Flights from Chicago Airport (ORD) to San Francisco Airport Airport (SFO)

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You have a choice of 22 airline companies when flying from O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International. The journey time flying from O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International United States is around 4 Hours 18 Minutes. With the distance covered being 2,964 Km (1,842 Miles). The airport code for O'Hare International Airport is ORD and for San Francisco International it is SFO.

Ticket prices are normally at a premium at weekends and can vary also with the time of day. San Francisco International United States flights may be normally booked months in advance and this may be the best option if you intend to get the best prices from O'Hare International Airport. Flights to San Francisco International United States normally increase in price the nearer the journey date, so it is worth trying to book your tickets in advance if you can.

The time zone at San Francisco International is 8.0 GMT compared to 6.0 GMT at O'Hare International Airport so bare this in mind is you need to make travel arrangements when you arrive at San Francisco International.

Please see below the airlines that fly from O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Francisco International (SFO) and the amount of daily flights in operation.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
United Airlines12108998900:1522:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand11108997100:1523:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada11108997100:1523:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia1098997100:1523:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa332222101:1423:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates222221009:0021:31VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines211221211:4620:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas211220111:4622:34VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation211220111:4622:34VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways211220111:4622:34VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines111111016:1616:20VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways111111006:4707:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111110017:1621:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Royal Jordanian101100111:4617:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways100110114:3722:34VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia100110114:3722:34VIEW FLIGHTS
Gulf Air100110114:3722:34VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines101011016:1616:20VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines110100011:4617:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways001010011:4611:46VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001001006:4706:47VIEW FLIGHTS
Japan Airlines100000017:3017:30VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines offer the most direct flights from O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International with an average of 65 flights a week. The earliest flights are operated at 00:15 and the latest flights operated at 22:10 and the most common flight numbers are UA1097, UA1577, UA1807 and UA2099

Contact United Airlines at united.com to booking a flight or find up to date information on the flight times.

Below you can see the times of all flights. These flight times do vary so we recommend you look on the appropriate airline website for accurate information for the dates you are departing.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1807
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
07:05
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA611
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
09:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2099
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC4363
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
10:53
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
12:15
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1253
British AirwaysBA5322
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2465
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
13:54
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:20
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA592
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:30
AirlineFlightNo
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
British AirwaysBA6996
Japan AirlinesJL7551
IberiaIB4069
Qatar AirwaysQR2804
Royal JordanianRJ7577
Gulf AirGF6444
QantasQF4325
18:25
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2179
19:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA505
20:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA3929
20:18
AirlineFlightNo
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
20:25
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2113
21:05
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA210
Air New ZealandNZ9328
Air CanadaAC3064
Virgin AustraliaVA8092
21:29
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
22:10
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2264
Air New ZealandNZ9329
Air CanadaAC4373
LufthansaLH8778
22:55
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8604
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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Tuesday
00:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA210
Air New ZealandNZ9328
Air CanadaAC3064
Virgin AustraliaVA8092
01:14
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2264
Air New ZealandNZ9329
Air CanadaAC4373
LufthansaLH8778
06:47
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1807
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
09:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2386
11:46
AirlineFlightNo
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
American AirlinesAA1253
British AirwaysBA5322
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
12:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC4363
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1097
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:16
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2331
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Air CanadaAC4375
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:16
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2166
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
18:29
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2179
19:58
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2243
21:31
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9321
Air CanadaAC3246
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
EmiratesEK6302
23:00
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8604
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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Wednesday
06:47
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7294
United AirlinesUA1807
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
09:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2386
11:46
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5061
American AirlinesAA1253
British AirwaysBA5322
Royal JordanianRJ7502
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
12:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC4363
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1097
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:16
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2331
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:16
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2166
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
18:29
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2179
19:58
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2243
21:30
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9321
Air CanadaAC3246
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
EmiratesEK6302
23:00
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8604
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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Thursday
06:47
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1807
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
09:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2386
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC4363
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
11:05
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
11:51
AirlineFlightNo
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
American AirlinesAA1253
British AirwaysBA5322
Royal JordanianRJ7502
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1097
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:16
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2331
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Air CanadaAC4375
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:16
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2166
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8096
18:29
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2179
19:40
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1475
19:58
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2243
21:30
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9321
Air CanadaAC3246
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
22:34
AirlineFlightNo
British AirwaysBA6996
IberiaIB8297
Qatar AirwaysQR9302
Gulf AirGF6770
QantasQF3241
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
23:00
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8604
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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Friday
06:47
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1807
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
09:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2386
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC4363
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
11:05
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
11:46
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5061
American AirlinesAA1253
British AirwaysBA5322
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1097
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:16
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2331
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:16
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2166
Air New ZealandNZ9332
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
18:29
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2179
19:40
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1475
19:58
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2243
21:30
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC3246
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
EmiratesEK6302
22:34
AirlineFlightNo
British AirwaysBA6996
IberiaIB8297
Qatar AirwaysQR9302
Gulf AirGF6770
QantasQF3241
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
23:00
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8604
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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Saturday
06:47
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7294
United AirlinesUA1807
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2386
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC4363
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
11:05
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1097
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:16
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2331
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
18:29
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2179
19:40
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1253
19:58
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2243
23:00
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8604
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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Sunday
06:47
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1807
08:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2386
10:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
11:46
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1253
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1097
14:37
AirlineFlightNo
British AirwaysBA5322
IberiaIB8297
Qatar AirwaysQR2534
Royal JordanianRJ7502
Gulf AirGF6770
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
16:16
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2331
17:16
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2166
17:36
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
18:29
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2179
19:40
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1475
19:58
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2243
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Alternatively, there are other routes that depart O'Hare International Airport and arrive at San Francisco International or other nearby airports. The table below gives you a summary of these.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Chicago Midway to San Francisco 02,977 km (1,850 miles)4 Hours 19 Minutes
Madison Dane County Regional to San Francisco 02,845 km (1,768 miles)4 Hours 9 Minutes
Chicago Pal Waukee to San Francisco 02,959 km (1,838 miles)4 Hours 17 Minutes
Rockford Greater Rockford to San Francisco 02,865 km (1,780 miles)4 Hours 11 Minutes
Waukegan to San Francisco 02,968 km (1,844 miles)4 Hours 18 Minutes

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Flight Price FAQ - Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO)

DIRECT United
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from Chicago ORD to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest direct flight one way from Chicago ORD to San Francisco SFO is £80.56 ($108 €92.83)
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What is the cheapest direct return flight from Chicago ORD to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest direct return flight from Chicago ORD to San Francisco SFO is £161.11 ($216 €185.65)
£161.11
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What is the cheapest flight one way from Chicago ORD to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest flight one way from Chicago ORD to San Francisco SFO is £41.02 ($55 €47.27)
£41.02
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What is the cheapest return flight from Chicago ORD to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest return flight from Chicago ORD to San Francisco SFO is £72.35 ($97 €83.37)
£72.35
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Flight Info FAQ - Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO)

Who flies from Chicago to San Francisco?
The following airlines fly from Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO): Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Gulf Air, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, United Airlines, Virgin Australia.
How far is the flight from Chicago to San Francisco?
The flight from Chicago to San Francisco is 2,964KM or 1,842 miles.
How long does the flight from Chicago to San Francisco to take?
The flight from Chicago to San Francisco takes 4 Hours 18 Minutes.

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