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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 9/14. 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

July

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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

9/18Wed
nonstopFrontier
4h 38mMDW-SFO
9/25Wed
nonstopFrontier
4h 11mSFO-MDW
$98
9/14Sat
nonstopFrontier
4h 38mMDW-SFO
9/25Wed
nonstopFrontier
4h 11mSFO-MDW
$100
7/31Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
8/7Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 21mSFO-ORD
$135
8/13Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
8/13Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 21mSFO-ORD
$179
5/30Thu
nonstop
4h 37mORD-SFO
6/1Sat
1 stop
19h 36mSFO-ORD
$191
5/30Thu
nonstop
4h 37mORD-SFO
6/1Sat
1 stop
19h 36mSFO-ORD
$193
8/17Sat
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 38mORD-SFO
8/26Mon
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 15mSFO-ORD
$194
5/31Fri
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 44mORD-SFO
6/4Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 17mSFO-ORD
$197
8/29Thu
1 stopUnited Airlines
6h 26mORD-SFO
9/1Sun
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 24mSFO-ORD
$209
6/6Thu
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 44mORD-SFO
6/11Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 20mSFO-ORD
$233

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Recent one-way flight deals

9/14Sat
nonstopFrontier
4h 38mMDW-SFO
$49
7/31Wed
nonstopFrontier
4h 29mMDW-SFO
$50
8/13Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
$88
5/31Fri
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 44mORD-SFO
$90
10/5Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 08mPIA-SFO
$101
8/31Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 23mMLI-SFO
$101
6/5Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 44mORD-SFO
$104
7/18Thu
1 stopSun Country Air
12h 25mORD-SFO
$111
7/4Thu
1 stopSun Country Air
15h 48mORD-SFO
$113
8/28Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 25mSTL-SFO
$125

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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
5/27Mon
nonstopFrontier
4h 12mSFO-MDW
$200
5/18Sat
multi-stopFrontier
7h 18mSTL-SFO
5/28Tue
multi-stopFrontier
6h 37mSFO-STL
$209
5/18Sat
multi-stop
6h 42mORD-SFO
7/1Mon
nonstop
4h 21mSFO-ORD
$229
5/21Tue
multi-stop
8h 44mSTL-SFO
5/27Mon
multi-stop
10h 10mSFO-STL
$230
5/18Sat
multi-stopDelta
9h 05mSTL-SFO
5/25Sat
multi-stopDelta
5h 42mSFO-STL
$268
5/21Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 46mORD-SFO
5/28Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 20mSFO-ORD
$291
5/21Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 36mORD-SFO
5/29Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 13mSFO-ORD
$293
5/21Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
8h 44mSTL-SFO
5/29Wed
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
9h 41mSFO-STL
$317
5/21Tue
multi-stopDelta
8h 40mSTL-SFO
5/26Sun
multi-stopDelta
6h 10mSFO-STL
$343
5/18Sat
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
5/25Sat
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 23mSFO-ORD
$394

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