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Flights from Chicago to San Francisco

ORD - SFO route map ORD to SFO. All flight routes from Chicago Ohare International, USA to San Francisco International, USA. These routes are operated by 7 different airlines. You can either fly non-stop or choose from 28 different transit flights. The shortest flight time is 4 hours and 35 minutes.

ORD Chicago Ohare
USAChicago, USA
SFO San Francisco International
USASan Francisco, USA
ORD
Chicago Ohare
USAChicago, USA
San Francisco
USASan Francisco, USA
SFO
4 direct routes found » 48 routes with 1 stop found »

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Non-stop routes:

Duration

Aer Lingus
Non-stop with Aer Lingus. 1 flight per day.

Ends in Mar 2023

SCHEDULE
4h 35m

Ends in Mar 2023

American Airlines
Non-stop with American Airlines. 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
4h 36m

United Airlines
Non-stop with United Airlines. 9-11 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
4h 43m

Alaska Airlines
Non-stop with Alaska Airlines. 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
4h 45m

CHECK PRICE FOR NON-STOP FLIGHTS

1 stop routes with the same airline:

Duration

Via Aspen ASE
1 stop with United Airlines.

Ends in Mar 2023

SCHEDULE
6h 51m

Ends in Mar 2023

Via Las Vegas LAS
1 stop with United Airlines. 4 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 57m

Via Denver DEN
1 stop with United Airlines. 7 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 05m

Via Salt Lake City SLC
1 stop with Delta Air Lines. 1-3 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 05m

Via San Diego SAN
1 stop with United Airlines. 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 11m

Via Santa Ana SNA
1 stop with United Airlines. 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 25m

Via Palm Springs PSP
1 stop with United Airlines. 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 33m

Via Minneapolis MSP
1 stop with Delta Air Lines. 1-3 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 36m

Via Phoenix PHX
1 stop with American Airlines. 2-4 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 38m

Via Sacramento SMF
1 stop with United Airlines.

Begins in 2/6

SCHEDULE
7h 39m

Begins in 2/6

Via Los Angeles LAX
1 stop with American Airlines. 2-3 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 41m

Via Boise BOI
1 stop with United Airlines.

SCHEDULE
7h 49m

Via Burbank BUR
1 stop with Southwest Airlines.

Only saturdays

SCHEDULE
7h 55m

Only saturdays

Via Omaha OMA
1 stop with United Airlines.

Begins in 4/5

SCHEDULE
7h 56m

Begins in 4/5

Via Dallas DFW
1 stop with American Airlines. 5-6 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
8h 01m

Via Portland PDX
1 stop with Alaska Airlines. 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
8h 03m

Via Tucson TUS
1 stop with United Airlines.

SCHEDULE
8h 05m

Via Detroit DTW
1 stop with Delta Air Lines. 1-3 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
8h 16m

Via Sun Valley SUN
1 stop with United Airlines.

Ends in Mar 2023

SCHEDULE
8h 26m

Ends in Mar 2023

Via Reno RNO
1 stop with United Airlines.

Begins in 2/6

SCHEDULE
8h 45m

Begins in 2/6

Via Belgrade BZN
1 stop with United Airlines.

Ends in Feb 2023

SCHEDULE
9h 01m

Ends in Feb 2023

Via Nashville BNA
1 stop with United Airlines. 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
9h 06m

Via Dallas DAL
1 stop with Southwest Airlines.

SCHEDULE
9h 40m

Via Louisville SDF
1 stop with United Airlines.

SCHEDULE
10h 40m

Via Memphis MEM
1 stop with United Airlines.

Begins in 1/8

SCHEDULE
13h 44m

Begins in 1/8
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1 stop routes with codeshare or different airlines:

Duration

Via Jackson JAC
With United Airlines & Alaska Airlines

Begins in 3/6

SCHEDULE
6h 35m

Begins in 3/6

Via Sacramento SMF
With American Airlines & United Airlines

Only saturdays

SCHEDULE
7h 02m

Only saturdays

Via Omaha OMA
With American Airlines & United Airlines

Begins in 4/5

SCHEDULE
7h 08m

Begins in 4/5

Via Minneapolis MSP
With American Airlines & Delta Air Lines 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 15m

Via Las Vegas LAS
With American Airlines & Alaska Airlines 1-3 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 21m

Via Salt Lake City SLC
With American Airlines & Delta Air Lines 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 28m

Via Tucson TUS
With American Airlines & United Airlines

SCHEDULE
7h 29m

Via Denver DEN
With American Airlines & United Airlines 2-3 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 32m

Via Boise BOI
With Alaska Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 50m

Via Los Angeles LAX
With American Airlines & Alaska Airlines 5-7 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 54m

Via Missoula MSO
With American Airlines & United Airlines

Begins in 2/6

SCHEDULE
7h 55m

Begins in 2/6

Via San Diego SAN
With American Airlines & Alaska Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 55m

Via Aspen ASE
With American Airlines & United Airlines

Ends in Apr 2023

SCHEDULE
8h 05m

Ends in Apr 2023

Via Santa Ana SNA
With American Airlines & Alaska Airlines 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
8h 06m

Via Vail EGE
With American Airlines & United Airlines

Ends in Mar 2023

SCHEDULE
8h 15m

Ends in Mar 2023

Via Phoenix PHX
With American Airlines & Alaska Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
8h 16m

