There are 5 ways to get from Riyadh to Semnan by plane, bus, train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Riyadh to Tehran International Airport, bus, train
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane RUH - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
- Take the train from Tehran to Semnāntrain
12h 21mDrive 1,930.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Riyadh to Semnancar 1,930.8 km
23h 56m$108–156Fly Riyadh to Dasht-E Naz Airport, taxi
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Dasht-E Naz Airport (SRY)plane RUH - SRY
- Take the taxi from Dasht-E Naz Airport (SRY) to Semnantaxi
23h 49m$196–460Fly Riyadh to Mehrabad International Airport, bus, taxi, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Mehrabad International Airport (THR)plane RUH - THR
- Take the bus from Azadi Square to Tehran Imam Khomeinibus
- Take the taxi from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadegantaxi
- Take the train from Tehran to Semnāntrain
19h 39mTrain, taxi to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport, fly to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Riyadh to Al-Qassimtrain
- Take the taxi from Al-Qassim to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ)taxi
- Fly from Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane ELQ - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
- Take the train from Tehran to Semnāntrain
23h 5m
Riyadh (RUH) to Tehran International Airport (IKA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Semnan is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 23h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Semnan is to fly and taxi which takes 23h 49m and costs $190 - $460.
The distance between Riyadh and Semnan is 1570 km. The road distance is 1930.8 km.
It takes approximately 12h 21m to get from Riyadh to Semnan, including transfers.
Semnan is 30 min ahead of Riyadh. It is currently 9:50 PM in Riyadh and 10:20 PM in Semnan.
Yes, the driving distance between Riyadh to Semnan is 1931 km. It takes approximately 23h 56m to drive from Riyadh to Semnan.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Semnan, Iran?
There is no direct connection from Riyadh to Semnan. 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 Tehran International Airport (IKA), walk to Tehran Imam Khomeini, take the bus to Azadi Square, take the taxi to Tehran, then take the train to Semnān. Alternatively, you can drive from Riyadh to Semnan in around 23h 56m.
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Tehran International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Riyadh to Tehran International Airport via Manama, Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha, Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport to Tehran International Airport via Riyadh, Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- iaa.ir
Flights from Riyadh to Dasht-E Naz Airport via Muscat, Shiraz
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–450
Flights from Riyadh to Mehrabad International Airport via Dubai, Ahwaz
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Riyadh to Mehrabad International Airport via Doha, Dubai, Ahwaz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- zagrosairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Mehrabad International Airport via Muscat, Shiraz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–440
Flights from Riyadh to Mehrabad International Airport via Dubai, Ahwaz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- mahan.aero
Flights from Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport to Tehran International Airport via Amman, Baghdad
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport to Tehran International Airport via Amman, Erbil
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- chabaharairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Mehrabad International Airport via Dubai, Chah Bahar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport to Tehran International Airport via Amman, Najaf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- ebooking.iranair.com
Flights from Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport to Tehran International Airport via Amman, Najaf
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Phone
- 021- 55122417
- info@raja.ir
- Website
- raja.ir
Train from Tehran to Semnān
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Book at
- IRANRAIL
Train from Tehran to Semnān
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Book at
- IRANRAIL
Train from Tehran to Semnān
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Book at
- IRANRAIL
- Phone
- 920000329
- customerservices@sar.com.sa
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Riyadh to Al-Qassim
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Schedules at
- sar.com.sa
- Economy
- $21–45
- Business
- $40–85
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Estimated price
- $1–65
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