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

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You have a choice of 27 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 Airlines12107887800:5622:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand1187885200:5623:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada1187885200:5623:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia1077885206:1523:13VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines322221208:3021:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas322221108:3023:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa212221115:5023:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates222221008:4521:21VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation211111112:3923:59VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways211111008:3023:59VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways111111106:1506:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines111111015:5016:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111110018:2021:21VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways010101112:3915:28VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines110101012:3912:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines101011015:5016:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines100110118:5518:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways100110021:5423:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia100110021:5423:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines000110021:5421:54VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines000110021:5421:54VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001001006:3006:30VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express0000010VIEW FLIGHTS
Royal Jordanian100000023:5923:59VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets000000108:0008:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Gulf Air100000023:5923:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus100000023:5923:59VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines offer the most direct flights from O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International with an average of 60 flights a week. The earliest flights are operated at 00:56 and the latest flights operated at 22:00 and the most common flight numbers are UA1324, UA1387, UA1577 and UA1697

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 AirlinesUA336
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
07:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
08:38
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2429
British AirwaysBA6996
QantasQF3168
08:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1387
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC5573
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
10:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
EmiratesEK6303
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1878
Air New ZealandNZ9325
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
14:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:20
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:20
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2711
18:20
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1761
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
18:55
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS597
20:20
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1697
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
21:00
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1149
21:07
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1324
Air New ZealandNZ9329
Air CanadaAC4373
Virgin AustraliaVA8092
22:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2289
Air New ZealandNZ9328
Air CanadaAC3064
23:59
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7369
British AirwaysBA5322
IberiaIB4069
Qatar AirwaysQR9302
Royal JordanianRJ7883
Gulf AirGF4397
QantasQF4325
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
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Tuesday
00:56
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2289
Air New ZealandNZ9328
Air CanadaAC3064
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
07:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA3873
United AirlinesUA3919
08:30
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1358
British AirwaysBA5508
QantasQF4682
08:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1387
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC5573
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
EmiratesEK6303
12:39
AirlineFlightNo
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
Fiji AirwaysFJ5061
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1878
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
14:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:02
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
18:22
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1761
20:25
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2072
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
21:21
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
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Wednesday
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7294
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:30
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1358
British AirwaysBA5508
QantasQF4682
08:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1387
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC5573
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
12:39
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1878
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
14:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:02
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
18:22
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1761
20:25
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2072
21:21
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
23:13
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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Thursday
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:30
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1358
British AirwaysBA5508
QantasQF4682
08:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1387
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
10:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
12:39
AirlineFlightNo
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
Fiji AirwaysFJ5061
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1878
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
13:48
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
14:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
15:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
18:22
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1761
18:55
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS597
20:25
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2072
21:21
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
21:54
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ1357
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6199
IberiaIB7327
Qatar AirwaysQR2167
23:13
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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Friday
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:30
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1358
British AirwaysBA5508
QantasQF4682
08:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1387
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
10:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
12:39
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1878
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
13:48
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
14:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
15:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
18:22
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1761
18:55
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS597
20:25
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2072
21:21
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
21:54
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ1357
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6199
IberiaIB7327
Qatar AirwaysQR2167
23:13
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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Saturday
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7294
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1387
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
EmiratesEK6303
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
United ExpressUA6968
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1878
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
13:00
AirlineFlightNo
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
Fiji AirwaysFJ5061
American AirlinesAA1253
British AirwaysBA5322
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
14:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
15:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
18:22
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1761
20:25
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2072
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Sunday
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:00
AirlineFlightNo
NetJetsEJA801
08:30
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1358
08:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1387
10:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
12:39
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1253
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1878
14:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1577
15:28
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5061
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
15:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2409
18:22
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1761
18:55
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS597
20:25
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2072
23:13
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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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

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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 £80.26 ($98 €95.23)
£80.26
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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 £161.34 ($197 €191.44)
£161.34
$197 | €191.44
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1+ STOP(S)
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 £52.41 ($64 €62.19)
£52.41
$64 | €62.19
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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 £104.83 ($128 €124.39)
£104.83
$128 | €124.39
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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, Alaska Airlines, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Gulf Air, Hawaiian Airlines, Iberia, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, NetJets, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, United Express, 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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