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 Airlines1099101010100:1621:26VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia777777000:1617:31VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand777777000:1617:31VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada777777000:1617:31VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines556554106:4523:44VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas555553006:4523:44VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus332332006:4523:44VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222222000:1616:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation221222010:2019:34VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia221221019:3423:44VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways221221019:3423:44VIEW FLIGHTS
Royal Jordanian201221019:3423:44VIEW FLIGHTS
Gulf Air111111019:3423:44VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111111014:0214:03VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines111111016:3516:35VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways111111007:4507:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways110111019:3419:34VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines110101013:4613:46VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines101011016:3516:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China002002006:1707:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Flexjet100000013:3013:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways000010013:4613:46VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines offer the most direct flights from O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International with an average of 59 flights a week. The earliest flights are operated at 00:16 and the latest flights operated at 21:26 and the most common flight numbers are UA1097, UA1495, UA1577 and UA2106

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
00:16
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2106
Air New ZealandNZ9329
Air CanadaAC4373
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8092
06:17
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA246
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7369
American AirlinesAA2416
QantasQF3168
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2418
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
11:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA543
12:06
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
13:30
AirlineFlightNo
FlexjetLXJ593
13:46
AirlineFlightNo
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
American AirlinesAA2969
QantasQF4657
14:02
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9321
Air CanadaAC4163
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
14:12
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
15:57
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1097
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA511
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:31
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
19:34
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7141
American AirlinesAA2113
British AirwaysBA6996
IberiaIB4069
Qatar AirwaysQR2804
Royal JordanianRJ7577
Gulf AirGF6444
QantasQF3325
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
19:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1495
21:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2179
23:44
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7510
American AirlinesAA1983
British AirwaysBA5508
IberiaIB8297
Royal JordanianRJ7305
QantasQF4325
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Tuesday
00:16
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2106
Air New ZealandNZ9329
Air CanadaAC4373
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8092
06:17
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA246
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7369
American AirlinesAA2416
QantasQF3168
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2418
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
11:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA543
12:06
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
13:46
AirlineFlightNo
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
American AirlinesAA2969
QantasQF4657
14:03
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9321
Air CanadaAC4163
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
14:23
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
15:57
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1097
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA511
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:31
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
19:34
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7141
American AirlinesAA2113
British AirwaysBA6996
IberiaIB4069
Qatar AirwaysQR2804
Gulf AirGF6444
QantasQF3325
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
21:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2179
23:44
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7510
American AirlinesAA1983
British AirwaysBA5508
IberiaIB8297
QantasQF4325
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Wednesday
00:16
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2106
Air New ZealandNZ9329
Air CanadaAC4373
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8092
06:17
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7294
United AirlinesUA246
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7369
American AirlinesAA2416
QantasQF3168
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7293
United AirlinesUA2418
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
11:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA543
11:40
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1684
QantasQF4898
12:06
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
13:46
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2969
QantasQF4657
14:03
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9321
Air CanadaAC4163
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
14:12
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
15:57
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1097
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA511
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:31
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
21:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2179
21:38
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2113
23:44
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7510
American AirlinesAA1983
British AirwaysBA5508
IberiaIB8297
Royal JordanianRJ7305
Gulf AirGF6770
QantasQF4325
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Thursday
00:16
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2106
Air New ZealandNZ9329
Air CanadaAC4373
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8092
06:17
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA246
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7369
American AirlinesAA2416
QantasQF3168
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2418
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
11:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA543
12:06
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
13:46
AirlineFlightNo
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
American AirlinesAA2969
QantasQF4657
14:02
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9321
Air CanadaAC4163
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
EmiratesEK6303
14:12
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
15:57
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1097
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA511
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:31
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
19:34
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7141
American AirlinesAA2113
British AirwaysBA6996
IberiaIB4069
Qatar AirwaysQR2804
Royal JordanianRJ7577
Gulf AirGF6444
QantasQF3325
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
19:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1495
21:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2179
23:44
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7510
American AirlinesAA1983
British AirwaysBA5508
IberiaIB8297
Royal JordanianRJ7305
QantasQF4325
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Friday
00:16
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2106
Air New ZealandNZ9329
Air CanadaAC4373
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8092
06:17
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA246
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7369
American AirlinesAA2416
QantasQF3168
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2418
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
10:20
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
11:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA543
12:06
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC4363
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
13:46
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5118
American AirlinesAA2969
QantasQF4657
14:03
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
EmiratesEK6303
15:57
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1097
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA511
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:31
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
19:34
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7141
American AirlinesAA2113
British AirwaysBA6996
IberiaIB4069
Qatar AirwaysQR2804
Royal JordanianRJ7577
Gulf AirGF6444
QantasQF3325
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
19:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1495
21:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2179
23:44
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7510
American AirlinesAA1983
British AirwaysBA5508
IberiaIB8297
Royal JordanianRJ7305
QantasQF4325
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Saturday
00:16
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2106
Air New ZealandNZ9329
Air CanadaAC4373
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8092
06:17
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7294
United AirlinesUA246
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7369
American AirlinesAA2416
QantasQF3168
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7293
United AirlinesUA2418
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
11:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA543
12:06
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
12:56
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1253
13:46
AirlineFlightNo
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
American AirlinesAA2969
QantasQF4657
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
14:02
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9321
Air CanadaAC4163
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
EmiratesEK6303
14:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
15:57
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1097
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA511
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:31
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
19:34
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7141
American AirlinesAA2113
British AirwaysBA6996
IberiaIB4069
Qatar AirwaysQR2804
Royal JordanianRJ7577
Gulf AirGF6444
QantasQF3325
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
19:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1495
21:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2179
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Sunday
06:17
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA246
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2416
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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
Appleton to San Francisco02,915 km (1,812 miles)4 Hours 14 Minutes
Kenosha to San Francisco02,961 km (1,840 miles)4 Hours 18 Minutes
Chicago Midway to San Francisco02,977 km (1,850 miles)4 Hours 19 Minutes
South Bend to San Francisco03,097 km (1,924 miles)4 Hours 27 Minutes

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

DIRECT American Airlines
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 £46.66 ($62 €53.86)
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DIRECT United
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 £128.70 ($171 €148.56)
£128.70
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1+ STOP(S)
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 £122.68 ($163 €141.61)
£122.68
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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): Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Flexjet, Gulf Air, Iberia, 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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