There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Riyadh by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Riyadh (RUH)plane ORD - RUH
20h 7mSAR 1,215–2,333Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Riyadh
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Riyadh (RUH)plane MKE - RUH
25h 47mSAR 2,706–10,264Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ)plane ORD - ELQ
- Take the bus from Buraydah to Riyadh Central Busbus
27h 25mSAR 1,812–6,287Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Riyadh (RUH)plane MDW - RUH
27h 6mSAR 2,015–6,033Train to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, fly to Riyadh
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bloomington-Normaltrain
- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Riyadh (RUH)plane BMI - RUH
26h 20mSAR 1,744–6,804
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Riyadh is to fly which costs 1200﷼ - 2400﷼ and takes 20h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Riyadh is to fly which takes 20h 7m and costs 1200﷼ - 2400﷼.
The distance between Chicago and Riyadh is 11303 km.
It takes approximately 20h 7m to get from Chicago to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 1:44 PM in Chicago and 9:44 PM in Riyadh.
There are 661+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Turkish Airlines, LOT, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Riyadh (RUH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,600–11,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,600–10,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,800–7,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,800–7,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 3,100–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,800–6,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,200–7,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–6,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,600–10,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,800–7,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,800–7,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–5,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–6,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Athens, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–6,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Vienna, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,600–10,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,800–7,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Riyadh via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,500
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,000–6,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,500
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–6,500
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–6,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 90–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 130–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +966920000877
- Website
- saptco.com.sa
Bus from Buraydah to Riyadh Central Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 80–110
- Schedules at
- saptco.com.sa
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