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Scan through all non-stop flights from Chicago to San Francisco. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from MDW to SFO, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.
Note: for airline-specific flight schedules, please scroll further down.
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Currently, there is only one airline operating non-stop flights from Chicago MDW to San Francisco SFO, which is Southwest Airlines. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.
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Flights from MDW to SFO are operated 14 times a week, with an average of 2 flights per day. Departure times vary between 09:40 - 21:45. The earliest flight departs at 09:40, the last flight departs at 21:45. However, this depends on the date you are flying so please check with the full flight schedule above to see which departure times are available on your preferred date(s) of travel.
On this non-stop route, you can fly in Economy only.
The fastest direct flight from Chicago to San Francisco takes 4 hours and 35 minutes. The flight distance between Chicago and San Francisco is 1,850 miles (or 2,977 km).
There are 2 airports in San Francisco: San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC).
There are 14 flights per week flying from Chicago to San Francisco (as of April 2026).
4 hours and 35 minutes is the average flight time from Chicago to San Francisco.
The distance from Chicago to San Francisco is 1,850 miles (2,977 kilometers).
Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Chicago to San Francisco.
There are no alliances flying direct from Chicago to San Francisco at the moment.
You can fly non-stop in Economy only.
Aircraft types that fly from Chicago to San Francisco:
The earliest flight departs at 09:40 from Chicago and arrives at 12:20 at San Francisco.
The latest flight departs at 21:45 from Chicago and arrives at 00:20 at San Francisco.
1,850 miles (2,977 km) · 4h 35m
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Southwest Airlines
WN 3917
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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10:00
12:35
Southwest Airlines
WN 3917
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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10:10
12:50
Southwest Airlines
WN 3629
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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10:10
12:45
Southwest Airlines
WN 3917
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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10:20
13:00
Southwest Airlines
WN 3629
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 757
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10:35
13:10
Southwest Airlines
WN 3074
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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18:10
20:45
Southwest Airlines
WN 1786
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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21:00
23:35
Southwest Airlines
WN 1786
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 757
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21:25
00:05
Southwest Airlines
WN 1267
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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21:35
00:10
Southwest Airlines
WN 1786
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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21:40
00:20
Southwest Airlines
WN 1267
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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21:45
00:20
Southwest Airlines
WN 1786
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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