Chicago to San Francisco

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Aug 27: €86 €86 Aug 20 Aug 27 low €77 · high €163

Departure-day prices · February 2031 Chicago → San Francisco

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Flights from Chicago to San Francisco start around €77 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €77–90, based on 6 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Chicago → San Francisco; typically 1 stop (e.g. F9). · Based on 6 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to San Francisco

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Oct 10 – Oct 12 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 6h 38m €174 Book
Sep 18 – Sep 21 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 5h 54m €196 Book
Sep 11 – Sep 15 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 7h 33m €248 Book
Sep 13 – Oct 4 Allegiant Air · 1 stop · 5h 23m €258 Book
Sep 5 – Sep 8 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 7h 19m €269 Book
Apr 15 – Apr 19 Alaska Airlines · 1 stop · 6h 08m €274 Book
Sep 11 – Sep 14 Alaska Airlines · 1 stop · 6h 29m €293 Book
Sep 3 – Sep 5 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 5h 53m €302 Book

Weather in San Francisco

Thu ☁️ 25° 14° 💧2%
Fri ☁️ 20° 15° 💧4%
Sat 🌤️ 19° 13° 💧2%
Sun ☁️ 21° 14° 💧0%
Mon ☁️ 20° 15° 💧0%
Tue ☁️ 20° 16° 💧9%
Wed ☁️ 20° 15° 💧6%

Where to stay in San Francisco

3★+ hotels from €124/night (39 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Hyatt Place San Francisco/Downtown hotel · San Francisco
from €124/night★ 3
Chancellor Hotel on Union Square hotel · San Francisco
from €154/night★ 3
Staypineapple, An Elegant Hotel, Union Square hotel · San Francisco
from €156/night★ 4

Good to know

Time difference-2h
Time in the air5h 23m

Things to do in San Francisco

Top-rated tours and tickets from €52 — book ahead for the popular ones.

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About San Francisco

The centerpiece of the Bay Area, San Francisco is one of the most visited cities in the world, and with good reason. The cultural center of northern California, San Francisco is renowned for its mixture of scenic beauty and unique culture that makes it one of the most vibrant and desirable cities in the nation, if not the world. Sandwiched between the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean on a small square of land seven miles (11 km) on each side, San Francisco offers a wealth of treasures for the visitor, from the windswept and often foggy b…

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Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

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Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-08-27. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.