There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Riyadh by plane, subway, train, or bus
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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 19mSAR 2,534–8,799Subway 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 1,515–3,944Train 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
18h 59mSAR 1,772–5,032Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Riyadh (RUH)plane RIC - RUH
23h 34mSAR 1,591–5,685
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 1500﷼ - 4000﷼ and takes 16h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Riyadh is to subway and fly which takes 16h 36m and costs 1500﷼ - 4000﷼.
The distance between Washington and Riyadh is 10863 km.
It takes approximately 20h 19m to get from Washington to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 8h ahead of Washington. It is currently 6:04 AM in Washington and 2:04 PM in Riyadh.
There are 2661+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
JetBlue Airways, Qatar Airways, and four other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Riyadh (RUH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 3,200–11,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–6,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–6,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Riyadh via Philadelphia, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,500–9,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,500–9,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–3,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–4,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–3,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–3,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Riyadh via Philadelphia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Riyadh via Philadelphia, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 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
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 3,200–11,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–6,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Riyadh via Philadelphia, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Riyadh via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–6,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,900–6,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,500–9,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Riyadh via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 2,500–9,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Riyadh via Philadelphia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,500
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–3,900
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 1,800–5,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–4,700
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and 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 1,100–3,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Riyadh via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–6,500
- 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
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
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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 85–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 85–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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