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Cheap flights from San Francisco to Chicago

49 nonstop flights a week, 6 of them today. Operated by 3 airlines, about 4h 5m in the air, 1,855 mi (2,985 km). Tickets from $177, nonstop from $199.

Flights from San Francisco to Chicago

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Prices by day: San Francisco to Chicago

Lowest one-way price in dollars from recent searches, cheap days in green. Press a day to see flights and exact prices.

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Best fares from San Francisco to Chicago

Lowest one-way prices found by recent searches for the next 120 days; press a card to search that date

Cheapest one-way $181 16 November 2026, with a connection Cheapest nonstop $242 17 November 2026, American Airlines Cheapest in the next 7 days $181 16 November, Mon Cheapest weekend departure $231 Fri, 20 November 2026 Cheapest month November 2026 tickets from $181

San Francisco to Chicago at a glance

flight time, from 4h to 8h 55m
4h 5m
straight-line distance
1,855 mi (2,985 km)
flights a week
49
flights today
6
first and last departure
00:55 - 06:30
lowest price, with a connection, 24 December
$177
lowest nonstop price
$199
airlines
3

San Francisco to Chicago ticket prices by month

Lowest one-way fare found by recent searches

Cheapest month: November 2026, tickets from $181. Prices come from searches over the last few days; check the search for your exact date.

The most expensive month is April 2027: from $182. The average across months is $181.

San Francisco to Chicago flight schedule

49 flights a week, 6 today, 45 seasonal or one-off. Departure and arrival times are local.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
UA 2847
United Airlines
00:55 San Francisco International, terminal 3
07:13 , terminal 1
4h 18m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
Airbus A320
UA 2847
United Airlines
01:03 San Francisco International, terminal 3
07:21 , terminal 1
4h 18m
Sat
Airbus A320
UA 1248
United Airlines
05:00 San Francisco International, terminal 3
11:24 , terminal 1
4h 24m
Daily
Airbus A320
WN 1400
Southwest Airlines
05:20 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
11:20 Chicago Midway International
4h
Sat
WN 4657
Southwest Airlines
05:20 San Francisco International, terminal 2
11:25 Chicago Midway International
4h 5m
Sat
Boeing 737
WN 1488
Southwest Airlines
05:35 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
11:35 Chicago Midway International
4h
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737
WN 2331
Southwest Airlines
05:40 San Francisco International, terminal 2
11:45 Chicago Midway International
4h 5m
Mon, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737
AA 2614
American Airlines
06:00 San Francisco International, terminal 1
12:29 , terminal 3
4h 29m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Boeing 737-800
WN 1973
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
12:10 Chicago Midway International
4h 10m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Boeing 737
WN 2331
Southwest Airlines
06:00 San Francisco International, terminal 2
12:15 Chicago Midway International
4h 15m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Boeing 737-800
AA 2614
American Airlines
06:01 San Francisco International, terminal 1
12:29 , terminal 3
4h 28m
Daily
Boeing 737-800
WN 1665
Southwest Airlines
06:10 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
12:15 Chicago Midway International
4h 5m
Sat
Boeing 737
UA 1239
United Airlines
06:30 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal A
12:54 , terminal 1
4h 24m
Daily
Boeing 737
WN 2871
Southwest Airlines
06:30 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
12:30 Chicago Midway International
4h
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu

