There are 5 ways to get from Medinah to Riyadh by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Riyadh (RUH)plane ORD - RUH
20h 9mSAR 1,235–3,759Fly 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
28h 57mSAR 1,532–4,113Train 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
29h 1mSAR 2,401–7,860Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Riyadh (RUH)plane MDW - RUH
25h 33mSAR 1,832–5,554Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to King Fahd International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to King Fahd International Airport (DMM)plane ORD - DMM
- Take the bus from King Fahd Airport Stn to Dammam Main Stnbus
- Take the train from Dammam to Riyadhtrain
25h 43mSAR 1,304–3,867
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Medinah to Riyadh is to fly which costs 1200﷼ - 3800﷼ and takes 20h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Medinah to Riyadh is to fly which takes 20h 9m and costs 1200﷼ - 3800﷼.
The distance between Medinah and Riyadh is 11302 km.
It takes approximately 20h 9m to get from Medinah to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 8h ahead of Medinah. It is currently 5:41 PM in Medinah and 1:41 AM in Riyadh.
There are 2407+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Medinah, IL, USA and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Turkish Airlines, ITA Airways, and five other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Riyadh (RUH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,200–7,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,200–7,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,000–7,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,000–7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–4,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–5,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,600–7,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,300–7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–5,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,800–4,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–5,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Vienna, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–4,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Athens, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–5,500
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–7,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–7,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–7,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–7,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–4,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–7,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–7,000
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Riyadh via Detroit, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,800–5,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,300
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–3,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Riyadh via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,600
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–5,500
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–6,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–6,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 170–270
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 920000329
- [email protected]
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Dammam to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 20–150
- Schedules at
- sar.com.sa
- Economy
- SAR 20–150
- Business
- SAR 35–260
- 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
Bus from King Fahd Airport Stn to Dammam Main Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 20–27
- Schedules at
- saptco.com.sa
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