Travel to Riyadh
Every way to reach Riyadh: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Riyadh is reachable from 90 places across 38 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 53 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €41.44 and the fastest takes 3h 11m door to door. The nearest origin is 298 km away.
How people reach Riyadh
Every mode that actually calls at Riyadh, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 8 | €44.34 | 3h 11m | 391 km | 1 |
| Flight | 163 | €41.44 | 4h 5m | 10,843 km | 52 |
- 90Places you can arrive from
- 90Places you can leave for
- 38Countries
- 53Operators
The train gets you into Riyadh. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to sleep in Riyadh
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 to 600 km | 23 | 13% | Al Hufūf, 298 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 53 | 31% | Qal‘at Bīshah, 671 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 95 | 56% | Sohag, 1520 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Riyadh that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 47 | 34% |
| India | 17 | 12% |
| Egypt | 12 | 9% |
| Pakistan | 10 | 7% |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 4% |
| Türkiye | 6 | 4% |
| Yemen | 5 | 4% |
| Belgium | 4 | 3% |
| China | 4 | 3% |
| Germany | 4 | 3% |
| United States | 4 | 3% |
| Italy | 3 | 2% |
| Austria | 2 | 1% |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1% |
| Bahrain | 2 | 1% |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 1% |
| France | 2 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Georgia | 2 | 1% |
| Greece | 2 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Riyadh
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Riyadh
- Riyadh railway station
- Riyadh North railway station
- National Museum
- King Abdulaziz 04
- RUH
The fare from RUH into Riyadh is the one price on this journey we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
A car waiting when you land in Riyadh
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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The cheapest journeys into Riyadh
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dammam to Riyadh flight | €41.44 | 4h 5m | 391 km |
| Hofuf to Riyadh train | €44.34 | 3h 23m | 298 km |
| Al Mubarraz to Riyadh train | €44.89 | 3h 11m | 300 km |
| Dammam to Riyadh train | €45.44 | 3h 27m | 391 km |
| Doha to Riyadh flight | €49.70 | 4h 14m | 489 km |
| Kuwait City to Riyadh flight | €53.24 | 4h 17m | 535 km |
| Dhahran to Riyadh train | €56.44 | 3h 51m | 384 km |
| Medina to Riyadh flight | €68.58 | 4h 31m | 719 km |
| Ta'if to Riyadh flight | €71.53 | 4h 36m | 749 km |
| Jeddah to Riyadh flight | €79.20 | 4h 41m | 849 km |
| Abhā to Riyadh flight | €79.20 | 4h 41m | 841 km |
| Najran to Riyadh flight | €79.20 | 4h 41m | 844 km |
| Sharjah city to Riyadh flight | €81.56 | 4h 45m | 878 km |
| Dubai to Riyadh flight | €82.74 | 4h 42m | 867 km |
| Gazan to Riyadh flight | €89.23 | 4h 50m | 969 km |
| Tabuk to Riyadh flight | €99.85 | 5h | 1,090 km |
We cannot promise Riyadh railway station still has a left luggage office, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Left luggage near Riyadh railway station
Most of the points near Riyadh railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Popular journeys to Riyadh
Common questions about Travel to Riyadh
How can I get to Riyadh?
Riyadh is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 90 places, across 38 countries, on services run by 53 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Riyadh?
The cheapest way into Riyadh is by Flight, from €41.44 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 90 origins we sell into Riyadh over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Riyadh?
The fastest journey into Riyadh is by Train, at 3h 11m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 298 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Riyadh have?
Riyadh has 5 named terminals on our network, including 2 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Riyadh railway station, Riyadh North railway station, RUH. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where else can I go from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia?
Riyadh connects to 90 places on our network across 38 countries, the furthest of them 10,843 km away in a straight line. Saudi Arabia routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Saudi Arabia
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Riyadh is somebody else's catalogue.
Things to do in Riyadh
The tickets worth having in advance, because the queue at the door is usually the whole morning.
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