Flights from San Francisco Airport SFO to Chicago Airport ORD

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NetJets, Gulf Air, All Nippon Airways, Fiji Airways, Austrian Airlines, Air China, Royal Jordanian, Asiana Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, Iberia, Emirates, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, British Airways, Aer Lingus, Qantas, American Airlines, Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand, Air Canada 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 Airlines1010991010000:5923:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada797679000:5923:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand786679000:5923:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia666568000:5923:59VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines556555006:0023:29VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas444444006:0023:29VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222222008:3015:15VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways222222006:0015:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus222222006:0023:29VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation111111015:1315:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia111111006:0006:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111111017:1517:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines111111008:3008:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Royal Jordanian101111006:0006:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111011000:5917:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines101010008:3008:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001002020:1520:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways001010015:1315:13VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets000100019:0019:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Gulf Air0000010VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways0000010VIEW 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 00:59 and the latest flights at 23:59 with the most popular flight number being UA1053, UA1482, UA1568 and UA1954.

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
Air New ZealandNZ9304
Air CanadaAC5166
Virgin AustraliaVA8106
Asiana AirlinesOZ6303
05:07
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air CanadaAC5432
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7154
American AirlinesAA2614
British AirwaysBA5769
IberiaIB4876
Royal JordanianRJ7402
QantasQF3191
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2091
Air New ZealandNZ9309
Air CanadaAC5366
Virgin AustraliaVA8097
08:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ9306
Austrian AirlinesOS7718
Air CanadaAC4060
LufthansaLH7785
Virgin AustraliaVA8098
Brussels AirlinesSN8820
10:36
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2416
10:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1954
12:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA488
13:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1053
15:13
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1253
British AirwaysBA5613
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7550
15:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2855
Air New ZealandNZ9313
Air CanadaAC3421
LufthansaLH7871
17:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9310
Air CanadaAC5332
Virgin AustraliaVA8100
EmiratesEK6373
17:34
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2969
QantasQF4657
18:44
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2262
22:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
23:29
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7358
American AirlinesAA2113
QantasQF3325
23:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2056
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
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Tuesday
00:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2262
Air New ZealandNZ9304
Air CanadaAC5166
Virgin AustraliaVA8106
Asiana AirlinesOZ6303
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7154
American AirlinesAA2614
British AirwaysBA5769
IberiaIB4876
QantasQF3191
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2091
Air New ZealandNZ9309
Air CanadaAC5366
Virgin AustraliaVA8097
08:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ9306
Air CanadaAC4060
LufthansaLH7785
Virgin AustraliaVA8098
Brussels AirlinesSN8820
10:36
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2416
10:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1954
12:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA488
Air CanadaAC5384
13:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1053
15:13
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1253
British AirwaysBA5613
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7550
15:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2855
Air New ZealandNZ9313
Air CanadaAC3601
LufthansaLH7871
17:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9310
Air CanadaAC5332
Virgin AustraliaVA8100
EmiratesEK6373
17:34
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2969
QantasQF4657
20:15
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9302
Air CanadaAC5196
22:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air CanadaAC5432
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
23:29
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7358
American AirlinesAA2113
QantasQF3325
23:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2056
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
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Wednesday
05:07
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air CanadaAC5432
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7154
American AirlinesAA2614
British AirwaysBA5769
IberiaIB4876
Royal JordanianRJ7402
QantasQF3191
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2091
Air New ZealandNZ9309
Air CanadaAC5366
Virgin AustraliaVA8097
08:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ9306
Austrian AirlinesOS7718
Air CanadaAC4060
LufthansaLH7785
Virgin AustraliaVA8098
Brussels AirlinesSN8820
10:36
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2416
10:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1954
12:30
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1684
12:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA488
15:13
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5015
American AirlinesAA1253
British AirwaysBA5613
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7550
15:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2855
Air New ZealandNZ9313
Air CanadaAC3421
LufthansaLH7871
Virgin AustraliaVA8106
17:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9310
Air CanadaAC5332
Virgin AustraliaVA8100
Asiana AirlinesOZ6303
EmiratesEK6373
17:34
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2969
QantasQF4657
20:15
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7326
United AirlinesUA1053
Air CanadaAC5196
22:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
23:29
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7358
American AirlinesAA2113
QantasQF3325
23:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2056
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
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Thursday
05:07
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air CanadaAC5432
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7154
American AirlinesAA2614
British AirwaysBA5769
IberiaIB4876
Royal JordanianRJ7402
QantasQF3191
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2091
Air New ZealandNZ9309
Air CanadaAC5366
Virgin AustraliaVA8097
08:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ9306
Air CanadaAC4060
LufthansaLH7785
Virgin AustraliaVA8098
Brussels AirlinesSN8820
10:36
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2416
10:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1954
12:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA488
15:13
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1253
British AirwaysBA5613
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7550
15:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2855
Air New ZealandNZ9313
Air CanadaAC3601
LufthansaLH7871
17:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9310
Air CanadaAC5332
Virgin AustraliaVA8100
EmiratesEK6373
17:34
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2969
QantasQF4657
18:44
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2262
19:00
AirlineFlightNo
NetJetsEJA893
22:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
23:29
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7358
American AirlinesAA2113
QantasQF3325
23:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2056
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
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Friday
00:59
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9304
Air CanadaAC5166
Virgin AustraliaVA8106
Asiana AirlinesOZ6303
05:07
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air CanadaAC5432
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7154
American AirlinesAA2614
British AirwaysBA5769
IberiaIB4876
Royal JordanianRJ7402
QantasQF3191
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2091
Air New ZealandNZ9309
Air CanadaAC5366
Virgin AustraliaVA8097
08:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ9306
Austrian AirlinesOS7718
Air CanadaAC4060
LufthansaLH7785
Virgin AustraliaVA8098
Brussels AirlinesSN8820
10:36
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2416
12:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA488
15:13
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5015
American AirlinesAA1253
British AirwaysBA5613
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7550
15:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2855
Air New ZealandNZ9313
Air CanadaAC3421
LufthansaLH7871
17:02
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1954
17:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9310
Air CanadaAC5332
Virgin AustraliaVA8100
EmiratesEK6373
17:34
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2969
QantasQF4657
18:44
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2262
20:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1053
22:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
23:29
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7358
American AirlinesAA2113
QantasQF3325
23:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2056
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
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Saturday
05:07
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
Air New ZealandNZ9303
Air CanadaAC5432
Virgin AustraliaVA8105
05:37
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7358
American AirlinesAA2113
QantasQF3325
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7154
American AirlinesAA2614
British AirwaysBA5769
IberiaIB4876
Royal JordanianRJ7402
QantasQF3191
06:19
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2056
Air New ZealandNZ9307
Air CanadaAC4372
Virgin AustraliaVA8101
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2091
Air New ZealandNZ9309
Air CanadaAC5366
Virgin AustraliaVA8097
08:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ9306
Air CanadaAC4060
LufthansaLH7785
Virgin AustraliaVA8098
Brussels AirlinesSN8820
10:36
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2416
10:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1954
12:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7326
United AirlinesUA488
Air New ZealandNZ9305
Air CanadaAC5384
All Nippon AirwaysNH7242
Virgin AustraliaVA8102
13:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1053
15:13
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1253
British AirwaysBA5613
Gulf AirGF6849
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7550
15:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2855
Air New ZealandNZ9313
Air CanadaAC3601
17:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1482
Air New ZealandNZ9310
Air CanadaAC5332
Virgin AustraliaVA8100
EmiratesEK6373
17:34
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2969
QantasQF4657
18:44
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2262
Air New ZealandNZ9304
Air CanadaAC5166
Virgin AustraliaVA8106
Asiana AirlinesOZ6303
19:42
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7327
Air New ZealandNZ9302
Air CanadaAC5196
LufthansaLH7871
Virgin AustraliaVA8103
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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)

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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 £46.87 ($62 €53.97)
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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, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Gulf Air, Iberia, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, NetJets, Qantas, Royal Jordanian, 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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