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$97 Find Cheap Flights from Illinois to San Francisco - Compare and Save

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Cheap Flights from Illinois to San Francisco

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Illinois to San Francisco that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Illinois to San Francisco

Thu, Aug 13 - Sat, Aug 15
Southwest Logo
9:10 pm - 11:45 pm
MDW
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SFO
4h 35mnonstop
Southwest Logo
11:40 pm - 5:50 am
SFO
-
MDW
4h 10mnonstop
$308Southwest
Wed, Jul 15 - Tue, Jul 21
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 7:52 pm
ORD
-
SFO
14h 37m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:21 pm - 11:36 pm
SFO
-
ORD
8h 15m
1 stop
$308Multiple Airlines
Sun, Jul 26 - Wed, Jul 29
Frontier Logo
6:05 am - 7:18 pm
MDW
-
SFO
15h 13m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
11:00 pm - 11:07 am
SFO
-
MDW
10h 07m
1 stop
$309Frontier
Sun, Jul 26 - Mon, Jul 27
Frontier Logo
7:05 am - 7:18 pm
ORD
-
SFO
14h 13m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
8:23 pm - 6:17 am
SFO
-
ORD
7h 54m
1 stop
$309Frontier
Tue, Jul 21 - Mon, Jul 27
United Airlines Logo
6:10 am - 8:47 am
ORD
-
SFO
4h 37mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:34 pm - 12:59 am
SFO
-
ORD
4h 25mnonstop
$311United Airlines
Wed, Jul 29 - Wed, Aug 5
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:20 am - 12:51 pm
ORD
-
SFO
8h 31m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:53 am - 6:57 pm
SFO
-
ORD
8h 04m
1 stop
$312Alaska Airlines
Thu, Aug 20 - Wed, Aug 26
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:01 am - 1:00 pm
ORD
-
SFO
8h 59m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:25 am - 7:21 pm
SFO
-
ORD
8h 56m
1 stop
$315Alaska Airlines
Tue, Jul 21 - Thu, Jul 23
United Airlines Logo
6:10 am - 8:47 am
ORD
-
SFO
4h 37mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
3:10 pm - 9:38 pm
SFO
-
ORD
4h 28mnonstop
$317United Airlines
Wed, Jul 29 - Wed, Aug 5
American Airlines Logo
4:43 pm - 12:43 am
PIA
-
SFO
10h 00m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 3:53 pm
SFO
-
PIA
8h 23m
1 stop
$331American Airlines
Tue, Sep 1 - Wed, Sep 9
American Airlines Logo
4:32 pm - 10:18 pm
MLI
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SFO
7h 46m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
2:58 pm - 12:05 am
SFO
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MLI
7h 07m
1 stop
$331American Airlines
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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$97
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 13% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
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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