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)plane JFK - RUH
16h 42mSAR 1,567–2,321Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Riyadh (RUH)plane EWR - RUH
19h 26mSAR 1,312–4,433Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Riyadh (RUH)plane PHL - RUH
21h 22mSAR 1,959–6,130Fly from Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Riyadh (RUH)plane LGA - RUH
22h 48mSAR 1,443–5,615Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Riyadh (RUH)plane IAD - RUH
20h 39mSAR 1,638–4,921
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﷼ - 2400﷼ and takes 16h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Newark to Riyadh is to fly which takes 16h 42m and costs 1500﷼ - 2400﷼.
The distance between Newark and Riyadh is 10564 km.
It takes approximately 16h 42m to get from Newark to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 7h ahead of Newark. It is currently 11:52 AM in Newark and 6:52 PM in Riyadh.
There are 2831+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Newark, NJ, USA and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Saudia, Royal Jordanian, and four other airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Riyadh (RUH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–5,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–4,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–6,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–5,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–5,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–6,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–5,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–5,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–6,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–5,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riyadh via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–6,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–3,900
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–5,500
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–4,600
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,400
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riyadh via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–5,500
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
- 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
- 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 80–180
- 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 210–470
- 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
- 47 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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