Which layover airport has the shortest connection time from Chicago to Riga?

Helsinki (HEL) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 35m.

Which layover airport has the shortest travel time from Chicago to Riga?

Flights connecting via Helsinki (HEL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 11h 45m.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Chicago to Riga Intl?

KLM is the most popular carrier operating from Chicago to Riga Intl

Which airport is the most popular layover for flights between Chicago and Riga?

Copenhagen (CPH) was the most common stop: 35% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

What airlines fly to Riga?

Scandinavian Airlines, KLM and Finnair are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Riga from Chicago according to our data. Scandinavian Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 46% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Riga. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Riga on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Which layover airport offers the lowest fares from Chicago to Riga?

Flights via Warsaw (WAW) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $596.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Chicago to Riga Intl Airport?

Prices for flights from Chicago to Riga Intl Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Chicago to Riga Intl Airport?

As of September 2026, there are 5 operators available to choose from for flights from Chicago to Riga Intl Airport.

How old do you have to be to fly from Chicago to Riga Intl Airport?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Chicago to Riga Intl Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Riga Intl Airport?

The required travel and health documents for your Riga Intl Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Riga Intl Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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7:15 pm - 10:50 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RIX Riga Intl

31h 35m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

11:25 am - 4:45 pmRIX Riga Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

13h 20m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

$463Scandinavian Airlines

Fri, Nov 6 - Thu, Nov 19

7:15 pm - 3:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RIX Riga Intl

12h 05m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

6:30 am - 4:45 pmRIX Riga Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

18h 15m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

$463Scandinavian Airlines

Mon, Nov 2 - Mon, Nov 16

7:15 pm - 10:50 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RIX Riga Intl

19h 35m2 stops Kastrup Copenhagen Oslo Sandefjord

8:00 am - 4:45 pmRIX Riga Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

16h 45m2 stops Oslo Gardermoen Kastrup Copenhagen

$586Multiple Airlines

Thu, Nov 5 - Thu, Nov 12

9:50 pm - 5:55 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RIX Riga Intl

12h 05m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

6:40 pm - 7:55 pmRIX Riga Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

33h 15m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

$615LOT

Fri, Mar 5 - Sat, Mar 13

7:15 pm - 1:05 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RIX Riga Intl

33h 50m3 stops Kastrup Copenhagen Oslo Gardermoen Warsaw Frederic Chopin

8:00 am - 4:45 pmRIX Riga Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

16h 45m2 stops Oslo Gardermoen Kastrup Copenhagen

$628Multiple Airlines

Thu, Nov 5 - Thu, Nov 12

9:50 pm - 1:30 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RIX Riga Intl

19h 40m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

1:50 pm - 7:55 pmRIX Riga Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

14h 05m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

$662LOT

Tue, Nov 3 - Tue, Mar 9

9:30 pm - 5:15 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RIX Riga Intl

11h 45m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

2:00 pm - 5:50 pmRIX Riga Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

11h 50m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

$740Finnair

Mon, Oct 5 - Tue, Oct 20

4:26 pm - 9:10 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RIX Riga Intl

20h 44m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Helsinki-Vantaa

10:30 am - 5:50 pmRIX Riga Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

15h 20m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

$744Finnair

Mon, Oct 5 - Tue, Oct 20

7:01 pm - 5:15 pmMDW Chicago Midway-RIX Riga Intl

14h 14m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Amsterdam Schiphol

7:45 am - 4:47 pmRIX Riga Intl-MDW Chicago Midway

17h 02m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Minneapolis St Paul

$856KLM

Mon, Oct 5 - Wed, Oct 21

5:25 pm - 5:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RIX Riga Intl

16h 55m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

7:35 am - 3:25 pmRIX Riga Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

14h 50m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$919KLM

Mon, Oct 26 - Wed, Oct 28

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7:15 pm - 12:55 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RIX Riga Intl

21h 40m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

3:45 pm - 4:10 pmRIX Riga Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

32h 25m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

$758Scandinavian Airlines

Mon, Sep 28 - Mon, Oct 12

9:30 pm - 5:15 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RIX Riga Intl

