Flights from San Francisco Airport SFO to Chicago Airport ORD

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Gulf Air, China Southern Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Royal Jordanian, Austrian Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, Iberia, Brussels Airlines, British Airways, Asiana Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Air China, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, Aer Lingus, Qantas, Emirates, American Airlines, Virgin Australia, Air Canada, Air New Zealand and United Airlines fly direct from San Francisco International to O'Hare International Airport United States. The journey time flying from San Francisco International to O'Hare International Airport United States is around 4 Hours 18 Minutes. With the distance covered being 2,964 Km (1,842 Miles). The airport code for San Francisco International is SFO and for O'Hare International Airport it is ORD.

The cost of the air travel varies depending on what day you travel and the time of day. O'Hare International Airport 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 San Francisco International. Our recommendation is to book well in advance if you are looking to get the best possible prices.

There is a time difference of 6.0 GMT at O'Hare International Airport United States, so remember to alter your watch to the correct time upon your arrival.

Below you can see a table that shows the airlines that fly from San Francisco International (SFO) to O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and frequency of flights daily.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
United Airlines1197887800:3023:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand12117887300:5923:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada11117887300:5923:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia1088887301:1123:59VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines332221205:2023:27VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas332221005:2023:27VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates222222110:3616:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa212222008:2513:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus222221005:2013:21VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways211221005:2010:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China002202113:4016:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia111111005:2007:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines111111008:2508:25VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways211110007:4513:21VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111110101:1123:05VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways111111013:4013:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation111110013:2013:21VIEW FLIGHTS
Royal Jordanian101011005:2007:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines101011008:2508:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines100110110:0010:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines100110010:0010:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines100110010:0010:00VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines110000005:4623:27VIEW FLIGHTS
Gulf Air100000007:4507:45VIEW FLIGHTS

The greatest amount of direct flights offered from San Francisco International to O'Hare International Airport United States are by United Airlines with around 58 flights a week. The earliest flight is available at 00:30 and the latest flights at 23:59 with the most popular flight number being UA1282, UA1482, UA1494 and UA1612.

You can visit United Airlines at united.com website for late minute deals and up to date information.

