Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Riyadh from $480

Return flight: Riyadh – Chicago

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 199 connecting flights from Chicago to Riyadh. You can compare airfare deals from 18 airlines and multiple travel sites from $480, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-RUH flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Chicago to Riyadh depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Chicago and Riyadh is 11225 miles. Time difference between the cities is 9h. Airplanes depart 07:10 to 23:30 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 07:10 to 23:30 to 1 Riyadh airport. Average flight time is 23h 40m.

  • The fastest flight 15h 35m
  • Average flight time 23h 40m
  • The earliest flight 07:10
  • The latest flight 23:30
  • Distance 6975 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Riyadh are november (from 480 $), october (from 494 $), july (from 497 $).

The most expensive months are september (from 500 $), august (from 499 $), july (from 497 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Riyadh?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $480. This airfare is for economy class on one-way EY10 flight by Etihad Airways for November 18, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 13:10 am and arrives at Riyadh King Khaled Intl at 21:40.

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Flight Schedule Chicago (Illinois) to Riyadh

11:50 — 12:25+1day
15h 35m flight time
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from$485
11:25 — 05:45 Chicago — Istanbul
TK186 Turkish Airlines
1h stop
07:05 — 11:15 Istanbul — Riyadh
TK142 Turkish Airlines
11:50 — 23:40+1day
26h 50m flight time
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from$485
11:25 — 05:45 Chicago — Istanbul
TK186 Turkish Airlines
12h 20m stop
18:45 — 22:55 Istanbul — Riyadh
TK146 Turkish Airlines
11:50 — 00:45+2days
27h 55m flight time
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from$485
11:25 — 05:45 Chicago — Istanbul
TK186 Turkish Airlines
13h 35m stop
20:15 — 00:20 Istanbul — Riyadh
TK140 Turkish Airlines
11:50 — 05:50+2days
33h flight time
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from$485
11:25 — 05:45 Chicago — Istanbul
TK186 Turkish Airlines
18h 35m stop
01:10 — 05:15 Istanbul — Riyadh
TK144 Turkish Airlines
13:10 — 15:25+1day
17h 15m flight time
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from$480
13:55 — 12:20 Chicago — Abu Dhabi
EY10 Etihad Airways
1h 40m stop
14:15 — 15:15 Abu Dhabi — Riyadh
EY555 Etihad Airways
13:10 — 21:40+1day
23h 30m flight time
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13:55 — 12:20 Chicago — Abu Dhabi
EY10 Etihad Airways
8h 5m stop
20:30 — 21:30 Abu Dhabi — Riyadh
EY559 Etihad Airways
13:10 — 03:05+2days
28h 55m flight time
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13:10 — 12:30 Chicago — Abu Dhabi
EY10 Etihad Airways
13h 30m stop
02:00 — 03:05 Abu Dhabi — Riyadh
EY551 Etihad Airways
13:10 — 09:00+2days
34h 50m flight time
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13:55 — 12:20 Chicago — Abu Dhabi
EY10 Etihad Airways
19h 25m stop
08:05 — 09:00 Abu Dhabi — Riyadh
EY553 Etihad Airways
20:20 — 23:40+1day
18h 20m flight time
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from$485
19:50 — 14:40 Chicago — Istanbul
TK6 Turkish Airlines
3h 30m stop
18:45 — 22:55 Istanbul — Riyadh
TK146 Turkish Airlines
20:20 — 00:45+2days
19h 25m flight time
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from$485
19:50 — 14:40 Chicago — Istanbul
TK6 Turkish Airlines
4h 45m stop
20:15 — 00:20 Istanbul — Riyadh
TK140 Turkish Airlines
20:20 — 05:50+2days
24h 30m flight time
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from$485
19:50 — 14:40 Chicago — Istanbul
TK6 Turkish Airlines
9h 45m stop
01:10 — 05:15 Istanbul — Riyadh
TK144 Turkish Airlines
20:20 — 12:25+2days
31h 5m flight time
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19:50 — 14:40 Chicago — Istanbul
TK6 Turkish Airlines
16h 10m stop
07:05 — 11:15 Istanbul — Riyadh
TK142 Turkish Airlines
20:20 — 21:15+2days
39h 55m flight time
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from$539
20:20 — 16:00 Chicago — Istanbul
TK6 Turkish Airlines
3h 25m stop
19:25 — 00:50 Istanbul — Dubai
TK760 Turkish Airlines
19h 25m stop
20:15 — 21:15 Dubai — Riyadh
XY228 Nas Air
20:20 — 13:40+2days
32h 20m flight time
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from$556
20:20 — 16:00 Chicago — Istanbul
TK6 Turkish Airlines
3h 25m stop
19:25 — 00:50 Istanbul — Dubai
TK760 Turkish Airlines
11h 50m stop
12:40 — 13:40 Dubai — Riyadh
XY403 Nas Air
20:20 — 06:10+2days
24h 50m flight time
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from$559
20:20 — 16:00 Chicago — Istanbul
TK6 Turkish Airlines
3h 25m stop
19:25 — 00:50 Istanbul — Dubai
TK760 Turkish Airlines
4h 10m stop
05:00 — 06:10 Dubai — Riyadh
SV593 Saudi Arabian Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Chicago to Riyadh. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on October 18, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — Riyadh is served by 18 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Qatar Airways - 11 departures per week at the price of from $ 665 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Etihad Airways airline - from $ 8842.

Direct flights

There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 199 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is TK186 by Turkish Airlines takes 15h 35m and the cheapest is EY10 by Etihad Airways for $480.

  • QR - Qatar Airways
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  • AC - Air Canada
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  • LO - LOT
    from $838
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  • EI - Aer Lingus
    from $650
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  • AF - Air France
    from $589
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  • EK - Emirates
    from $1096
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
    from $698
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  • 6E - IndiGo
    from $620
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  • ET - Ethiopian Airlines
    from $1406
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  • BR - EVA Airways Corporation
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  • EY - Etihad Airways
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  • CX - Cathay Pacific
    from $1131
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Airports

You can fly from Chicago to Riyadh from 7 airports (O'Hare International, Midway, Dupage County, Chicago FSS, Merrill C Meigs (closed), Pal-Waukee, Chicago NAS).

Chicago airports

  • O'Hare International-ORD
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  • Midway-MDW
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  • Dupage County-DPA
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  • Chicago FSS-CHI
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  • Merrill C Meigs (closed)-CGX
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  • Pal-Waukee-PWK
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  • Chicago NAS-NOH
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Riyadh airports

  • King Khaled Intl-RUH
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