There are 4 ways to get from Riga to Chicago by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Riga International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane RIX - ORD
15h 14m$192–558Fly Riga International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane RIX - MDW
18h 48m$393–1,474Bus to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Tērbatas iela to Tallinna bussijaambus
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane TLL - ORD
18h 55m$210–595Train to Tartu Ülenurme Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Riia raudteejaam to Tartutrain
- Fly from Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane TAY - ORD
19h 4m$310–1,038
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Chicago is to fly which costs $190 - $600 and takes 15h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Chicago is to fly which takes 15h 14m and costs $190 - $600.
The distance between Riga and Chicago is 4601 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 14m to get from Riga to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 8h behind Riga. It is currently 6:42 AM in Riga and 10:42 PM in Chicago.
There are 1304+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Chicago, IL, USA?
Finnair, Air Baltic, and five other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Riga International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Copenhagen, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dublin, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Copenhagen, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dublin, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Riga International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- klienditugi@elron.ee
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Riia raudteejaam to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- $19–27
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riia raudteejaam to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tērbatas iela to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
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