11h 45m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

5:40 pm - 12:30 pmRIX Riga Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

26h 50m2 stops Helsinki-Vantaa London Heathrow

$759Finnair

Mon, Sep 28 - Mon, Oct 12

4:01 pm - 9:10 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RIX Riga Intl

21h 09m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Helsinki-Vantaa

5:40 pm - 12:30 pmRIX Riga Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

26h 50m2 stops Helsinki-Vantaa London Heathrow

$764Finnair

Mon, Sep 28 - Mon, Oct 12

9:30 pm - 5:15 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RIX Riga Intl

11h 45m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

9:40 pm - 4:50 pmRIX Riga Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

27h 10m2 stops Helsinki-Vantaa Paris Charles de Gaulle

$950Finnair

Wed, Sep 23 - Mon, Sep 28

7:25 pm - 10:40 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RIX Riga Intl

19h 15m3 stops Reykjavik Keflavik Intl Kastrup Copenhagen London Stansted

4:05 pm - 9:40 amRIX Riga Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 35m2 stops Stockholm Arlanda Istanbul

$998Multiple Airlines

Mon, Sep 28 - Mon, Oct 12

7:00 am - 1:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RIX Riga Intl

22h 20m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Frankfurt am Main

6:30 am - 10:01 pmRIX Riga Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 31m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,009United Airlines

Thu, Sep 24 - Sat, Sep 26

7:00 am - 1:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RIX Riga Intl

22h 20m2 stops Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Frankfurt am Main

6:30 am - 11:00 amRIX Riga Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

12h 30m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$1,018United Airlines

Thu, Sep 24 - Sat, Sep 26

7:15 pm - 10:55 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RIX Riga Intl

31h 40m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

3:45 pm - 4:10 pmRIX Riga Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

32h 25m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

$1,228Scandinavian Airlines

Fri, Sep 25 - Sun, Sep 27

7:15 pm - 10:55 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RIX Riga Intl

