Flights from Chicago Airport (ORD) to San Diego International Airport Airport (SAN)

We've found the cheapest flights to San Diego

Returns from £106.38

One-way from £51.33

Flying between O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport is very convenient as there are 21 airliners offering direct flights including Volaris, Frontier, AlphaSky, Emirates, Austrian Airlines, Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Brussels Airlines, Swiss, Finnair, Royal Jordanian, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Gulf Air, Aer Lingus, British Airways, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines and American Airlines. The official airport code for O'Hare International Airport is ORD and for San Diego International Airport it is SAN.

The cost of the flights varies significantly so we can’t provide you an estimate. Prices can be 50% cheaper if you book more than a month in advance. If you know the dates you wish to travel then book you flights as soon as you can. The earlier you book your lights the cheaper they will be. You can get saving of up to 50% of you book 2 or 3 months in advance! Flight to San Diego International Airport will get more expensive the nearer you get the departure date, so it’s advisable to book in advance if it is possible.

When arriving at San Diego International Airport don’t forget to set your watch to the local time!

To see all airliners that offer flights between O'Hare International Airport and San Diego International Airport please see the table below.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
United Airlines555555507:1519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines555555507:1021:04VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines555555007:1023:26VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada555554007:1522:14VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways333333011:4421:04VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways222222017:0521:04VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia222222017:0521:04VIEW FLIGHTS
Gulf Air222222017:0521:04VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus222222017:0521:04VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222221016:2022:14VIEW FLIGHTS
Royal Jordanian311113009:4921:04VIEW FLIGHTS
Finnair121112021:0421:04VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss121120016:2022:14VIEW FLIGHTS
Japan Airlines111111007:1007:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific111111017:0517:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines111111016:2016:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111110022:1422:14VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines110111016:2016:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Frontier000111113:5613:56VIEW FLIGHTS
AlphaSky020011011:4421:04VIEW FLIGHTS
Volaris000111016:0816:08VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 07:15 and 19:50.

If you wish to book your flight with United Airlines then we advise you book direct from their website at united.com. The best discounts can only be obtained from their website.

