Cheap flights San Francisco — Chicago (SFO — CHI)

Good to know - Cheap tickets San Francisco — Chicago

Cheapest flight found $46
Minimal flight time 3h 56m
Flight distance 2985 km
Most popular airline United Express

Airfare San Francisco – Chicago by month

Here you can find out in what months how much a ticket San Francisco – Chicago costs to buy cheap plane tickets.

Month One-way Round-trip
January 2026
December 2025
October 2025
September 2025
August 2025
July 2025
June 2025
May 2025
April 2025
March 2025
February 2025
January 2025

Remember that the optimal time for booking air tickets is 59 days before the departure date, this is the average time at which air tickets were sold at the lowest prices.

Schedule of direct flights San Francisco — Chicago

Departure Arrival Flight days Flight Airlines Flight time Airports
00:08 06:30 daily UA2046 United Express 4h 22m San Francisco International Airport — O'Hare International Airport Select dates
00:10 06:30 daily UA494 United Express 4h 20m San Francisco International Airport — O'Hare International Airport Select dates
05:00 11:23 mon, tue, sun AA2614 American Airlines 4h 23m San Francisco International Airport — O'Hare International Airport Select dates
05:00 11:27 thu, sat UA1448 United Express 4h 27m San Francisco International Airport — O'Hare International Airport Select dates
05:05 11:32 mon, tue, thu, fri, sat UA1448 United Express 4h 27m San Francisco International Airport — O'Hare International Airport Select dates
06:04 12:30 fri UA587 United Express 4h 26m San Francisco International Airport — O'Hare International Airport Select dates
06:10 12:20 mon, thu, fri, sat WN928 Southwest Airlines 4h 10m San Francisco International Airport — Chicago Midway International Airport Select dates
06:10 12:40 mon, tue, wed, thu, sat, sun UA587 United Express 4h 30m San Francisco International Airport — O'Hare International Airport Select dates
06:10 12:30 daily AA2614 American Airlines 4h 20m San Francisco International Airport — O'Hare International Airport Select dates
06:10 12:37 sun UA587 United Express 4h 27m San Francisco International Airport — O'Hare International Airport Select dates
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Sales of tickets from San Francisco to Chicago in the last 48 hours

Dynamics airfare San Francisco — Chicago by month for the last year

according to LowCost.Club for the last year

The airfare depends on the departure date. Our chart shows the low season prices on route San Francisco — Chicago

The graph shows that booking flights San Francisco — Chicago is best planned for September and flights San Francisco — Chicago — San Francisco in the month of June.

Flights San Francisco — Chicago

The selection of cheap flights San Francisco — Chicago

Here you can find and purchase the cheapest flights San Francisco — Chicago from $46 and San Francisco — Chicago — San Francisco from $52.

The price of the flight San Francisco — Chicago (United States) — San Francisco from $52 (round-trip).

The average price of the flight San Francisco — Chicago (United States) — San Francisco $265 (round-trip).

Low cost flights San Francisco — Chicago (SFO — CHI)

The distance between San Francisco and Chicago 1855 miles (or 2985 kilometres).

The time difference between San Francisco and Chicago is 2 h.

Minimal flight time from San Francisco to Chicago 3h 56m.

LowCostClub always do a comparison of airfares San Francisco — Chicago with several airlines (include United Express, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines). They will always give you all available options so you can find the cheapest flight to Chicago. In addition, you can choose the platform where you want to place your orders. There are also special offers for air tickets San Francisco — Chicago. Last week, for instance, the cheapest round-trip prices stood at $52 while the cheapest one-way price that was available within the last week cost $46

Routes from nearby cities to Chicago

A flight from a neighbouring city can help you save money on plane tickets.

The most frequent flight to Chicago is from Oakland. The cheapest airfare can be purchased with a flight from Sacramento from $53. The nearest airports from San Francisco with a flight to Chicago are in Reno.

