There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Riyadh by plane or train
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Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Riyadh (RUH)plane ORD - RUH
19h 7mSAR 1,215–2,933Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Riyadh (RUH)plane MKE - RUH
24h 54mSAR 2,197–7,950Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Riyadh (RUH)plane MDW - RUH
23h 15mSAR 1,715–6,033Train to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, fly
- 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
24h 33mSAR 1,362–4,809Train to South Bend, fly
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Riyadh (RUH)plane SBN - RUH
24h 38mSAR 2,356–6,068
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﷼ - 3000﷼ and takes 19h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Riyadh is to fly which takes 19h 7m and costs 1200﷼ - 3000﷼.
The distance between Chicago and Riyadh is 11303 km.
It takes approximately 19h 7m to get from Chicago to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 9h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 6:21 PM in Chicago and 3:21 AM in Riyadh.
There are 2584+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Royal Jordanian, Turkish Airlines, and five 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 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–7,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–6,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–6,000
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Riyadh via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,600
Flights from South Bend to Riyadh via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,000–7,000
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,200–8,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,200–8,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–6,500
Flights from South Bend to Riyadh via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,300–6,000
Flights from South Bend to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–7,500
Flights from South Bend to Riyadh via Washington Dulles, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,400–6,000
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,600–7,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–6,000
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Riyadh via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–4,700
Flights from South Bend to Riyadh via Washington Dulles, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,600–7,500
Flights from South Bend to Riyadh via Detroit, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,500–7,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–3,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,200–8,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–6,500
Flights from South Bend to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–7,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,900–9,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,200–7,500
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Riyadh via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,800–6,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,200–7,500
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Riyadh via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,800–6,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–7,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Riyadh via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,500
Flights from South Bend to Riyadh via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,300–6,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–4,400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,200–8,500
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 80–140
- 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 50–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 50–54
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- SAR 50–54
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