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$78 Find cheap flights from Illinois to San Francisco

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to San Francisco departing on 6/6. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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sáb. 6/29
sáb. 7/6

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Low season

January

High season

June

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$78
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 5% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 11% increase in price.
Flight from St. Louis 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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Recent round-trip flight deals

9/14sáb.
nonstopFrontier
4h 38mMDW-SFO
9/16lun.
nonstopFrontier
4h 11mSFO-MDW
$138
7/3mié.
nonstopFrontier
4h 28mMDW-SFO
7/10mié.
nonstopFrontier
4h 10mSFO-MDW
$140
10/31jue.
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 44mORD-SFO
11/14jue.
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 21mSFO-ORD
$151
8/29jue.
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 40mORD-SFO
10/5sáb.
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 15mSFO-ORD
$165
8/27mar.
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 44mORD-SFO
10/9mié.
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 19mSFO-ORD
$166
9/25mié.
1 stop
7h 10mORD-SFO
9/30lun.
nonstop
4h 20mSFO-ORD
$171
8/29jue.
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 40mORD-SFO
9/2lun.
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 15mSFO-ORD
$175
8/15jue.
nonstop
4h 40mORD-SFO
8/19lun.
1 stop
12h 09mSFO-ORD
$176
9/30lun.
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 39mORD-SFO
10/5sáb.
1 stopUnited Airlines
5h 56mSFO-ORD
$185
7/31mié.
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 40mORD-SFO
8/5lun.
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 18mSFO-ORD
$187

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Recent one-way flight deals

6/6jue.
1 stopFrontier
7h 15mSTL-SFO
$78
6/8sáb.
1 stopFrontier
7h 15mSTL-SFO
$82
7/20sáb.
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
$95
8/23vie.
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 44mORD-SFO
$100
8/13mar.
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
10h 58mCMI-SFO
$100
7/1lun.
1 stopSun Country Air
16h 25mORD-SFO
$101
9/4mié.
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 23mMLI-SFO
$102
8/12lun.
1 stopUnited Airlines
6h 23mORD-SFO
$109
7/2mar.
1 stopSun Country Air
16h 39mORD-SFO
$111
8/6mar.
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 40mORD-SFO
$132

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Last minute flights from Illinois to San Francisco

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

6/1sáb.
multi-stopFrontier
6h 42mORD-SFO
6/11mar.
multi-stopFrontier
7h 00mSFO-ORD
$190
6/1sáb.
multi-stopFrontier
6h 42mORD-SFO
6/5mié.
multi-stopFrontier
16h 46mSFO-ORD
$196
5/31vie.
multi-stopDelta
9h 34mSTL-SFO
6/2dom.
multi-stopDelta
5h 42mSFO-STL
$268
5/31vie.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 47mSTL-SFO
6/5mié.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 58mSFO-STL
$282
6/1sáb.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 18mSTL-SFO
6/5mié.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 58mSFO-STL
$283
6/1sáb.
multi-stopDelta
8h 03mSTL-SFO
6/21vie.
multi-stopDelta
5h 43mSFO-STL
$343
5/31vie.
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 20mSTL-SFO
6/4mar.
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 26mSFO-STL
$358
6/4mar.
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
6/11mar.
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
6h 45mSFO-ORD
$368
6/4mar.
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
24h 20mORD-SFO
6/5mié.
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 23mSFO-ORD
$432
5/31vie.
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 23mMLI-SFO
6/2dom.
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 11mSFO-MLI
$444

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