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$49 Find cheap flights from Illinois to San Francisco

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January

High season

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Flight from Chicago Midway Airport to San Francisco

FAQs for booking flights from Illinois to San Francisco

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Illinois to San Francisco?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Illinois to San Francisco.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Illinois to San Francisco?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Francisco from Illinois is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Illinois to San Francisco?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to San Francisco with an airline and back to Illinois with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Illinois to San Francisco?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to San Francisco from Illinois up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Prefer to fly non-stop from Illinois to San Francisco?

Find which airlines fly direct from Illinois to San Francisco, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Illinois to San Francisco

Monday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Wednesday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Friday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Sunday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +82 more

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Nonstop returns

San Francisco to Illinois

Monday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Wednesday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Friday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Sunday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +82 more

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Book cheap flights from Illinois to San Francisco

Recent round-trip flight deals

9/18Wed
nonstopFrontier
4h 38mMDW-SFO
9/21Sat
nonstopFrontier
4h 11mSFO-MDW
$98
9/18Wed
nonstopFrontier
4h 38mMDW-SFO
9/21Sat
nonstopFrontier
4h 11mSFO-MDW
$99
9/21Sat
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 44mORD-SFO
9/28Sat
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 20mSFO-ORD
$179
9/6Fri
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 44mORD-SFO
9/14Sat
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 20mSFO-ORD
$184
5/31Fri
nonstop
4h 37mORD-SFO
6/4Tue
1 stop
8h 27mSFO-ORD
$190
9/12Thu
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 38mORD-SFO
9/18Wed
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 16mSFO-ORD
$194
9/16Mon
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 36mORD-SFO
9/24Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 16mSFO-ORD
$195
6/1Sat
nonstop
4h 44mORD-SFO
6/4Tue
1 stop
8h 27mSFO-ORD
$203
7/5Fri
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 39mORD-SFO
7/9Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 18mSFO-ORD
$210
6/8Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
6h 23mORD-SFO
6/16Sun
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 20mSFO-ORD
$258

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Recent one-way flight deals

8/24Sat
nonstopFrontier
4h 38mMDW-SFO
$49
8/28Wed
nonstopFrontier
4h 38mMDW-SFO
$52
8/14Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
$90
6/15Sat
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
$92
8/13Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 40mORD-SFO
$99
9/4Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
9h 46mMLI-SFO
$102
6/11Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 42mORD-SFO
$104
6/17Mon
1 stopSun Country Air
17h 02mORD-SFO
$111
6/26Wed
1 stopSun Country Air
14h 06mORD-SFO
$113
7/20Sat
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 38mORD-SFO
$115

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Last minute flights from Illinois to San Francisco

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

5/18Sat
multi-stopFrontier
16h 14mORD-SFO
5/28Tue
multi-stopFrontier
16h 53mSFO-ORD
$179
5/18Sat
multi-stopFrontier
7h 18mSTL-SFO
5/20Mon
multi-stopFrontier
20h 06mSFO-STL
$182
5/18Sat
multi-stop
6h 42mORD-SFO
6/1Sat
nonstop
4h 23mSFO-ORD
$323
5/14Tue
multi-stop
7h 31mORD-SFO
5/29Wed
nonstop
4h 23mSFO-ORD
$338
5/14Tue
multi-stopDelta
7h 42mSTL-SFO
5/15Wed
multi-stopDelta
7h 57mSFO-STL
$343
5/18Sat
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 45mORD-SFO
5/28Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 22mSFO-ORD
$358
5/18Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 03mORD-SFO
5/28Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 17mSFO-ORD
$366
5/14Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 46mSTL-SFO
5/14Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 05mSFO-STL
$407
5/18Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 56mORD-SFO
5/27Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 20mSFO-ORD
$448
5/14Tue
multi-stopDelta
9h 23mSTL-SFO
5/14Tue
multi-stopDelta
8h 30mSFO-STL
$478

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