There are 5 ways to get from Riyadh to Kuwait by subway, plane, train, taxi, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 4 subway, fly to Kuwait International Airport
best- Take the subway from Kafd to Airport T3-4subway
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI)plane RUH - KWI
4h 48m$120–1,326Drive 594 km
cheapest- Drive from Riyadh to Al Aḩmadīcar 594 km
7h 51m$34–48Train, taxi, bus, drive
- Take the train from Riyadh to Dammamtrain
- Take the taxi from Dammam to Dammam Airporttaxi
- Take the bus from Dammam Airport to Al Khafji Borderbus
- Drive from Al Khafji Border to Al Aḩmadīcar
9h 43m$70–123Fly to Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport, drive
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport (AQI)plane RUH - AQI
- Drive from Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport (AQI) to Al Jahrā’car
6h 18m$104–493Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Riyadh to Dammambus
- Take the bus from Dammam Main Stn to King Fahd Airport Stnbus G7
- Take the bus from Dammam Airport to Al Khafji Borderbus
- Drive from Al Khafji Border to Al Aḩmadīcar
11h 56m$62–75
Riyadh (RUH) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Kuwait is to drive which costs $30 - $50 and takes 7h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Kuwait is to line 4 subway and fly which takes 4h 48m and costs $120 - $1,400.
The distance between Riyadh and Kuwait is 540 km. The road distance is 594 km.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Riyadh to Kuwait, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Riyadh to Kuwait is 594 km. It takes approximately 7h 51m to drive from Riyadh to Kuwait.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait?
There is no direct connection from Riyadh to Kuwait. However, you can take the line 1 subway to Kafd, take the line 4 subway to Airport T3-4, walk to Riyadh-Airport-RUH airport, fly to Kuwait International Airport (KWI), then take the taxi to Farwaniya. Alternatively, you can take the train to Dammam, take the taxi to Dammam Airport, take the bus to Al Khafji Border, then drive to Al Aḩmadī.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Kuwait International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–2,000
Flights from Riyadh to Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Kuwait International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–2,000
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Kuwait International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Riyadh to Kuwait International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–950
Flights from Riyadh to Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Phone
- 19933
- customercare@riyadhbus.sa
- Website
- rpt.sa
Subway from Kafd to Airport T3-4
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- rpt.sa
- Standard 2 hr Pass
- $2
- First Class 2 hr Pass
- $3
- Phone
- 920000329
- customerservices@sar.com.sa
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Riyadh to Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Schedules at
- sar.com.sa
- Economy
- $5–40
- Business
- $9–70
- Phone
- 8003040155
- Website
- darbalwatan.com
Bus from Dammam Airport to Al Khafji Border
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–32
- Schedules at
- darbalwatan.com
- Phone
- +971 556050176
- support@alkhanjryonline.com
- Website
- alkhanjryonline.com
Bus from Riyadh to Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–29
- Schedules at
- alkhanjryonline.com
- Phone
- +966920000877
- Website
- saptco.com.sa
Bus from Dammam Main Stn to King Fahd Airport Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- saptco.com.sa
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