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$191–651Fly Riga International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane RIX - MDW
18h 23m$421–1,565Bus 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$194–694Train 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$310–1,238
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 - $650 and takes 15h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Chicago is to fly which takes 15h 14m and costs $190 - $650.
The distance between Riga and Chicago is 4601 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 14m to get from Riga to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 7h behind Riga. It is currently 9:37 AM in Riga and 2:37 AM in Chicago.
There are 1284+ 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
- $220–850
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
- $230–900
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
- $200–800
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
- $290–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Riga International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Copenhagen, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Riga International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dublin, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- 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
- $220–850
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
- $230–900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
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
- $170–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- 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
- $240–900
- 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
- $240–900
- 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
- $18–27
- 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
- $14–19
- 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
- $21–40
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
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