There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Riyadh by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly Sydney International Airport to Riyadh
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Riyadh (RUH)plane SYD - RUH
21h 17mSAR 1,255–3,673Drive to Orange Airport, fly to Riyadh
- Drive from Sydney to Orange-Airport-OAGcar
- Fly from Orange Airport (OAG) to Riyadh (RUH)plane OAG - RUH
26h 6mSAR 1,725–4,786Fly Sydney International Airport to Bahrain International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Bahrain International Airport (BAH)plane SYD - BAH
- Take the bus from Manama - Lulu Centre to Azziziya Bus Stationbus
26h 6mSAR 1,554–4,430Fly Sydney International Airport to Hamad International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Hamad International Airport (DOH)plane SYD - DOH
- Take the bus from Msheirb Bus Stn to Aziziyah Bus Stnbus
25h 2mSAR 1,873–3,640Fly Sydney International Airport to King Fahd International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to King Fahd International Airport (DMM)plane SYD - DMM
- Take the bus from King Fahd Airport Stn to Dammam Main Stnbus
- Take the train from Dammam to Riyadhtrain
27h 11mSAR 1,824–3,181Fly Sydney International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ)plane SYD - ELQ
- Take the bus from Buraydah to Riyadh Central Busbus
28h 35mSAR 1,952–5,127
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Riyadh is to fly and bus and train which costs 1800﷼ - 3200﷼ and takes 27h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Riyadh is to fly which takes 21h 17m and costs 1200﷼ - 3700﷼.
The distance between Sydney and Riyadh is 12847 km.
It takes approximately 21h 17m to get from Sydney to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 8h behind Sydney. It is currently 1:54 AM in Sydney and 5:54 PM in Riyadh.
There are 2649+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Emirates, Flydubai, and four other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Riyadh (RUH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Riyadh via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,600
Flights from Orange Airport to Riyadh via Sydney International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–4,600
Flights from Orange Airport to Riyadh via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–4,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hamad International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–4,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–4,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Riyadh via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–5,500
Flights from Orange Airport to Riyadh via Sydney International Airport, Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–7,000
Flights from Orange Airport to Riyadh via Melbourne, Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,200–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,000–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,000–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,800–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,200–7,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Riyadh via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–3,900
Flights from Orange Airport to Riyadh via Melbourne, Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,200–7,000
Flights from Orange Airport to Riyadh via Sydney International Airport, Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–4,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,000–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,000–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,800–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,200–7,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Riyadh via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–6,000
Flights from Orange Airport to Riyadh via Sydney International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,200–7,500
Flights from Orange Airport to Riyadh via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,200–7,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,000–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–6,500
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,000–6,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Riyadh via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Orange Airport to Riyadh via Sydney International Airport, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,400–8,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,100–6,500
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hamad International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–5,000
- Phone
- 920000329
- customerservices@sar.com.sa
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Dammam to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 20–150
- Schedules at
- sar.com.sa
- Economy
- SAR 20–150
- Business
- SAR 35–280
- Phone
- +966920000877
- Website
- saptco.com.sa
Bus from Manama - Lulu Centre to Azziziya Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–260
- Schedules at
- saptco.com.sa
Bus from Msheirb Bus Stn to Aziziyah Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 120–270
- Schedules at
- saptco.com.sa
Bus from King Fahd Airport Stn to Dammam Main Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 20–27
- Schedules at
- saptco.com.sa
Bus from Buraydah to Riyadh Central Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 80–110
- Schedules at
- saptco.com.sa
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