There are 3 ways to get from Chicago to Riga by plane or bus
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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
15h 1m$502–855Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Riga International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane MDW - RIX
17h 9m$342–1,405Fly 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 Central Bus Stationbus
17h 52m$526–898
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Riga is to fly which costs $500 - $900 and takes 15h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Riga is to fly which takes 15h 1m and costs $500 - $900.
The distance between Chicago and Riga is 7359 km.
It takes approximately 15h 1m to get from Chicago to Riga, including transfers.
Riga is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:25 AM in Chicago and 5:25 PM in Riga.
There are 1999+ hotels available in Riga.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Riga, Latvia?
Finnair, Scandinavian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Riga International Airport (RIX) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riga International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riga International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riga International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riga International Airport via Boston, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Bus operators
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–40
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
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