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
00:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2232
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air CanadaAC5432
01:11
AirlineFlightNo
Asiana AirlinesOZ6303
04:59
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9308
05:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1282
Air New ZealandNZ9300
Air CanadaAC4374
Virgin AustraliaVA8104
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2115
Air New ZealandNZ9309
Air CanadaAC5366
Virgin AustraliaVA8097
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7154
American AirlinesAA2614
British AirwaysBA5769
IberiaIB4876
Qatar AirwaysQR2910
Royal JordanianRJ7402
Gulf AirGF6456
QantasQF3191
08:25
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA534
Air New ZealandNZ9301
Austrian AirlinesOS7718
Air CanadaAC4065
LufthansaLH7785
Virgin AustraliaVA8099
Brussels AirlinesSN8820
10:00
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ1356
Alaska AirlinesAS598
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6625
Qatar AirwaysQR2999
10:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1612
Air New ZealandNZ9312
Air CanadaAC3018
Virgin AustraliaVA8098
EmiratesEK6374
13:21
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7156
American AirlinesAA2418
British AirwaysBA5612
QantasQF3282
Jet Linx AviationJL7548
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2386
Air New ZealandNZ9302
Air CanadaAC5196
All Nippon AirwaysNH7242
LufthansaLH7871
Virgin AustraliaVA8103
14:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA468
Air New ZealandNZ9310
Air CanadaAC5332
Virgin AustraliaVA8100
EmiratesEK6373
16:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9313
Air CanadaAC4011
Virgin AustraliaVA8102
18:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1896
Air New ZealandNZ9304
Air CanadaAC5166
Virgin AustraliaVA8106
22:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1494
Air New ZealandNZ9314
Air CanadaAC3682
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
23:27
AirlineFlightNo
China Southern AirlinesCZ1634
American AirlinesAA2477
QantasQF4438
23:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2097
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
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Tuesday
00:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA3914
01:11
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1896
Air New ZealandNZ9304
Air CanadaAC5166
Virgin AustraliaVA8106
05:20
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7154
American AirlinesAA2614
IberiaIB4876
Qatar AirwaysQR2910
QantasQF3191
05:46
AirlineFlightNo
China Southern AirlinesCZ1634
American AirlinesAA2477
QantasQF4438
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2182
Air New ZealandNZ9309
Air CanadaAC5366
Virgin AustraliaVA8097
08:25
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA795
Air New ZealandNZ9306
Air CanadaAC4060
LufthansaLH7785
Virgin AustraliaVA8098
Brussels AirlinesSN8820
10:36
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1612
Air New ZealandNZ9301
Air CanadaAC4065
Virgin AustraliaVA8099
EmiratesEK6374
13:20
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7156
American AirlinesAA2418
British AirwaysBA5612
QantasQF3282
Jet Linx AviationJL7548
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2386
Air New ZealandNZ9305
Air CanadaAC3601
All Nippon AirwaysNH7242
Virgin AustraliaVA8103
16:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9310
Air New ZealandNZ9313
Air CanadaAC4011
Air CanadaAC5332
Virgin AustraliaVA8102
EmiratesEK6373
17:05
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9312
Air CanadaAC3018
23:05
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1494
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air New ZealandNZ9314
Air CanadaAC3682
Air CanadaAC5432
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
Asiana AirlinesOZ6303
23:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2097
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
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Wednesday
05:20
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7154
American AirlinesAA2614
IberiaIB4876
Qatar AirwaysQR2910
Royal JordanianRJ7402
QantasQF3191
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2182
Air New ZealandNZ9309
Air CanadaAC5366
Virgin AustraliaVA8097
08:25
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA795
Air New ZealandNZ9306
Austrian AirlinesOS7718
Air CanadaAC4060
LufthansaLH7785
Virgin AustraliaVA8098
Brussels AirlinesSN8820
10:36
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1612
Air New ZealandNZ9301
Air CanadaAC4065
Virgin AustraliaVA8099
EmiratesEK6374
13:20
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7156
American AirlinesAA2418
British AirwaysBA5612
QantasQF3282
Jet Linx AviationJL7548
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7327
United AirlinesUA2386
Air New ZealandNZ9305
Air CanadaAC3601
All Nippon AirwaysNH7242
LufthansaLH7871
Virgin AustraliaVA8103
16:55
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7326
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9310
Air CanadaAC5332
Virgin AustraliaVA8100
Virgin AustraliaVA8102
EmiratesEK6373
23:05
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1494
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air CanadaAC5432
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
Asiana AirlinesOZ6303
23:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2097
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
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Thursday
05:20
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7154
American AirlinesAA2614
IberiaIB4876
Qatar AirwaysQR2910
QantasQF3191
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2182
Air New ZealandNZ9309
Air CanadaAC5366
Virgin AustraliaVA8097
08:25
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA795
Air New ZealandNZ9306
Air CanadaAC4060
LufthansaLH7785
Virgin AustraliaVA8098
Brussels AirlinesSN8820
10:00
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ1356
Alaska AirlinesAS598
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6625
Qatar AirwaysQR2999
10:36
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1612
Air New ZealandNZ9301
Air CanadaAC4065
Virgin AustraliaVA8099
EmiratesEK6374
13:20
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7156
American AirlinesAA2418
British AirwaysBA5612
QantasQF3282
Jet Linx AviationJL7548
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7327
United AirlinesUA2386
Air New ZealandNZ9305
Air CanadaAC3601
All Nippon AirwaysNH7242
