Cheap flights from San Jose, CA to Chicago, IL
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Travelers usually depart from San Jose International, San José Diridon Station, San Jose-Tufesa Bus Stop, or San Jose, CA - Convention Center Station when they travel from San Jose to Chicago. Book your trip to arrive at O Hare International, Chicago Midway International, Chicago, IL - Union Station, Chicago Downtown Greyhound Station, or Chicago Rockford International. The distance between San Jose and Chicago is 2940 km. The most popular airlines for this route are Spirit Airlines, Frontier Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines. San Jose and Chicago have 401 direct flights per week.
Weekly direct flights
Discover the top airlines offering direct flights from San Jose to Chicago in the next month. You’ll find the number of daily direct flights per airline in the table.
Weekly direct flights for Sun 24.09 - Sat 30.09
Airline | Sun 24.09 | Mon 25.09 | Tue 26.09 | Wed 27.09 | Thu 28.09 | Fri 29.09 | Sat 30.09 |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Weekly direct flights for Sun 01.10 - Sat 07.10
Airline | Sun 01.10 | Mon 02.10 | Tue 03.10 | Wed 04.10 | Thu 05.10 | Fri 06.10 | Sat 07.10 |
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2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Weekly direct flights for Sun 08.10 - Sat 14.10
Airline | Sun 08.10 | Mon 09.10 | Tue 10.10 | Wed 11.10 | Thu 12.10 | Fri 13.10 | Sat 14.10 |
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2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Weekly direct flights for Sun 15.10 - Sat 21.10
Airline | Sun 15.10 | Mon 16.10 | Tue 17.10 | Wed 18.10 | Thu 19.10 | Fri 20.10 | Sat 21.10 |
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2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Check-in for a flight from San Jose to Chicago
Name | Carrier code | IATA Code | Passport needed during booking | Online check-in available |
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Spirit Airlines | NKS | NK | No | Opens 24 days before flight Closes 1 hours before flight |
Frontier Airlines | FFT | F9 | No | Opens 24 days before flight Closes 1 hours before flight |
American Airlines | AAL | AA | No | No |
United Airlines | UAL | UA | Yes | No |
Alaska Airlines | ASA | AS | No | Opens 24 days before flight Closes 1 hours before flight |
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