Popular International routes from San Francisco

Popular routes from Chicago

If you are going to fly from Chicago, then study the popular flights. The most popular flights from Chicago:

Popular domestic routes from San Francisco

FAQ about San Francisco — Chicago

Yes, they do: UA2046, UA494, AA2614, UA1448, UA587, WN928, WN2502, AA2738, AA359, UA793, QR8166, WN3831, AA1135, WN4099, UA714, UA1612, AA1188, AS598, UA3042, AA2418, UA354, AA1515, UA1470, UA3872, AA2556, AA1837, UA1225, UA335, UA1791, UA1970, UA1482, DL8888, UA2117, AA9796, UA2097, UA2241, UA567, AA2113

Yes, you can fly from San Francisco to Chicago. San Francisco has 3 airports (Embarkadero, San Francisco International Airport, China Basin Heliport) for flights. United Express, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Qatar Airways, Alaska Horizon (Honoring Those Who Serve Livery), Delta Connection depart from San Francisco on mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat, sun. There are non-direct flights through 21 Air, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air China, Air France, Air India, Air Transport International, All Nippon Airways, Amazon Air, Asiana Airlines, Atlas Air, Avianca, Breeze Airways, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Copa Airlines, DHL, Emirates, EVA Air, FedEx, Frontier (Scout the Pine Marten Livery), Iberia Regional, ITA Airways, Japan Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, JetBlue, KLM, Korean Air, Lufthansa, NetJets, Porter, Porter Airlines Canada, Qantas, SAS, SkyWest Airlines, SkyWest Charter, Sun Country Airlines, Swiss, TAP Air Portugal, Turkish Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, WestJet.

A direct flight lasts an average of 3h 56m, during which time the aircraft covers a distance of 2985 km.

The price of flights San Francisco — Chicago starts from $46.

Planes fly San Francisco — Chicago 7 times a week on the following days: mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat, sun

In San Francisco — Embarkadero, San Francisco International Airport, China Basin Heliport. In Chicago — Merrill C Meigs, DuPage Airport, Chicago Midway International Airport, Chicago NAS, Chicago Executive Airport, Chicago FSS, Chicago Rockford International Airport, O'Hare International Airport.

The following flights fly between San Francisco and Chicago: UA2046, UA494, AA2614, UA1448, UA1448, UA587, WN928, UA587, AA2614, UA587, WN2502, UA587, WN928, AA2738, AA359, UA793, UA793, UA793, UA793, QR8166, WN3831, AA1135, WN4099, WN2502, UA714, UA1612, UA714, AA1188, AS598, UA3042, AA2418, AA2418, AA2418, UA354, AA1515, AA1515, WN2502, AA2418, AA1515, AA2418, AA2418, UA1470, UA1470, UA3872, AA2556, AA2556, AA1837, UA1225, AA1837, UA335, AA1837, UA1791, UA1970, UA1482, UA1482, DL8888, UA1482, UA2117, UA2117, UA2117, UA2117, UA2117, AA9796, UA2097, UA2097, UA2097, UA2097, UA2097, UA2097, UA2097, UA2097, UA2097, UA2097, UA2241, UA567, UA2097, AA2113, UA2046, AA2113, UA2046, UA2097, UA2097, UA2046

High season is considered to be January and the cheapest month is September. Enter your preferred airports (or cities) and dates into the search form above to unlock the latest San Francisco — Chicago flight deals.

The following airlines have direct flights San Francisco — Chicago: United Express, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Qatar Airways, Alaska Horizon (Honoring Those Who Serve Livery), Delta Connection.

All the following airlines flights San Francisco — Chicago: 21 Air, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air China, Air France, Air India, Air Transport International, Alaska Horizon (Honoring Those Who Serve Livery), All Nippon Airways, Amazon Air, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Atlas Air, Avianca, Breeze Airways, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Copa Airlines, Delta Connection, DHL, Emirates, EVA Air, FedEx, Frontier (Scout the Pine Marten Livery), Iberia Regional, ITA Airways, Japan Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, JetBlue, KLM, Korean Air, Lufthansa, NetJets, Porter, Porter Airlines Canada, Qantas, Qatar Airways, SAS, SkyWest Airlines, SkyWest Charter, Southwest Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, Swiss, TAP Air Portugal, Turkish Airlines, United Express, Virgin Atlantic, WestJet.

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