Nonstop flights from Chicago to San Francisco

3 airlines fly from 2 Chicago airports (ORD and MDW) to San Francisco (SFO), with up to 21 flights a day.

ORDSFO

Routes

2 airport pairs

When they leave

Chicago time

6:00a10:00pFirst departure 6:00 AM, last 10:00 PM

Nine in the morning, 6:00 AM to 11:10 AM, then six in the afternoon, 12:51 PM to 4:20 PM, then eight in the evening, 5:05 PM to 10:00 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

6:00 AM→8:38 AMORD to SFOUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Daily
7:22 AM→10:03 AMORD to SFOAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
7:40 AM→10:26 AMORD to SFOUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Daily
8:40 AM→11:25 AMORD to SFOUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Daily
8:45 AM→11:26 AMORD to SFOAmerican AirlinesAirbus A321Daily
10:15 AM→12:50 PMMDW to SFOSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat
10:25 AM→12:55 PMMDW to SFOSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun
10:35 AM→1:11 PMORD to SFOUnited AirlinesBoeing 787Daily
11:10 AM→1:50 PMORD to SFOAmerican AirlinesAirbus A321Daily
12:51 PM→3:35 PMORD to SFOUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoDaily
2:35 PM→5:23 PMORD to SFOUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Daily
3:20 PM→6:00 PMORD to SFOAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737-800Daily
3:35 PM→6:24 PMORD to SFOUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
4:00 PM→6:49 PMORD to SFOUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 9Daily
4:20 PM→7:12 PMORD to SFOUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoDaily
5:05 PM→7:48 PMORD to SFOAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
6:20 PM→9:10 PMORD to SFOUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoDaily
7:15 PM→9:50 PMMDW to SFOSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed, Sun
8:09 PM→10:55 PMORD to SFOUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Daily
9:05 PM→11:45 PMORD to SFOAmerican AirlinesAirbus A321Daily
9:10 PM→11:45 PMMDW to SFOSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
9:28 PM→12:16 AM⁺¹ORD to SFOUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 9Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
10:00 PM→12:50 AM⁺¹ORD to SFOUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoDaily

Schedules last checked Sep 19, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Chicago to San Francisco

United Airlines flies most often, 12 to 13 times a day on the Boeing 757, Airbus A321neo, Boeing 737 MAX 9, Boeing 737 and Boeing 787. American Airlines flies 5 to 6 times a day on the Airbus A321, Boeing 737 and Boeing 737-800. Southwest Airlines flies twice a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8.

There are 20 or 21 flights every day of the week. The first arrival in San Francisco is at 8:38 AM and the last at 12:50 AM the next day.

ORD to SFO is the busiest airport pair, with 130 flights a week, then MDW to SFO with 14.

Flying back, San Francisco to Chicago has 132 nonstop flights a week.

Return flights

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.