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
19h 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
24h 57mSAR 2,692–7,743Fly 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
26h 25mSAR 1,812–5,787Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Riyadh (RUH)plane MDW - RUH
23h 31mSAR 2,115–6,033Train 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
25h 33mSAR 1,525–5,772
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 19h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Riyadh is to fly which takes 19h 7m and costs 1200﷼ - 2400﷼.
The distance between Chicago and Riyadh is 11303 km.
It takes approximately 19h 7m to get from Chicago to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 7:31 AM in Chicago and 3:31 PM in Riyadh.
There are 2793+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Royal Jordanian, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Riyadh (RUH) 5 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 1,200–4,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 14m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,400–9,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,300–9,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–7,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–7,500
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Riyadh via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–5,500
- 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 1,500–4,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–6,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Munich, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Brussels, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- 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 Athens, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–6,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,900–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–6,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,400–7,500
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–3,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,600–7,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–6,000
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,300–9,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- 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
- 24h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–6,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–1,700
- 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 1,300–5,500
- 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 Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–6,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,000–7,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Vienna, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–5,500
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,000–7,000
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 75–180
- 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 110–260
- 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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