Chicago to Riverside runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €251.47, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 7h 57m over 2,927 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €251.47, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 12, 2026
€251.47
- 174%Moves across the booking window
174%When it runs, leaving Chicago
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
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0%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €666.84Wed23
- about €838.53Thu24
- about €519.34Fri25
- about €516.39Sat26
- about €532.91Sun27
- about €354.73Mon28
- about €354.72Tue29
- about €396.02Wed30
- about €401.93Thu1
- about €462.69Fri2
- about €340.57Sat3
- about €305.76Sun4
- about €357.08Mon5
- about €298.67Tue6
- about €311.65Wed7
- about €423.75Thu8
- about €304.57Fri9
- about €388.95Sat10
- about €294.54Sun11
- about €251.47Mon12
- about €309.88Tue13
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Riverside. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Riverside for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Chicago to Riverside
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €309.8890 days
- €243.2160 days
- €298.0845 days
- €303.3930 days
- €309.8821 days
- €298.6714 days
- €354.727 days
- €519.343 days
- €666.841 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €243.21.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 174 percent. The most expensive point is €666.84, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Chicago to Riverside and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
2 hours behind on arrival. You land earlier than the journey suggests.
The shape of it
2,927 km
2,737 km as the crow flies, 7% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
2,664,452 → 317,261
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 2,927 km against 2,737 km in a straight line, a detour of 7 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Santa Ana. The gap between arriving and leaving is 89 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 11 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Riverside station
Most of the points near Riverside station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Chicago to Riverside
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Chicago to Riverside?
The fastest journey from Chicago to Riverside takes 7h 57m door to door, of which 4h 31m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 8h 14m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Chicago to Riverside?
The cheapest fare from Chicago to Riverside is €251.47, as of September 22, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €357.08. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Chicago to Riverside?
The cheapest way from Chicago to Riverside is by flight, at €251.47 for one passenger on October 12, 2026. That journey takes 7h 57m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Chicago to Riverside?
Fares from Chicago to Riverside bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €243.21. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 174 percent, measured on September 22, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Chicago to Riverside?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Chicago to Riverside, at €305.76. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 22, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Chicago to Riverside?
January is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Chicago to Riverside, at €234.36 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Chicago to Riverside?
2 operators sell services from Chicago to Riverside across 1 mode: American Airlines, Amtrak California. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Chicago to Riverside?
0 percent of the services we sell from Chicago to Riverside are direct. The rest connect at Santa Ana, with about 89 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Chicago to Riverside use?
Services from Chicago to Riverside by flight leave from Chicago O'Hare International Airport ORD and arrive at Riverside station. Allow about 1h 57m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Chicago to Riverside?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Chicago to Riverside allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Chicago to Riverside on September 22, 2026: 2927 km of route against 2737 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €251.47, and 7h 57m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Riverside is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Riverside and across United States
Day trips that leave Riverside in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Chicago reaches 298 places in 46 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 15,696 km. Riverside reaches 53 places in 3 countries, from 44 to 4,316 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Chicago
- 298Places you can leave for
- 46Countries
- 79Operators
46
79Arriving in Riverside
Leaving Riverside
- 53Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 5Operators