Via Dallas DFW
With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
8h 16m

Via Portland PDX
With American Airlines & United Airlines

Begins in 6/4

SCHEDULE
8h 24m

Begins in 6/4

Via Louisville SDF
With American Airlines & United Airlines

Begins in 4/5

SCHEDULE
8h 36m

Begins in 4/5

Via Palm Springs PSP
With American Airlines & Alaska Airlines

SCHEDULE
8h 41m

Via Detroit DTW
With American Airlines & Delta Air Lines

SCHEDULE
8h 54m

Via Belgrade BZN
With American Airlines & Alaska Airlines

Ends in Feb 2023

SCHEDULE
8h 59m

Ends in Feb 2023

Via Nashville BNA
With American Airlines & United Airlines

SCHEDULE
9h 01m

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Chicago to San Francisco flights

There are over 30 airlines and as many as 675 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to San Francisco (SFO) from Chicago (ORD) with American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines or Aer Lingus but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via South Bend, Aspen or any other of the 26 alternatives with flight connections.

Chicago to San Francisco with American Airlines

You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 6 am to 20 pm. You can also catch a transit flight via Los Angeles or Phoenix. American Airlines is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.

With Alaska Airlines

You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing between 7 am and 18 pm. You also have the option to do a transit flight via Portland. Alaska Airlines is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.

With United Airlines

You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 6 am to 23 pm. You can also catch a transit flight via South Bend or Aspen. United Airlines is a Star Alliance member.

With Aer Lingus

Miles & flight time: ORD - SFO

The shortest flight time between ORD and SFO is 4 hours and 43 minutes.

ViaTotal flight timeLayover timeMiles
Direct4h 43m-1851 (2978 km)
Direct4h 50m-1851 (2978 km)
Direct4h 45m-1851 (2978 km)
Direct4h 35m-1851 (2978 km)
SBN South Bend6h 37m1h 0m2018 (3247 km)
ASE Aspen6h 54m47m1866 (3002 km)
MSP Minneapolis7h 7m2h 2m1929 (3104 km)
DEN Denver7h 10m1h 11m1861 (2994 km)
IND Indianapolis7h 11m1h 10m2127 (3422 km)
TUS Tucson7h 25m1h 1m2197 (3535 km)
RNO Reno7h 25m2h 23m1868 (3006 km)
PDX Portland7h 30m2h 56m2297 (3696 km)
BOI Boise7h 33m1h 32m1965 (3162 km)
LAX Los Angeles7h 34m2h 57m2089 (3361 km)
PHX Phoenix7h 34m50m2098 (3376 km)
SMF Sacramento7h 35m2h 10m1872 (3012 km)
ABQ Kirtland7h 37m1h 54m2020 (3250 km)
LAS Las Vegas7h 42m1h 3m1934 (3112 km)
SNA Santa Ana7h 45m2h 51m2105 (3387 km)
SLC Salt Lake City7h 53m2h 56m1853 (2981 km)
DFW Dallas7h 54m2h 6m2275 (3660 km)
SAN San Diego7h 55m1h 27m2178 (3504 km)
PSP Palm Springs7h 56m1h 10m2079 (3345 km)
EGE Vail8h 16m2h 31m1859 (2991 km)
FCA Kalispell8h 17m1h 30m2204 (3546 km)
BNA Nashville8h 26m2h 53m2385 (3837 km)
JAC Jackson8h 27m2h 55m1905 (3065 km)
SUN Hailey8h 35m2h 2m1935 (3113 km)
DTW Detroit8h 54m2h 10m2320 (3733 km)
BZN Bozeman8h 55m2h 49m1999 (3216 km)
The flight times and layover times in the table above are approximate and varies depending on flightnumber, aircraft, airline, weather and time of day.ORD-SFO flight routesChicago to San Francisco flight routes illustrated on a map.
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You can fly to San Francisco (SFO) from Chicago (ORD) non-stop with American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines or Aer Lingus. The flight takes approximately 4 hours and 43 minutes. If you travel with a connecting flight instead, for example via South Bend, the total flight time will be 6 hours and 37 minutes.

If you are interested in direct flights, you can choose from American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines or Aer Lingus. If you choose to fly with stops instead you can fly with United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines or Alaska Airlines.

The flight time between Chicago Ohare, ORD and San Francisco International, SFO, is 4 hours and 43 minutes. The distance is 2275 miles (or 3660 kilometers).

Yes, you can fly non-stop to SFO from ORD with American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines or Aer Lingus.

A codeshare agreement means that cooperating airlines are able to sell seats on each other’s flights. This means that you are able to travel to more destinations than your airline of choice normally offers. Codeshare flights are also beneficial because of the seamless transits you can get with connecting flights from the same airline. The downside of choosing a codeshare flight can be that you in some cases can’t upgrade codeshare flights or use elite benefits.

A connecting or transit flight means that you reach your final destination through two or more flights – in other words a non-direct flight. You will change to a new aircraft after your first flight, this may include moving to another terminal at the airport aswell. The time required to transfer passengers and luggage between flights is called Minimum Connecting Time (MCT) and are always taken into account here on Flightroutes.com.

If you bought your whole flight on a single ticket, the airline will book you on the next available connecting flight.

With connecting flights, checked in luggage is most commonly forwarded to your final destination when buying a single ticket for both flights.

If you miss your connecting flight due to circumstances outside your control such as your first flight being delayed, you should turn to your airline who will provide you with a seat on the next available flight. This is usually done free of charge, and only applies if you purchased your trip as one ticket. If the next connecting flight is the following day, the airline usually provides accommodation and meals.