LufthansaLH7871
Virgin AustraliaVA8102
15:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA468
Air New ZealandNZ9313
Air CanadaAC5384
Virgin AustraliaVA8103
EmiratesEK6373
16:55
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7326
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9310
Air CanadaAC5332
Virgin AustraliaVA8100
23:05
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1494
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air CanadaAC5432
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
Asiana AirlinesOZ6303
23:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2097
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
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Friday
05:20
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7154
American AirlinesAA2614
IberiaIB4876
Qatar AirwaysQR2910
Royal JordanianRJ7402
QantasQF3191
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2182
Air New ZealandNZ9309
Air CanadaAC5366
Virgin AustraliaVA8097
08:25
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA795
Air New ZealandNZ9306
Austrian AirlinesOS7718
Air CanadaAC4060
LufthansaLH7785
Virgin AustraliaVA8098
Brussels AirlinesSN8820
10:00
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ1356
Alaska AirlinesAS598
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6625
Qatar AirwaysQR2999
10:36
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1612
Air New ZealandNZ9301
Air CanadaAC4065
Virgin AustraliaVA8099
EmiratesEK6374
13:20
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7156
American AirlinesAA2418
British AirwaysBA5612
QantasQF3282
Jet Linx AviationJL7548
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2386
Air New ZealandNZ9305
Air CanadaAC3601
All Nippon AirwaysNH7242
LufthansaLH7871
Virgin AustraliaVA8103
15:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA468
Air New ZealandNZ9310
Air CanadaAC5332
Virgin AustraliaVA8102
EmiratesEK6373
16:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9312
Air CanadaAC4011
Virgin AustraliaVA8100
23:05
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1494
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air CanadaAC5432
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
Asiana AirlinesOZ6303
23:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2097
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
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Saturday
05:20
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7154
American AirlinesAA2614
IberiaIB4876
Qatar AirwaysQR2910
Royal JordanianRJ7402
QantasQF3191
05:30
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air CanadaAC5432
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2182
Air New ZealandNZ9309
Air CanadaAC5366
Virgin AustraliaVA8097
08:25
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA795
Air New ZealandNZ9306
Austrian AirlinesOS7718
Air CanadaAC4060
LufthansaLH7785
Virgin AustraliaVA8098
Brussels AirlinesSN8820
10:36
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1612
Air New ZealandNZ9301
Air CanadaAC4065
Virgin AustraliaVA8099
EmiratesEK6374
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7327
United AirlinesUA2386
Air New ZealandNZ9302
Air CanadaAC5196
All Nippon AirwaysNH7242
LufthansaLH7871
Virgin AustraliaVA8103
16:55
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7326
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9312
Air CanadaAC4011
Virgin AustraliaVA8100
EmiratesEK6373
23:05
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1494
23:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2097
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
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Sunday
05:20
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2614
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2182
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
08:25
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA795
10:00
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS598
10:36
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1612
13:20
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2418
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2386
15:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA468
16:55
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7326
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9312
Air CanadaAC4011
Virgin AustraliaVA8100
EmiratesEK6373
23:05
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1494
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air CanadaAC5432
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
Asiana AirlinesOZ6303
23:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2097
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There may also be different routes to O'Hare International Airport, by an alternative nearby airport. Please see details below.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Reno to Chicago O'Hare02,683 km (1,667 miles)3 Hours 58 Minutes
Mineta San Jose to Chicago O'Hare02,937 km (1,825 miles)4 Hours 16 Minutes
Sacramento to Chicago O'Hare02,860 km (1,777 miles)4 Hours 10 Minutes

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

DIRECT United
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from San Francisco SFO to Chicago ORD?
The cheapest direct flight one way from San Francisco SFO to Chicago ORD is £80.26 ($98 €95.23)
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What is the cheapest direct return flight from San Francisco SFO to Chicago ORD?
The cheapest direct return flight from San Francisco SFO to Chicago ORD is £161.34 ($197 €191.44)
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The cheapest flight one way from San Francisco SFO to Chicago ORD is £57.33 ($70 €68.02)
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The cheapest return flight from San Francisco SFO to Chicago ORD is £104.01 ($127 €123.41)
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Flight Info FAQ - San Francisco (SFO) to Chicago (ORD)

Who flies from San Francisco to Chicago?
The following airlines fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Chicago (ORD): 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, Gulf Air, Hawaiian Airlines, Iberia, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Australia.
How far is the flight from San Francisco to Chicago?
The flight from San Francisco to Chicago is 2,964KM or 1,842 miles.
How long does the flight from San Francisco to Chicago to take?
The flight from San Francisco to Chicago takes 4 Hours 18 Minutes.

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