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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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Recent round-trip flight deals

6/1Sat
1 stopFrontier
7h 18mSTL-SFO
6/5Wed
1 stopFrontier
22h 05mSFO-STL
$150
6/8Sat
1 stopFrontier
7h 15mSTL-SFO
6/16Sun
1 stopFrontier
10h 34mSFO-STL
$159
9/18Wed
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 36mORD-SFO
9/24Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 14mSFO-ORD
$179
5/31Fri
nonstop
4h 44mORD-SFO
6/5Wed
1 stop
8h 49mSFO-ORD
$185
9/18Wed
1 stopAlaska Airlines
16h 15mORD-SFO
9/24Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 20mSFO-ORD
$188
6/8Sat
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
6/11Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 23mSFO-ORD
$189
5/29Wed
1 stop
6h 42mORD-SFO
6/11Tue
nonstop
4h 23mSFO-ORD
$190
9/14Sat
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 34mORD-SFO
9/21Sat
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 14mSFO-ORD
$198
7/31Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
6h 23mORD-SFO
8/6Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 18mSFO-ORD
$208
7/9Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
6h 23mORD-SFO
7/15Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 18mSFO-ORD
$227

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Recent one-way flight deals

8/24Sat
nonstopFrontier
4h 38mMDW-SFO
$49
6/5Wed
nonstopFrontier
4h 28mMDW-SFO
$50
9/14Sat
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 44mORD-SFO
$88
8/17Sat
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 40mORD-SFO
$90
9/4Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
9h 46mMLI-SFO
$102
8/14Wed
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 35mORD-SFO
$109
6/24Mon
1 stopSun Country Air
17h 02mORD-SFO
$111
8/17Sat
1 stopDelta
8h 52mMDW-SFO
$118
6/20Thu
1 stopDelta
8h 15mSTL-SFO
$130
7/14Sun
1 stopSun Country Air
14h 06mORD-SFO
$145

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Last minute flights from Illinois to San Francisco

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

5/21Tue
multi-stopFrontier
29h 31mMDW-SFO
5/29Wed
nonstopFrontier
4h 12mSFO-MDW
$196
5/23Thu
multi-stopFrontier
7h 18mSTL-SFO
5/26Sun
multi-stopFrontier
22h 06mSFO-STL
$196
5/21Tue
multi-stopDelta
9h 03mSTL-SFO
5/26Sun
multi-stopDelta
5h 42mSFO-STL
$260
5/22Wed
multi-stop
6h 42mORD-SFO
5/28Tue
nonstop
4h 23mSFO-ORD
$278
5/20Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 40mSTL-SFO
5/21Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 28mSFO-STL
$283
5/19Sun
multi-stopDelta
10h 23mSTL-SFO
5/22Wed
multi-stopDelta
6h 10mSFO-STL
$339
5/20Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 34mSTL-SFO
5/24Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 29mSFO-STL
$342
5/23Thu
multi-stop
6h 42mORD-SFO
6/1Sat
nonstop
4h 23mSFO-ORD
$378
5/21Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 49mORD-SFO
5/29Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 20mSFO-ORD
$394
5/20Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
9h 24mSTL-SFO
5/23Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 59mSFO-STL
$407

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