There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Riyadh by plane, subway, or train
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Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Riyadh (RUH)plane DCA - RUH
20h 15mSAR 2,611–8,331Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
cheapest- 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
16h 36mSAR 1,415–3,844Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Riyadh (RUH)plane JFK - RUH
19h 1mSAR 1,772–5,333Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Riyadh (RUH)plane PHL - RUH
20h 41mSAR 1,974–6,187
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Riyadh is to subway and fly which costs 1400﷼ - 3900﷼ and takes 16h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Riyadh is to subway and fly which takes 16h 36m and costs 1400﷼ - 3900﷼.
The distance between Washington and Riyadh is 10863 km.
It takes approximately 20h 15m to get from Washington to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 8h ahead of Washington. It is currently 6:57 AM in Washington and 2:57 PM in Riyadh.
There are 2649+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
American Airlines, Qatar Airways, and four other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Riyadh (RUH) twice daily.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,600–8,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,600–9,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–3,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–3,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–3,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–3,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–3,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 3,400–11,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,800–6,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–5,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 3,400–11,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,800–6,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–5,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,600–8,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,600
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–3,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,300
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–5,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–4,900
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riyadh via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,500
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–4,600
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–2,900
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 190–2,700
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- SAR 190–1,900
- First Class
- SAR 750–2,700
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 110–2,400
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- SAR 110–1,800
- First Class
- SAR 550–2,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- 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 350–1,300
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 70–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- SAR 70–950
- Business Class
- SAR 270–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 120–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 65–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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