Our cheapest offers for flights from Chicago to San Francisco

Here you can compare cheap flights from Chicago (CHI) to San Francisco (SFO) for one-way or return trips. The following offers were searched for and found on idealo during the last few days. Or start your own flight search to San Francisco. Prices and availability may change at any time.

	Outbound	Return	Airlines	Baggage	Price
Chicago San Francisco	Outbound 09/04/25 direct AA2113 04h 54min	Return 09/28/25 1 Stopover (SEA) AS0922, AS0328 07h 44min	American Airlines	?	$200
Best option Chicago San Francisco	Outbound 09/19/25 direct AS0597 04h 50min	Return 09/29/25 direct AS0598 04h 27min	Alaska Airlines	?	$220
Chicago San Francisco Pay attention to transfer at connecting flight	Outbound 10/18/25 3 Stopovers (FLL, DTW, MSP) NK0019, NK0710, NK2388, SY0395 37h 58min	Return 10/24/25 2 Stopovers (MSP, MIA) SY0396, SY0415, NK3203 26h 32min	Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines		$412
Chicago San Francisco	Outbound 11/03/25 1 Stopover (PDX) AS0413, AS0128 07h 41min	Return 11/12/25 1 Stopover (PDX) AS0525, AS0376 08h 14min	Alaska Airlines	?	$201
Chicago San Francisco	Outbound 11/03/25 1 Stopover (PDX) AS0413, AS0128 07h 41min	Return 11/12/25 1 Stopover (SAN) AS3310, AS1446 05h 59min	Alaska Airlines	?	$210
Chicago San Francisco	Outbound 10/10/25 1 Stopover (SAN) F91855, F93381 06h 59min	Return 11/04/25 1 Stopover (SAN) HA7018, HA7493 08h 40min	Frontier Airlines		$212
Chicago San Francisco	Outbound 11/03/25 1 Stopover (PDX) HA6294, HA6405 07h 41min	Return 11/12/25 1 Stopover (PDX) HA7008, HA6374 08h 14min	Hawaiian Airlines		$214
Chicago San Francisco	Outbound 09/23/25 1 Stopover (PDX) AS0325, AS1295 07h 23min	Return 09/30/25 direct AA2418 04h 24min	Alaska Airlines	?	$220
Chicago San Francisco	Outbound 10/18/25 1 Stopover (SAN) F91855, F93381 06h 59min	Return 11/17/25 1 Stopover (LAS) F91850, F92146 07h 19min	Frontier Airlines	?	$220
Chicago San Francisco	Outbound 09/19/25 direct AS0597 04h 50min	Return 09/29/25 direct AS0598 04h 27min	Alaska Airlines	?	$222

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Useful information about the flight from Chicago to San Francisco

Flights from Chicago to San Francisco

The flight route from Chicago (CHI) to San Francisco (SFO) is popular among all sorts of travelers- both business passengers and those simply seeking the refuge of Californian weather- with between 17 and 26 flights daily. It will take you just under 5 hours to travel the 1850 miles across the country. Airlines offering a direct flight are: American, Virgin America, Southwest and United.

Cheap flights

There are several airlines offering a low-cost air ticket option so that you can have more to spend on your trip. For the lowest price, book flight tickets as far in advance as possible, while trying to avoid weekends and popular vacation times. Comparing prices on a flight price comparison will also help you find the lowest price.

Destination San Francisco

Once you have landed, getting around town is easy and, given that it's San Francisco, often stylish. A rail service is operated by BART in the form of express trains that go to the north, to downtown as well as East Bay. The railway station can be found near the International Terminal and can be reached by riding the AirTrain. Caltrain provides rail service between San Francisco and San Jose, with weekday commute-hour service to Gilroy. Buses, taxis and shuttles will also take passengers from the airport to various destinations in the region.

Important flight information

Flight information: Chicago - San Francisco

Roundtrip from	$199.83
Flight duration	min. 04:33 / max. 11:40
Return flight duration	min. 03:53/ max. 07:10
Distance	2990 km
Flights per week	134
Departure airport	Airport Chicago-IL, all airports (CHI)
Arrival airport	Airport San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO)
Destination country	Flights to United States

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