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$69 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 6/15. 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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Low season

January

High season

June

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$69
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 5% drop in price.
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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

9/14Sat
nonstopFrontier
4h 38mMDW-SFO
9/21Sat
nonstopFrontier
4h 11mSFO-MDW
$138
10/19Sat
nonstopFrontier
4h 38mMDW-SFO
10/23Wed
nonstopFrontier
4h 11mSFO-MDW
$140
9/18Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 44mORD-SFO
9/21Sat
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 20mSFO-ORD
$179
7/20Sat
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
7/23Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 21mSFO-ORD
$184
8/14Wed
1 stop
7h 29mORD-SFO
8/28Wed
nonstop
4h 20mSFO-ORD
$185
6/12Wed
1 stop
9h 15mORD-SFO
7/9Tue
1 stop
7h 20mSFO-ORD
$194
7/4Thu
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 40mORD-SFO
7/20Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 13mSFO-ORD
$196
7/27Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 40mORD-SFO
8/3Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 13mSFO-ORD
$204
9/27Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 00mSPI-SFO
10/2Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 23mSFO-SPI
$224
7/3Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 47mSTL-SFO
7/6Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 50mSFO-STL
$224

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Recent one-way flight deals

6/15Sat
nonstopFrontier
4h 28mMDW-SFO
$69
9/4Wed
nonstopFrontier
4h 38mMDW-SFO
$70
8/26Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 43mORD-SFO
$100
9/4Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
9h 29mMLI-SFO
$101
7/31Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 40mORD-SFO
$102
9/4Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 16mMLI-SFO
$102
7/30Tue
1 stopAlaska Airlines
14h 53mORD-SFO
$105
7/2Tue
1 stopSun Country Air
14h 09mORD-SFO
$111
7/2Tue
1 stopSun Country Air
16h 39mORD-SFO
$113
6/17Mon
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
$129

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Last minute flights from Illinois to San Francisco

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

5/29Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 47mSTL-SFO
5/30Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 25mSFO-STL
$223
6/1Sat
nonstopFrontier
4h 29mMDW-SFO
6/5Wed
nonstopFrontier
4h 11mSFO-MDW
$228
5/30Thu
multi-stopFrontier
7h 07mSTL-SFO
6/3Mon
multi-stopFrontier
8h 06mSFO-STL
$242
5/29Wed
multi-stopDelta
9h 29mSTL-SFO
6/1Sat
multi-stopDelta
9h 24mSFO-STL
$268
5/30Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 34mCMI-SFO
8/25Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 18mSFO-CMI
$280
6/1Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 30mSTL-SFO
6/8Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 59mSFO-STL
$295
6/1Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 29mSTL-SFO
6/6Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 26mSFO-STL
$342
5/29Wed
multi-stopDelta
9h 29mSTL-SFO
5/31Fri
multi-stopDelta
8h 30mSFO-STL
$343
6/1Sat
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
8h 41mORD-SFO
6/5Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 23mSFO-ORD
$463
5/29Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
6/3Mon
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 23mSFO-ORD
$504

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