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

We've found the cheapest flights to San Diego

Returns from £154.39

One-way from £78.71

Flying between O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport is very convenient as there are 18 airliners offering direct flights including Royal Jordanian, Austrian Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, Brussels Airlines, Swiss, Gulf Air, Emirates, Cathay Pacific, Lufthansa, Porter Airlines Canada, Aer Lingus, Alaska Airlines, Iberia, British Airways, Qatar Airways, Air Canada, 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 Airlines025555507:0022:40VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines025555506:4523:54VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada015555507:0022:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways024554507:2023:54VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways014444408:2023:54VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia022232319:1523:54VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines002332310:0319:57VIEW FLIGHTS
Porter Airlines Canada022222219:1523:54VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus022222219:1523:54VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa012222218:3422:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss011111120:0222:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Gulf Air011111121:2023:54VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates011111120:0222:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific011111119:1519:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation001111106:4509:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines001111118:3418:34VIEW FLIGHTS
Royal Jordanian001011121:2023:54VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines001111018:3418:34VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 07:00 and 22:40.

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
Tuesday
18:34
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2138
19:15
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7500
American AirlinesAA3032
Cathay PacificCX7520
IberiaIB8555
Qatar AirwaysQR2456
Porter Airlines CanadaPD6351
22:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2472
Air CanadaAC4356
LufthansaLH9368
SwissLX3262
EmiratesEK6295
23:54
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7449
American AirlinesAA1861
British AirwaysBA5306
IberiaIB4741
Qatar AirwaysQR8748
Gulf AirGF6569
Porter Airlines CanadaPD6331
VIEW FLIGHTS
Wednesday
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1543
British AirwaysBA5305
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA660
Air CanadaAC5321
09:20
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2343
Jet Linx AviationJL7696
09:27
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2428
Air CanadaAC5021
10:03
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1470
American AirlinesAA1802
Qatar AirwaysQR3363
12:39
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA6810
12:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2384
Air CanadaAC5425
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2138
16:56
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1447
Qatar AirwaysQR8868
18:34
AirlineFlight  No
Austrian AirlinesOS7709
Air CanadaAC4344
LufthansaLH9340
Brussels AirlinesSN8873
19:15
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7500
American AirlinesAA3032
British AirwaysBA4650
Cathay PacificCX7520
IberiaIB8555
Qatar AirwaysQR2456
Porter Airlines CanadaPD6351
20:02
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4356
LufthansaLH9368
SwissLX3262
EmiratesEK6295
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
Qatar AirwaysQR8748
Royal JordanianRJ7604
Porter Airlines CanadaPD6331
22:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2472
23:54
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7449
American AirlinesAA1861
British AirwaysBA5306
IberiaIB4741
Gulf AirGF6569
VIEW FLIGHTS
Thursday
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2428
Air CanadaAC5021
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1543
British AirwaysBA5305
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA660
Air CanadaAC5321
09:20
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2343
Jet Linx AviationJL7696
10:03
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1470
American AirlinesAA1802
Qatar AirwaysQR3363
12:39
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA6810
12:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2384
14:15
AirlineFlight  No
Qatar AirwaysQR8868
15:12
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5425
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA3032
16:56
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1447
18:34
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2138
Austrian AirlinesOS7709
Air CanadaAC4344
LufthansaLH9340
Brussels AirlinesSN8873
19:15
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7500
British AirwaysBA4650
Cathay PacificCX7520
IberiaIB8555
Qatar AirwaysQR2456
Porter Airlines CanadaPD6351
19:57
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1479
20:02
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2472
Air CanadaAC4356
LufthansaLH9368
EmiratesEK6295
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7449
American AirlinesAA1861
British AirwaysBA5306
Qatar AirwaysQR8748
Gulf AirGF6569
22:40
AirlineFlight  No
SwissLX3262
22:43
AirlineFlight  No
Qatar AirwaysQR2167
23:54
AirlineFlight  No
IberiaIB4741
Porter Airlines CanadaPD6331
VIEW FLIGHTS
Friday
06:45
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2343
Jet Linx AviationJL7696
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5021
07:20
AirlineFlight  No
Qatar AirwaysQR3363
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA5305
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA660
Air CanadaAC5321
09:27
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2428
10:03
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1470
British AirwaysBA6810
10:56
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1543
12:39
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1802
12:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2384
14:15
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1447
Qatar AirwaysQR8868
15:12
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5425
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2138
18:34
AirlineFlight  No
Austrian AirlinesOS7709
Air CanadaAC4344
LufthansaLH9340
Brussels AirlinesSN8873
19:15
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7500
American AirlinesAA3032
British AirwaysBA4650
Cathay PacificCX7520
IberiaIB8555
Qatar AirwaysQR2456
Porter Airlines CanadaPD6351
19:57
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1479
20:02
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4356
LufthansaLH9368
EmiratesEK6295
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7449
British AirwaysBA5306
IberiaIB4741
Royal JordanianRJ7604
Gulf AirGF6569
22:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2472
SwissLX3262
22:43
AirlineFlight  No
IberiaIB7269
Qatar AirwaysQR2167
23:54
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1861
Qatar AirwaysQR8748
Porter Airlines CanadaPD6331
VIEW FLIGHTS
Saturday
06:45
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2343
Jet Linx AviationJL7696
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2428
Air CanadaAC5021
07:20
AirlineFlight  No
Qatar AirwaysQR3363
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA5305
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA660
Air CanadaAC5321
10:03
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1470
American AirlinesAA1802
British AirwaysBA6810
10:56
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1543
12:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2384
15:12
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5425
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA3032
16:56
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1447
Qatar AirwaysQR8868
18:39
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2138
Austrian AirlinesOS7709
Air CanadaAC4344
LufthansaLH9340
Brussels AirlinesSN8873
19:15
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7500
British AirwaysBA4650
Cathay PacificCX7520
IberiaIB8555
Qatar AirwaysQR2456
Porter Airlines CanadaPD6351
20:02
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4356
EmiratesEK6295
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7449
IberiaIB4741
Gulf AirGF6569
22:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2472
LufthansaLH9368
SwissLX3262
23:54
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1861
British AirwaysBA5306
Qatar AirwaysQR8748
Royal JordanianRJ7604
Porter Airlines CanadaPD6331
VIEW FLIGHTS
Sunday
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2428
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA1543
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA660
09:20
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2343
Jet Linx AviationJL7696
09:27
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5021
10:03
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1470
American AirlinesAA1802
Qatar AirwaysQR2157
10:56
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA5305
11:27
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5321
12:39
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA6810
12:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2384
14:15
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1447
15:12
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5425
16:56
AirlineFlight  No
Qatar AirwaysQR8868
18:34
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2138
Air CanadaAC4344
LufthansaLH9340
Brussels AirlinesSN8873
19:15
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7500
American AirlinesAA3032
British AirwaysBA4650
Cathay PacificCX7520
IberiaIB8555
Qatar AirwaysQR2456
Porter Airlines CanadaPD6351
19:57
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1479
20:02
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2472
22:40
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4356
LufthansaLH9368
SwissLX3262
EmiratesEK6295
22:43
AirlineFlight  No
IberiaIB7269
Qatar AirwaysQR2167
23:54
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7449
American AirlinesAA1861
British AirwaysBA5306
IberiaIB4741
Qatar AirwaysQR8748
Royal JordanianRJ7604
Gulf AirGF6569
Porter Airlines CanadaPD6331
VIEW FLIGHTS

