m including layover	Find flight from$121
18:49 — 05:40 +1 day	18:49 — 21:00 HA7025 Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 2h 40m stop 23:40 — 05:40 HA6669 Hawaiian Airlines Seattle — Chicago	8h 51m including layover	Find flight from$131
19:02 — 11:40 +1 day	18:19 — 22:03 F93440 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Denver 9h 32m stop 17:26 — 20:53 F92210 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	14h 38m including layover	Find flight from$123
19:49 — 05:40 +1 day	19:49 — 22:00 HA7031 Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 1h 40m stop 23:40 — 05:40 HA6669 Hawaiian Airlines Seattle — Chicago	7h 51m including layover	Find flight from$131
20:49 — 05:40 +1 day	20:49 — 22:59 AS559 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 41m stop 23:40 — 05:40 AS328 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Chicago	6h 51m including layover	Find flight from$152
20:53 — 08:07 +1 day	20:45 — 05:20 F91646 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Orlando 43m stop 06:10 — 08:22 F93043 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Chicago	9h 14m including layover	Find flight from$131
22:06 — 14:56 +1 day	21:02 — 22:43 F94156 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Las Vegas 9h 27m stop 09:25 — 15:00 F92330 Frontier Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	14h 50m including layover	Find flight from$120
22:06 — 20:56 +1 day	21:02 — 22:43 F94156 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Las Vegas 15h 8m stop 15:03 — 20:53 F92146 Frontier Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	20h 50m including layover	Find flight from$120
23:30 — 11:49 +1 day	00:22 — 05:58 F94000 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Dallas 4h 10m stop 13:37 — 15:59 F91888 Frontier Airlines Dallas — Chicago	10h 19m including layover	Find flight from$108
23:38 — 10:42 +1 day	23:38 — 05:20 F94000 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Dallas 2h 40m stop 08:00 — 10:42 F91342 Frontier Airlines Dallas — Chicago	9h 4m including layover	Find flight from$128

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on July 22, 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 00:43 to 23:59 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 00:43 to 23:59 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 4h 23m.

The fastest flight 4h 13m
Average flight time 4h 23m
The earliest flight 00:43
The latest flight 23:59
Distance 1857 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are january (from 86 $), july (from 86 $), february (from 108 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 221 $), october (from 153 $), september (from 148 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $86. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F94158 flight by Frontier Airlines for July 23, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 05:45 am and arrives at Chicago Midway at 14:56.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Chicago is served by 8 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by United Airlines - 122 departures per week at the price of from $ 147 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 7497.

Direct flights

There are 23 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA2097 by United Airlines takes 4h 13m and the cheapest is F94158 by Frontier Airlines for $119.

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Connecting Flights

There are 447 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1527 by United Airlines takes 5h 58m and the cheapest is F94158 by Frontier Airlines for $86.

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AS - Alaska Airlines

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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SY - Sun Country Airlines

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TK - Turkish Airlines

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AY - Finnair

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HA - Hawaiian Airlines

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MX - Mexicana

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Airports

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

San Francisco airports

San Francisco-SFO

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Chicago airports

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Airplanes

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

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