There are 4 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)ORD - RUH
19h 7mSAR 1,415–4,033Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Riyadh (RUH)MKE - RUH
23h 54mSAR 2,798–7,957Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Riyadh (RUH)MDW - RUH
22h 13mSAR 1,915–5,533Train to South Bend, fly
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Riyadh (RUH)SBN - RUH
23h 22mSAR 2,356–6,568
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 1400﷼ - 4100﷼ and takes 19h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Riyadh is to fly which takes 19h 7m and costs 1400﷼ - 4100﷼.
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 7:17 AM in Chicago and 4:17 PM in Riyadh.
There are 2614+ 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
- saudia.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,200–8,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,300–8,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
Flights from South Bend to Riyadh via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,300–6,500
Flights from South Bend to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–8,000
Flights from South Bend to Riyadh via Washington Dulles, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,400–6,500
- 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 1,500–4,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,700–7,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–5,500
Flights from South Bend to Riyadh via Washington Dulles, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,600–7,000
Flights from South Bend to Riyadh via Detroit, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,500–7,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
Flights from South Bend to Riyadh via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–7,500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,200–8,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
Flights from South Bend to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–8,000
- 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 1,600–5,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,900–9,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,000–6,500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,300–8,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
- 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 1,200–4,400
- 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 1,400–5,000
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 80–150
- 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
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 50–54
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- SAR 50–54
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