19h 40m2 stops Kastrup Copenhagen Oslo Gardermoen

7:30 pm - 4:10 pmRIX Riga Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

28h 40m2 stops Stockholm Arlanda Kastrup Copenhagen

$1,346Scandinavian Airlines

Fri, Sep 25 - Sun, Sep 27

10:48 am - 1:10 pmMDW Chicago Midway-RIX Riga Intl

18h 22m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Amsterdam Schiphol

5:00 pm - 6:19 pmRIX Riga Intl-MDW Chicago Midway

33h 19m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Minneapolis St Paul

$2,285KLM

Fri, Sep 25 - Sun, Sep 27

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Finnair

Jan 17

ORD9:50 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

31h 25m

2 stops

RIX1:15 pmRiga Intl

Jan 23

RIX9:05 amRiga Intl

21h 25m

2 stops

ORD10:30 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$664

Finnair

Feb 7

ORD8:40 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

27h 55m

2 stops

RIX8:35 amRiga Intl

Feb 13

RIX9:05 amRiga Intl

19h 25m

2 stops

ORD8:30 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$667

Finnair

Oct 5

ORD9:30 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

11h 45m

1 stop

RIX5:15 pmRiga Intl

Oct 20

RIX2:00 pmRiga Intl

11h 50m

1 stop

ORD5:50 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$740

Scandinavian Airlines flights from Chicago to Riga

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Nov 2

ORD7:15 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

12h 05m

1 stop

RIX3:20 pmRiga Intl

Nov 16

RIX6:30 amRiga Intl

18h 15m

1 stop

ORD4:45 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$463

Scandinavian Airlines

Nov 5

ORD7:15 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

31h 35m

1 stop

RIX10:50 amRiga Intl

Nov 12

RIX3:55 pmRiga Intl

32h 50m

1 stop

ORD4:45 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$464

Scandinavian Airlines

Mar 5

ORD7:15 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

12h 05m

1 stop

RIX3:20 pmRiga Intl

Mar 13

RIX6:30 amRiga Intl

18h 15m

1 stop

ORD4:45 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$468

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - RIX Riga Intl

ORDRIX

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 11/6

7:15 pm-10:50 am

1 stop31h 35m

Riga Intl

Thu 11/19

11:25 am-4:45 pm

1 stop13h 20m

$463

ChicagoRiga

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - RIX Riga Intl

ORDRIX

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 11/2

7:15 pm-3:20 pm

1 stop12h 05m

Riga Intl

Mon 11/16

6:30 am-4:45 pm

1 stop18h 15m

$463

ChicagoRiga

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - RIX Riga Intl

ORDRIX

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 11/5

7:15 pm-10:50 pm

2 stops19h 35m

Riga Intl

Thu 11/12

8:00 am-4:45 pm

2 stops16h 45m

$586

ChicagoRiga

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - RIX Riga Intl

ORDRIX

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 3/5

9:50 pm-5:55 pm

1 stop12h 05m

Riga Intl

Sat 3/13

6:40 pm-7:55 pm

1 stop33h 15m

$615

ChicagoRiga

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - RIX Riga Intl

ORDRIX

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 11/5

7:15 pm-1:05 pm

3 stops33h 50m

Riga Intl

Thu 11/12

8:00 am-4:45 pm

2 stops16h 45m

$628

ChicagoRiga

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - RIX Riga Intl

ORDRIX

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 11/3

9:50 pm-1:30 am

1 stop19h 40m

Riga Intl

Tue 3/9

1:50 pm-7:55 pm

1 stop14h 05m

$662

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ChicagoRiga

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - RIX Riga Intl

ORDRIX

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 10/5

9:30 pm-5:15 pm

1 stop11h 45m

Riga Intl

Tue 10/20

2:00 pm-5:50 pm

1 stop11h 50m

$740

ChicagoRiga

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - RIX Riga Intl

ORDRIX

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 10/5

4:26 pm-9:10 pm

2 stops20h 44m

Riga Intl

Tue 10/20

10:30 am-5:50 pm

1 stop15h 20m

$744

ChicagoRiga

MDW Chicago Midway - RIX Riga Intl

MDWRIX

Chicago Midway

Mon 10/5

7:01 pm-5:15 pm

2 stops14h 14m

Riga Intl

Wed 10/21

7:45 am-4:47 pm

2 stops17h 02m

$856

ChicagoRiga

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - RIX Riga Intl

ORDRIX

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 10/26

5:25 pm-5:20 pm

1 stop16h 55m

Riga Intl

Wed 10/28

7:35 am-3:25 pm

1 stop14h 50m

$919

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between Chicago and Riga?

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from $691 to $980.
The lowest price recently found on this route was $463.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Riga?

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to Riga. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $549. If you are unable to visit Riga during the month of February, then departing from Chicago during the month April is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $560.

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Best Price Found	$302
Fastest flight time	11h 45m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Riga from Chicago in the past 72 hours is $302. The best round-trip flight deal from Chicago to Riga found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $463.

The fastest flight from Chicago to Riga takes 11h 45m

There are no direct flights from Chicago to Riga. There are no popular flight routes from Chicago to Riga.

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How far is Chicago to Riga Intl by plane?
Riga Intl is 4546.6 mi away from Chicago. A reasonable flight in good conditions will take 11h 45m.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Chicago to Riga Intl Airport?
Prices for flights from Chicago to Riga Intl Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Chicago to Riga Intl Airport?
As of September 2026, there are 5 operators available to choose from for flights from Chicago to Riga Intl Airport.
How old do you have to be to fly from Chicago to Riga Intl Airport?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Chicago to Riga Intl Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Riga Intl Airport?
The required travel and health documents for your Riga Intl Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Riga Intl Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.
What is the most popular airline from Chicago to Riga?
Based on momondo bookings for this flight route, the most popular airline on flight routes from Chicago to Riga is Scandinavian Airlines (51% of total bookings). The next most popular airline is Finnair (49%).

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Scandinavian Airlines	PriceFrom $454	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 1,987 reviews	Search Scandinavian Airlines flights
LOT	PriceFrom $507	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.6 1,199 reviews	Search LOT flights
Finnair	PriceFrom $553	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.6 1,429 reviews	Search Finnair flights
Lufthansa	PriceFrom $815	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.8 8,238 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
KLM	PriceFrom $888	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 1,575 reviews	Search KLM flights

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