Nonstop flights from San Francisco to Chicago

3 airlines fly from San Francisco (SFO) to 2 Chicago airports (ORD and MDW), with up to 20 flights a day.

SFOORD

Routes

2 airport pairs

When they leave

San Francisco time

12:50a11:40pFirst departure 12:50 AM, last 11:40 PM

Two overnight flights, 12:50 AM to 12:55 AM, then 11 in the morning, 5:00 AM to 10:58 AM, then seven in the afternoon, 12:00 PM to 4:29 PM, then seven in the evening, 5:07 PM to 11:40 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

12:50 AM→7:16 AMSFO to ORDUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoMon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
12:55 AM→7:16 AMSFO to ORDUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoTue
5:00 AM→11:25 AMSFO to ORDUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoTue
5:35 AM→11:40 AMSFO to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
6:02 AM→12:33 PMSFO to ORDAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
6:05 AM→12:41 PMSFO to ORDUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoDaily
8:00 AM→2:00 PMSFO to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sat
8:15 AM→2:50 PMSFO to ORDUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoDaily
8:29 AM→3:00 PMSFO to ORDAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
8:50 AM→3:05 PMSFO to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
10:05 AM→4:38 PMSFO to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
10:05 AM→4:36 PMSFO to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Tue
10:30 AM→4:40 PMSFO to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed
10:58 AM→5:29 PMSFO to ORDAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
12:00 PM→6:35 PMSFO to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Daily
1:54 PM→8:26 PMSFO to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Tue
2:29 PM→9:03 PMSFO to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
2:48 PM→9:35 PMSFO to ORDAmerican AirlinesAirbus A321Daily
3:10 PM→9:38 PMSFO to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 777Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
3:10 PM→9:30 PMSFO to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 787Tue
4:21 PM→10:59 PMSFO to ORDUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoMon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
4:29 PM→10:59 PMSFO to ORDUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoTue
5:07 PM→11:30 PMSFO to ORDAmerican AirlinesAirbus A321Daily
6:34 PM→12:59 AM⁺¹SFO to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
6:38 PM→12:59 AM⁺¹SFO to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Tue
10:38 PM→5:01 AM⁺¹SFO to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Daily
10:53 PM→5:13 AM⁺¹SFO to ORDAmerican AirlinesAirbus A321Daily
11:30 PM→5:57 AM⁺¹SFO to ORDUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoDaily
11:40 PM→5:50 AM⁺¹SFO to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Daily

Schedules last checked Sep 21, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from San Francisco to Chicago

United Airlines flies most often, 10 to 12 times a day on the Airbus A321neo, Boeing 757, Boeing 777 and Boeing 787. American Airlines flies 5 to 6 times a day on the Airbus A321 and Boeing 737. Southwest Airlines flies twice a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and Boeing 737-700.

Flights run every day of the week, from 17 on Saturdays to 20 on Tuesdays. The first arrival in Chicago is at 7:16 AM and the last at 5:57 AM the next day.

SFO to ORD is the busiest airport pair, with 118 flights a week, then SFO to MDW with 14.

Flying back, Chicago to San Francisco has 144 nonstop flights a week.

Return flights

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.