The flight time for the selected route vary based on the month you will travel, but below we has summarised the most common times they will fly. We recommend you only take these times as guidance and check with appropriate airline for the exact times for the date you depart.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
07:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4232
American AirlinesAA2343
Japan AirlinesJL7696
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA470
Air CanadaAC5021
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA660
Air CanadaAC5321
09:49
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6057
American AirlinesAA2131
Royal JordanianRJ7622
11:44
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6492
American AirlinesAA2309
British AirwaysBA6810
Royal JordanianRJ7894
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2683
Air CanadaAC5425
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2417
Austrian AirlinesOS7709
Air CanadaAC5567
LufthansaLH9340
Brussels AirlinesSN8873
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7278
Alaska AirlinesAS4231
American AirlinesAA1543
British AirwaysBA5305
Cathay PacificCX7520
IberiaIB4142
Qatar AirwaysQR7802
Gulf AirGF6455
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA630
21:04
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY4055
Aer LingusEI7449
Alaska AirlinesAS4345
American AirlinesAA1861
British AirwaysBA5306
IberiaIB4741
Qatar AirwaysQR2564
Royal JordanianRJ7604
Gulf AirGF6569
22:14
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5571
LufthansaLH9368
SwissLX3262
EmiratesEK6295
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Tuesday
07:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4232
American AirlinesAA2343
Japan AirlinesJL7696
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA470
Air CanadaAC5021
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA660
Air CanadaAC5321
09:49
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6057
American AirlinesAA2131
11:44
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2309
British AirwaysBA6810
AlphaSkyAS6492
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2683
Air CanadaAC5425
13:58
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6492
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2417
Austrian AirlinesOS7709
Air CanadaAC5567
LufthansaLH9340
Brussels AirlinesSN8873
SwissLX3260
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7278
Alaska AirlinesAS4231
American AirlinesAA1543
British AirwaysBA5305
Cathay PacificCX7520
IberiaIB4142
Qatar AirwaysQR7802
Gulf AirGF6455
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA630
21:04
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY4022
FinnairAY4055
Aer LingusEI7449
American AirlinesAA1861
British AirwaysBA5306
IberiaIB4741
Qatar AirwaysQR2564
Royal JordanianRJ7604
Gulf AirGF6569
AlphaSkyAS4345
22:14
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5571
LufthansaLH9368
SwissLX3262
EmiratesEK6295
23:26
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4345
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Wednesday
07:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4232
American AirlinesAA2343
Japan AirlinesJL7696
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA470
Air CanadaAC5021
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA660
Air CanadaAC5321
09:49
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6057
American AirlinesAA2131
11:44
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6492
American AirlinesAA2309
British AirwaysBA6810
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2683
Air CanadaAC5425
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2417
Air CanadaAC5567
LufthansaLH9340
Brussels AirlinesSN8873
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7278
Alaska AirlinesAS4231
American AirlinesAA1543
British AirwaysBA5305
Cathay PacificCX7520
IberiaIB4142
Qatar AirwaysQR7802
Gulf AirGF6455
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA630
21:04
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY4053
Aer LingusEI7449
Alaska AirlinesAS4345
American AirlinesAA1861
British AirwaysBA5306
IberiaIB4741
Qatar AirwaysQR2564
Royal JordanianRJ7604
Gulf AirGF6569
22:14
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5571
LufthansaLH9368
SwissLX3262
EmiratesEK6295
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Thursday
07:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4232
American AirlinesAA2343
Japan AirlinesJL7696
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA470
Air CanadaAC5021
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA660
Air CanadaAC5321
09:49
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6057
American AirlinesAA2131
11:44
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6492
American AirlinesAA2309
British AirwaysBA6810
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2683
Air CanadaAC5425
13:56
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF91855
16:08
AirlineFlight  No
VolarisY42166
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2417
Austrian AirlinesOS7709
Air CanadaAC5567
LufthansaLH9340
Brussels AirlinesSN8873
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7278
Alaska AirlinesAS4231
American AirlinesAA1543
British AirwaysBA5305
Cathay PacificCX7520
IberiaIB4142
Qatar AirwaysQR7802
Gulf AirGF6455
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA630
21:04
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY4055
Aer LingusEI7449
Alaska AirlinesAS4345
American AirlinesAA1861
British AirwaysBA5306
IberiaIB4741
Qatar AirwaysQR2564
Royal JordanianRJ7604
Gulf AirGF6569
22:14
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5571
LufthansaLH9368
SwissLX3262
EmiratesEK6295
VIEW FLIGHTS
Friday
07:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4232
American AirlinesAA2343
Japan AirlinesJL7696
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA470
Air CanadaAC5021
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA660
Air CanadaAC5321
09:49
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6057
American AirlinesAA2131
11:44
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6492
American AirlinesAA2309
British AirwaysBA6810
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2683
Air CanadaAC5425
13:56
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF91855
16:08
AirlineFlight  No
VolarisY42166
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2417
Austrian AirlinesOS7709
Air CanadaAC5567
LufthansaLH9340
Brussels AirlinesSN8873
SwissLX3260
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7278
Alaska AirlinesAS4231
American AirlinesAA1543
British AirwaysBA5305
Cathay PacificCX7520
IberiaIB4142
Qatar AirwaysQR7802
Gulf AirGF6455
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA630
21:04
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY4052
Aer LingusEI7449
American AirlinesAA1861
British AirwaysBA5306
IberiaIB4741
Qatar AirwaysQR2564
Royal JordanianRJ7604
Gulf AirGF6569
AlphaSkyAS4345
22:14
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5571
LufthansaLH9368
SwissLX3262
EmiratesEK6295
23:26
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4345
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Saturday
07:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4232
American AirlinesAA2343
Japan AirlinesJL7696
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA470
Air CanadaAC5021
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA660
Air CanadaAC5321
10:00
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6057
American AirlinesAA2131
Royal JordanianRJ7622
11:44
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2309
British AirwaysBA6810
Royal JordanianRJ7894
AlphaSkyAS6492
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2683
Air CanadaAC5425
13:56
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF91855
13:58
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6492
16:08
AirlineFlight  No
VolarisY42166
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2417
Austrian AirlinesOS7709
Air CanadaAC5567
LufthansaLH9340
Brussels AirlinesSN8873
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7278
Alaska AirlinesAS4231
American AirlinesAA1543
British AirwaysBA5305
Cathay PacificCX7520
IberiaIB4142
Qatar AirwaysQR7802
Gulf AirGF6455
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA630
21:04
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY4022
FinnairAY4052
Aer LingusEI7449
Alaska AirlinesAS4345
American AirlinesAA1861
British AirwaysBA5306
IberiaIB4741
Qatar AirwaysQR2564
Royal JordanianRJ7604
Gulf AirGF6569
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Sunday
07:10
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2343
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA470
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA660
09:49
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2131
11:44
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2309
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2683
13:56
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF91855
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2417
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1543
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA630
21:04
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1861
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If the airlines stated don’t offer flights that suite your travel times, you could look at alternative options. Below we have summarised flights from alternative departures airports and flights that are not direct.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Chicago Midway to San Diego04 Hours 4 Minutes
Milwaukee General Mitchell to San Diego04 Hours 6 Minutes
Chicago Pal Waukee to San Diego04 Hours 4 Minutes
Sheboygan to San Diego04 Hours 8 Minutes

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Flight Price FAQ - Chicago (ORD) to San Diego (SAN)

DIRECT Frontier Airlines
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from Chicago ORD to San Diego SAN?
The cheapest direct flight one way from Chicago ORD to San Diego SAN is £51.33 ($69 €60.03)
£51.33
$69 | €60.03
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DIRECT Frontier Airlines
What is the cheapest direct return flight from Chicago ORD to San Diego SAN?
The cheapest direct return flight from Chicago ORD to San Diego SAN is £106.38 ($143 €124.41)
£106.38
$143 | €124.41
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1+ STOP(S)
What is the cheapest flight one way from Chicago ORD to San Diego SAN?
The cheapest flight one way from Chicago ORD to San Diego SAN is £40.92 ($55 €47.85)
£40.92
$55 | €47.85
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1+ STOP(S)
What is the cheapest return flight from Chicago ORD to San Diego SAN?
The cheapest return flight from Chicago ORD to San Diego SAN is £96.71 ($130 €113.10)
£96.71
$130 | €113.10
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Flight Info FAQ - Chicago (ORD) to San Diego (SAN)

Who flies from Chicago to San Diego?
The following airlines fly from Chicago (ORD) to San Diego (SAN): Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, AlphaSky, American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Finnair, Frontier, Gulf Air, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, Swiss, United Airlines, Volaris.
How far is the flight from Chicago to San Diego?
The flight from Chicago to San Diego is 2,768KM or 1,720 miles.
How long does the flight from Chicago to San Diego to take?
The flight from Chicago to San Diego takes 4 Hours 4 Minutes.

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