San Francisco (SFO) → Chicago (ORD)
San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 1,600 nm (2,963 km) · about 4 h nonstop
Cheapest economy fares, checked daily · 38 days of history
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Economy
last checked 11h agoAlaska Airlines · 1 stop · 7h 47m · travel Jan 19 · sold via Trip.com
When it's cheapest to travel
Travel dates of the cheapest fare found at each of our 47 daily checks — where the low fares were, not every date.
| Sep 2026 | $106 | 1× |
| Oct 2026 | $96 | 17× |
| Nov 2026 | $96 | 18× |
| Dec 2026 | $73 | 10× |
| Jan 2027 | $107 | 1× |
| Tuecheapest | $73 | 11× |
| Sat | $96 | 9× |
| Wed | $101 | 3× |
| Mon | $107 | 4× |
| Sun | $139 | 12× |
| Fri | $141 | 8× |
| Checked | Fare | Airline | Stops | Travel | Sold via | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | $107 | Alaska Airlines | 1 stop | Jan 19 | Trip.com | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-21 | $107 | Alaska Airlines | 1 stop | Nov 16 | Onetwotrip.com | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-21 | $107 | Alaska Airlines | 1 stop | Nov 16 | Onetwotrip.com | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-20 | $107 | Alaska Airlines | 1 stop | Nov 16 | Onetwotrip.com | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-19 | $139 | Frontier Airlines | 1 stop | Nov 15 | — | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-19 | $139 | Frontier Airlines | 1 stop | Nov 15 | — | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-18 | $139 | Frontier Airlines | 1 stop | Nov 15 | — | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-17 | $139 | Frontier Airlines | 1 stop | Nov 15 | — | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-16 | $140 | Frontier Airlines | 1 stop | Nov 4 | — | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | $140 | Frontier Airlines | 1 stop | Oct 30 | — | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | $140 | Frontier Airlines | 1 stop | Oct 30 | — | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | $140 | Frontier Airlines | 1 stop | Oct 30 | — | Book ↗ |
Airlines selling the cheapest fares
Which carrier had the lowest fare on each of our checks over the last 90 days.
- Frontier Airlines ×37
- Alaska Airlines ×10
About this route
San Francisco (SFO) to Chicago (ORD) is one of the busiest air routes in its market (US domestic). It links San Francisco International Airport in United States with Chicago O'Hare International Airport in United States. The great-circle distance is about 1,600 nautical miles (1,842 statute miles), so expect roughly 4 hours in the air nonstop.
Every night we ask our fare provider for the cheapest one-way economy fare other travellers recently found on this route and record it, with the airline and the seller it was found with. A fare is flagged as a deal when it falls at least 30% below the route's 90-day typical price. Prices are a research starting point, not live availability — the booking links open the itinerary so you can confirm what's on sale right now.
Fares are approximate, from public sources, and can be stale — always verify before booking.