Flights from Chicago Airport ORD to San Francisco Airport SFO

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Flights are available to O'Hare International Airport from San Francisco International with a choice of 24 airliners, Gulf Air, Air China, Aer Lingus, Fiji Airways, China Southern Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Asiana Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Alaska Airlines, Qatar Airways, Jet Linx Aviation, Iberia, British Airways, Lufthansa, Emirates, American Airlines, Qantas, Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand, Air Canada and United Airlines. The flight time from O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International is around 4 Hours 18 Minutes and you will cover 2,964 Km (1,842 Miles). The airport code for O'Hare International Airport is ORD and for San Francisco International it is SFO.

The cost of flights varies on the time and day you fly. If you are looking to get the cheapest flights possible then we recommend you travel mid week or in the late evening. On occasions, airliners may have special offers so look out for these. 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.

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

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
United Airlines877889806:5020:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia877888006:5020:43VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand877888006:5020:43VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada877888006:5020:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas333443008:3523:49VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines222332308:3520:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222222016:1020:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates222222010:3517:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways111221017:5923:49VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation111221012:0323:49VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia111221017:5923:49VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways111221008:3523:49VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines111111117:5917:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines111111017:5917:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines111111017:5917:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines111111016:1016:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111016:1020:43VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways111111006:5006:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways010111012:0312:25VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines110101012:0312:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines101011016:1016:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Gulf Air000110023:4923:49VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001001006:5006:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus000110023:4923:49VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines offer the most direct flights from O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International with an average of 55 flights a week. The earliest flights are operated at 06:50 and the latest flights operated at 20:20 and the most common flight numbers are UA1006, UA1165, UA1387 and UA1878

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
06:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC5573
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:35
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2680
British AirwaysBA6996
QantasQF4325
08:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1387
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
10:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
EmiratesEK6303
12:25
AirlineFlightNo
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1878
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
14:25
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1165
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC3098
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1006
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
17:59
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ1357
Alaska AirlinesAS597
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6199
IberiaIB7327
Qatar AirwaysQR2167
QantasQF3675
20:20
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA210
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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Tuesday
06:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC5573
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:35
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2680
British AirwaysBA6996
QantasQF4325
08:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1387
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
10:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
EmiratesEK6303
12:25
AirlineFlightNo
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
Fiji AirwaysFJ5061
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1878
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1006
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
17:59
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ1357
Alaska AirlinesAS597
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6199
IberiaIB7327
Qatar AirwaysQR2167
QantasQF3675
20:20
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA210
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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Wednesday
06:50
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7294
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC5573
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
08:35
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2680
British AirwaysBA6996
QantasQF4325
08:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1387
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
10:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
EmiratesEK6303
12:25
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1878
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC3098
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8089
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1006
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
EmiratesEK6302
17:59
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ1357
Alaska AirlinesAS597
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6199
IberiaIB7327
Qatar AirwaysQR2167
QantasQF3675
20:20
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA210
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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Thursday
06:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC5573
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
08:35
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2680
British AirwaysBA6996
QantasQF4325
08:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1387
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
10:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
EmiratesEK6303
12:03
AirlineFlightNo
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
Fiji AirwaysFJ5061
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1878
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
14:25
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1165
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8096
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1006
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
EmiratesEK6302
17:59
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ1357
Alaska AirlinesAS597
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6199
IberiaIB7327
Qatar AirwaysQR2167
QantasQF3675
20:20
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA210
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
20:45
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2151
23:49
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7369
British AirwaysBA5322
IberiaIB4069
Qatar AirwaysQR2656
Gulf AirGF4397
QantasQF3168
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
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Friday
06:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9324
Air CanadaAC5573
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8093
08:35
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2680
British AirwaysBA6996
QantasQF4325
08:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1387
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
10:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
EmiratesEK6303
12:03
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5061
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1878
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
14:25
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1165
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC3098
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8096
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1006
Air CanadaAC5395
EmiratesEK6302
17:59
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ1357
Alaska AirlinesAS597
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6199
IberiaIB7327
Qatar AirwaysQR2167
QantasQF3675
20:20
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA210
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
20:43
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
20:45
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2151
23:49
AirlineFlightNo
Aer LingusEI7369
British AirwaysBA5322
IberiaIB4069
Qatar AirwaysQR2656
Gulf AirGF4397
QantasQF3168
Jet Linx AviationJL7551
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Saturday
06:50
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7293
United AirlinesUA1962
Air New ZealandNZ9323
Air CanadaAC5029
All Nippon AirwaysNH7241
Virgin AustraliaVA8086
08:27
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2680
British AirwaysBA6996
QantasQF4325
08:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1387
Air New ZealandNZ9327
Air CanadaAC5339
Virgin AustraliaVA8094
10:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
Air New ZealandNZ9320
Air CanadaAC3212
Virgin AustraliaVA8087
EmiratesEK6303
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1878
Air New ZealandNZ9325
Air CanadaAC5269
Virgin AustraliaVA8088
13:16
AirlineFlightNo
China Southern AirlinesCZ1636
Fiji AirwaysFJ5061
American AirlinesAA1253
QantasQF3106
Jet Linx AviationJL7549
13:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA984
14:25
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1165
Air New ZealandNZ9326
Air CanadaAC5081
Virgin AustraliaVA8095
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9330
Austrian AirlinesOS7717
Air CanadaAC4375
LufthansaLH9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8096
Asiana AirlinesOZ6304
Brussels AirlinesSN8819
17:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1006
Air New ZealandNZ9322
Air CanadaAC5395
Virgin AustraliaVA8090
EmiratesEK6302
17:59
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ1357
Alaska AirlinesAS597
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6199
IberiaIB7327
Qatar AirwaysQR2167
QantasQF3675
20:20
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA210
Air New ZealandNZ9334
Air CanadaAC5255
LufthansaLH8778
Virgin AustraliaVA8091
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Sunday
06:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1962
08:35
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2680
08:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1387
10:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA343
12:03
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA1253
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1878
14:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1165
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2409
17:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1006
17:59
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS597
20:20
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA210
20:45
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA2151
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There may also be different routes to San Francisco International, by an alternative nearby airport. Please see details below.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Chicago Midway to San Francisco02,977 km (1,850 miles)4 Hours 19 Minutes
Chicago Pal Waukee to San Francisco02,959 km (1,838 miles)4 Hours 17 Minutes

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

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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 £75.16 ($94 €90.45)
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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, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, 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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