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 Diego 04 Hours 4 Minutes
Milwaukee General Mitchell to San Diego 04 Hours 6 Minutes
Madison Dane County Regional to San Diego 03 Hours 58 Minutes
Chicago Pal Waukee to San Diego 04 Hours 4 Minutes

Before you start your journey remember to check you have all your documents; in particular, your passport and flight tickets. You will be surprised at the amount of people of forget these!

Don't forget to book a hire car!

Find cheap rental vehicles at San Diego International Airport

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

DIRECT American 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 £78.71 ($104 €94.34)
£78.71
$104 | €94.34
Check Latest Price
DIRECT Alaska 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 £154.39 ($204 €185.06)
£154.39
$204 | €185.06
Check Latest Price
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 £130.93 ($173 €156.94)
£130.93
$173 | €156.94
Check Latest Price
Important Note: Prices shown are taken from searches performed for flights operating during the current month. Please use the "Latest Price" buttons to get the most up to date airfares.

Compare Flight Prices from ORD to SAN

Was your flight delayed or cancelled?

Was your flight delayed or cancelled?

You may be eligible to receive up to 600 EUR compensation per person in your party.

Claim Now!

Disrupted flight or mishandled baggage?

Claim up to £1,600 (€1,920) for mishandled baggage or £520 (€600) in compensation on qualifying flight delays and cancellations. Check your compensation for free.

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, American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Gulf Air, Iberia, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, Porter Airlines Canada, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, Swiss, United Airlines.
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.

Other Airports Connecting To San Diego International Airport in united states

Don't forget to book your car rental!

Find cheap vehicle hire deals in San Diego, California