There are 5 ways to get from Newark to Riyadh by plane, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Riyadh (RUH)JFK - RUH
16h 31mSAR 1,566–3,420Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Riyadh (RUH)EWR - RUH
19h 16mSAR 1,112–3,933Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Riyadh (RUH)PHL - RUH
20h 41mSAR 1,748–5,619Fly from Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Riyadh (RUH)LGA - RUH
23h 11mSAR 1,343–4,415Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Riyadh (RUH)IAD - RUH
20h 15mSAR 1,435–6,381
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newark to Riyadh is to fly which costs 1500﷼ - 3500﷼ and takes 16h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Newark to Riyadh is to fly which takes 16h 31m and costs 1500﷼ - 3500﷼.
The distance between Newark and Riyadh is 10564 km.
It takes approximately 16h 31m to get from Newark to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 8h ahead of Newark. It is currently 9:43 AM in Newark and 5:43 PM in Riyadh.
There are 2717+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Newark, NJ, USA and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Saudia, Gulf Air Bahrain, and three other airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Riyadh (RUH) 5 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–3,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–3,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–5,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–4,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–5,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–5,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–4,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–5,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–4,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riyadh via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–3,400
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–3,700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,300
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riyadh via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–4,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–6,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,900
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–3,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- SAR 40–850
- Business Class
- SAR 210–1,000
Train from Newark Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 110–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- SAR 110–1,100
- Business Class
- SAR 340–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 210–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 65–2,200
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- SAR 65–1,700
- First Class
- SAR 480–2,200
Train from Newark Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 180–2,700
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- SAR 180–1,800
- First Class
- SAR 700–2,700
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 9–30
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- SAR 9–10
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- SAR 21–30
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