Seasonal and one-off flights

Not operating in the next two weeks. The first of them is on 24 November.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
WN 1082
Southwest Airlines
05:50 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
11:50 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 2906
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
12:10 Chicago Midway International
4h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 2614
American Airlines
06:02 San Francisco International, terminal 1
12:31 , terminal 3
4h 29m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 1082
Southwest Airlines
05:10 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
11:10 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 266
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
12:10 Chicago Midway International
4h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 2730
United Airlines
00:20 San Francisco International, terminal 3
06:36 , terminal 1
4h 16m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 2847
United Airlines
00:10 San Francisco International, terminal 3
06:28 , terminal 1
4h 18m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
AA 2614
American Airlines
06:10 San Francisco International, terminal 1
12:29 , terminal 3
4h 19m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
AA 2614
American Airlines
06:11 San Francisco International, terminal 1
12:30 , terminal 3
4h 19m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 3995
Southwest Airlines
06:05 San Francisco International, terminal 2
12:05 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 2061
American Airlines
06:08 San Francisco International, terminal 1
12:36 , terminal 3
4h 28m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 1378
Southwest Airlines
06:25 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
12:30 Chicago Midway International
4h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3995
Southwest Airlines
05:30 San Francisco International, terminal 2
11:30 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 4065
Southwest Airlines
05:45 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
11:45 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 2677
United Airlines
05:00 San Francisco International, terminal 3
11:25 , terminal 1
4h 25m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
WN 3740
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
12:05 Chicago Midway International
4h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 2614
American Airlines
06:08 San Francisco International, terminal 1
12:30 , terminal 3
4h 22m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 2082
Southwest Airlines
06:10 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
12:10 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1652
Southwest Airlines
05:00 San Francisco International, terminal 2
11:00 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 202
Southwest Airlines
05:55 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
16:50 Chicago Midway International
8h 55m
Seasonal
WN 2082
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
12:00 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2577
Southwest Airlines
05:20 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
11:25 Chicago Midway International
4h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 4307
Southwest Airlines
05:45 San Francisco International, terminal 2
11:45 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 3850
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
12:00 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1822
Southwest Airlines
05:45 San Francisco International, terminal 2
11:45 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 2577
Southwest Airlines
05:50 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
11:55 Chicago Midway International
4h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 1766
Southwest Airlines
05:50 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
11:55 Chicago Midway International
4h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 3850
Southwest Airlines
06:05 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
12:05 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4307
Southwest Airlines
05:40 San Francisco International, terminal 2
11:40 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 2577
Southwest Airlines
05:45 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
11:50 Chicago Midway International
4h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
UA 2847
United Airlines
00:50 San Francisco International, terminal 3
07:16 , terminal 1
4h 26m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
AA 2614
American Airlines
05:30 San Francisco International, terminal 1
11:58 , terminal 3
4h 28m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 3797
Southwest Airlines
05:45 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
11:55 Chicago Midway International
4h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2914
Southwest Airlines
05:40 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
11:55 Chicago Midway International
4h 15m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3754
Southwest Airlines
05:40 San Francisco International, terminal 2
11:50 Chicago Midway International
4h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3797
Southwest Airlines
05:55 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
12:05 Chicago Midway International
4h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3797
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
12:10 Chicago Midway International
4h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3171
Southwest Airlines
05:10 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
11:15 Chicago Midway International
4h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4954
Southwest Airlines
05:10 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
11:15 Chicago Midway International
4h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 176
Southwest Airlines
05:25 San Francisco International, terminal 2
11:30 Chicago Midway International
4h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 176
Southwest Airlines
05:40 San Francisco International, terminal 2
11:45 Chicago Midway International
4h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4954
Southwest Airlines
05:35 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
11:40 Chicago Midway International
4h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4954
Southwest Airlines
05:00 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
11:05 Chicago Midway International
4h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 176
Southwest Airlines
05:35 San Francisco International, terminal 2
11:40 Chicago Midway International
4h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 2614
American Airlines
06:04 San Francisco International, terminal 1
12:31 , terminal 3
4h 27m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800

Days of the week are taken from the schedule for the next 14 days; schedules change by season. Chicago is 2 hours ahead of San Francisco. The search shows seat availability and the price for your date.

Airlines flying San Francisco to Chicago

Flights a week by schedule and the cheapest nonstop fare of each airline found by recent searches

Southwest Airlines21 a week United Airlines21 a week American Airlines7 a week

Airports

Where flights from San Francisco to Chicago depart and land

Departure from San Francisco

San Francisco International closest to the centreSFO

28 flights a week, terminals 1, 2, 3, 11 mi (18 km) from the city centre

About the airport
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International SJC

12 flights a week, terminals A, B, 39 mi (63 km) from the city centre

About the airport
Metropolitan Oakland International OAK

9 flights a week, terminal 2, 12 mi (20 km) from the city centre

About the airport

Arrival in Chicago

Chicago Midway International MDW

21 flights a week, 9 mi (14 km) from the city centre

About the airport

When to visit Chicago

Weather by month

Best time to visit: May, June, July, August, September and October, +18° to +27° by day. In November it is +10° by day and +2° at night, with 7 rainy days.

Jan
0° −7° 10 days
Feb
+2° −6° 7 days
Mar
+9° 0° 12 days
Apr
+14° +5° 13 days
May
+19° +10° 11 days
Jun
+27° +17° 9 days
Jul
+27° +19° 12 days
Aug
+27° +19° 10 days
Sep
+24° +16° 7 days
Oct
+18° +10° 11 days
Nov
+10° +2° 7 days
Dec
+4° −3° 10 days

Daytime and night temperatures in °C, rainy days. Months with the most comfortable weather are in green. Long-term averages.

Frequently asked questions

How long is the flight from San Francisco to Chicago?
A nonstop flight takes 4 hours 5 minutes on average, from 4h to 8h 55m depending on the flight.
How far is Chicago from San Francisco?
1,855 mi (2,985 km) in a straight line between the cities.
Which airlines fly nonstop from San Francisco to Chicago?
Southwest Airlines (21 a week), United Airlines (21 a week) and American Airlines (7 a week).
How many flights a day are there from San Francisco to Chicago?
6 flights today and 49 a week, about 7 a day on average.
When are the first and last flights from San Francisco to Chicago?
The first departure is at 00:55 (UA2847), the last at 06:30 (WN2871). Local time.
What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Chicago?
November 2026: tickets from $181. The most expensive is April 2027, from $182.
What is the cheapest upcoming date to fly from San Francisco to Chicago?
16 November 2026 (Monday): from $181 one way, with a connection, by recent searches. The search shows the price for your dates.
Which airline is the cheapest from San Francisco to Chicago?
American Airlines: nonstop tickets from $242 on 17 November by recent searches. Prices change daily, so compare the sellers in the search.
What is the time difference between San Francisco and Chicago?
Chicago is 2 hours ahead of San Francisco. Schedule times on this page are local to each airport.
Which San Francisco airport do flights to Chicago leave from?
San Francisco International (28 a week), Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International (12 a week) and Metropolitan Oakland International (9 a week).