There are 3 ways to get from Chicago to Riga by plane or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riga International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane ORD - RIX
14h 33m$204–556Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane MDW - RIX
16h 37m$354–906Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane ORD - TLL
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
18h 4m$238–547
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Riga is to fly which costs $200 - $600 and takes 14h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Riga is to fly which takes 14h 33m and costs $200 - $600.
The distance between Chicago and Riga is 7359 km.
It takes approximately 14h 33m to get from Chicago to Riga, including transfers.
Riga is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:00 AM in Chicago and 5:00 PM in Riga.
There are 1991+ hotels available in Riga.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Riga, Latvia?
United Airlines, Air Baltic, and six other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Riga International Airport (RIX) every 4 hours.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riga International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riga International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riga International Airport via Columbus, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riga International Airport via Boston, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riga International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riga International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34–39
- Website
- TransTempo
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