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$49 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 8/24. 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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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

8/24Sat
nonstopFrontier
4h 38mMDW-SFO
9/7Sat
nonstopFrontier
4h 11mSFO-MDW
$98
9/14Sat
nonstopFrontier
4h 38mMDW-SFO
9/21Sat
nonstopFrontier
4h 11mSFO-MDW
$101
7/2Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 40mORD-SFO
7/9Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 21mSFO-ORD
$184
9/10Tue
1 stopAlaska Airlines
9h 47mORD-SFO
9/14Sat
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 20mSFO-ORD
$188
6/1Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 42mORD-SFO
8/14Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 17mSFO-ORD
$197
9/14Sat
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 34mORD-SFO
9/21Sat
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 14mSFO-ORD
$198
6/1Sat
nonstop
4h 37mORD-SFO
6/4Tue
1 stop
8h 27mSFO-ORD
$203
9/28Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 49mSTL-SFO
10/2Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 33mSFO-STL
$205
6/5Wed
1 stop
10h 54mORD-SFO
6/12Wed
1 stop
10h 29mSFO-ORD
$205
7/17Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 40mORD-SFO
7/24Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 13mSFO-ORD
$213

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Recent one-way flight deals

8/24Sat
nonstopFrontier
4h 38mMDW-SFO
$49
6/5Wed
nonstopFrontier
4h 28mMDW-SFO
$50
8/14Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
$90
6/15Sat
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
$92
9/7Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 22mPIA-SFO
$102
9/4Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 19mMLI-SFO
$102
6/24Mon
1 stopSun Country Air
17h 02mORD-SFO
$111
7/2Tue
1 stopDelta
6h 48mMDW-SFO
$118
6/20Thu
1 stopDelta
8h 15mSTL-SFO
$130
8/1Thu
1 stopSun Country Air
14h 06mORD-SFO
$134

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Last minute flights from Illinois to San Francisco

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

5/22Wed
multi-stopFrontier
7h 18mSTL-SFO
5/28Tue
multi-stopFrontier
6h 37mSFO-STL
$238
5/23Thu
multi-stopFrontier
7h 18mSTL-SFO
7/30Tue
multi-stopFrontier
6h 26mSFO-STL
$241
5/21Tue
multi-stopDelta
9h 03mSTL-SFO
5/26Sun
multi-stopDelta
5h 42mSFO-STL
$260
5/20Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 34mSTL-SFO
5/24Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 29mSFO-STL
$342
5/24Fri
multi-stop
6h 36mORD-SFO
6/3Mon
nonstop
4h 23mSFO-ORD
$352
5/23Thu
multi-stop
7h 07mSTL-SFO
7/31Wed
multi-stop
14h 16mSFO-STL
$379
5/21Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 44mORD-SFO
6/4Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 22mSFO-ORD
$418
5/20Mon
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
9h 44mORD-SFO
6/4Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 23mSFO-ORD
$427
5/21Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
5/25Sat
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 23mSFO-ORD
$454
5/21Tue
multi-stopDelta
7h 32mMDW-SFO
5/30Thu
multi-stopDelta
8h 05mSFO-MDW
$523

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