There are 5 ways to get from Riyadh to Thuwal 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 1 subway, line 4 subway, fly to Jeddah, train, taxi
best- Take the subway from King Fahad Library to Kafdsubway
- Take the subway from Kafd to Airport T3-4subway
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Jeddah (JED)plane RUH - JED
- Take the train from Jeddah Airport to King Abdullah Economic Citytrain
- Take the taxi from King Abdullah Economic City to Thuwaltaxi
6h 23mSAR 406–819Drive 1,003.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Riyadh to Thuwalcar 1,003.4 km
9h 52mSAR 210–304Bus, train via Jeddah
- Take the bus from Aziziyah Bus Stn to Saptco Jeddah Stnbus
- Take the train from Al-Sulimaniyah Jeddah station to King Abdullah Economic Citytrain Haramain High Speed
15h 39mSAR 337–528Line 4 subway, fly to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport, line 300 bus, train, taxi
- Take the subway from Kafd to Airport T3-4subway
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane RUH - MED
- Take the bus from Prophet's Mosque to Haramain Express Trainbus
- Take the train from Madinah to King Abdullah Economic Citytrain
- Take the taxi from King Abdullah Economic City to Thuwaltaxi
7h 52mSAR 451–1,109Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riyadh Bus Station to Jeddah Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Al-Sulimaniyah Jeddah station to King Abdullah Economic Citytrain Haramain High Speed
16h 9mSAR 363–564
Riyadh (RUH) to Jeddah (JED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Thuwal is to drive which costs 210﷼ - 310﷼ and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Thuwal is to line 1 subway and line 4 subway and fly and train and taxi which takes 6h 23m and costs 400﷼ - 850﷼.
The distance between Riyadh and Thuwal is 1015 km. The road distance is 1003.4 km.
The best way to get from Riyadh to Thuwal without a car is to bus and train via Jeddah which takes 15h 39m and costs 330﷼ - 550﷼.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Riyadh to Thuwal, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Riyadh to Thuwal is 1003 km. It takes approximately 9h 52m to drive from Riyadh to Thuwal.
There are 52+ hotels available in Thuwal.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Thuwal, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Riyadh to Thuwal. 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 Jeddah (JED), take the taxi to Jeddah Airport, take the train to King Abdullah Economic City, then take the taxi to Thuwal. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Al Muorabba to Thuwal via Transport Center, Aziziyah Bus Stn, Saptco Bus Stn, Al-Andalus Mall, Al-Sulimaniyah Jeddah station, and King Abdullah Economic City in around 15h 39m.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 200–850
Flights from Riyadh to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 220–750
Flights from Riyadh to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 270–750
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Riyadh to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 210–750
Flights from Riyadh to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 250–700
- Website
- flyadeal.com
Flights from Riyadh to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 200–550
Flights from Riyadh to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 220–650
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Riyadh to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 280–850
- Phone
- 19933
- customercare@riyadhbus.sa
- Website
- rpt.sa
Subway from King Fahad Library to Kafd
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 3–4
- Schedules at
- rpt.sa
Subway from Kafd to Airport T3-4
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 3–10
- Schedules at
- rpt.sa
- 2 hr Pass
- SAR 4
- Phone
- 920000329
- customerservices@sar.com.sa
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Jeddah Airport to King Abdullah Economic City
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–50
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- SAR 40–50
- Business
- SAR 45–65
Train from Al-Sulimaniyah Jeddah station to King Abdullah Economic City
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–50
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- SAR 40–50
- Business
- SAR 50–70
Train from Madinah to King Abdullah Economic City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 80–224
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- SAR 80–95
- Business
- SAR 120–170
- Phone
- +966920018221
- Website
- satrans.com.sa
Bus from Aziziyah Bus Stn to Saptco Jeddah Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 130–260
- Schedules at
- satrans.com.sa
- Phone
- +966148177777
- Website
- madinahbus.mda.gov.sa
Bus from Prophet's Mosque to Haramain Express Train
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 11
- Schedules at
- madinahbus.mda.gov.sa
- Airport
- SAR 11
- Phone
- + 966 920020590
- care@nwbus.sa
- Website
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Riyadh Bus Station to Jeddah Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 210–370
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Estimated price
- SAR 110–140
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