There are 5 ways to get from Dubai to Ad Dir‘īyah by plane, subway, towncar, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Dubai International Airport, line 4 subway
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Riyadh (RUH)plane DXB - RUH
- Take the subway from Airport T3-4 to Kafdsubway
5h 40mSAR 309–727Towncar, bus
- Take a town car from Dubai to Muscat International Airporttowncar
- Take the bus from Muscat to Riyadhbus
27h 11mSAR 1,744–1,998Drive 1,006.7 km
- Drive from Dubai to Ad Dir‘īyahcar 1,006.7 km
11hSAR 375–542Subway, bus to Sharjah International Airport, fly, line 4 subway
- Take the subway from Burj Khalifa/ Dubai Mall Metro Station 1 to City Centre Deira Metro Station 1subway
- Take the bus from Deira City Center Bus Station 2 to Sharjah, Al Jubail Bus Station 2bus
- Fly from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) to Riyadh (RUH)plane SHJ - RUH
- Take the subway from Airport T3-4 to Kafdsubway
7h 12mSAR 477–1,503Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Riyadh (RUH)plane AUH - RUH
7h 36mSAR 394–1,317
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Ad Dir‘īyah is to fly and line 4 subway which costs 300﷼ - 750﷼ and takes 5h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Ad Dir‘īyah is to fly and line 4 subway which takes 5h 40m and costs 300﷼ - 750﷼.
The distance between Dubai and Ad Dir‘īyah is 929 km. The road distance is 1006.7 km.
The best way to get from Dubai to Ad Dir‘īyah without a car is to towncar and bus which takes 27h 11m and costs 1700﷼ - 2000﷼.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Dubai to Ad Dir‘īyah, including transfers.
Ad Dir‘īyah is 1h behind Dubai. It is currently 2:24 AM in Dubai and 1:24 AM in Ad Dir‘īyah.
Yes, the driving distance between Dubai to Ad Dir‘īyah is 1007 km. It takes approximately 11h to drive from Dubai to Ad Dir‘īyah.
There are 2273+ hotels available in Ad Dir‘īyah.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Ad Dir‘īyah, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Dubai to Ad Dir‘īyah. However, you can take the subway to Airport Terminal 3 Metro Station 1, walk to Dubai International Airport (DXB) airport, fly to Riyadh (RUH), walk to Airport T3-4, take the line 4 subway to Kafd, then take the taxi to Ad Dir‘īyah. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Satwa, Bus Station 7 to Ad Dir‘īyah via Deira City Center Bus Station 3, Dubai, Muscat International Airport, Muscat International Airport, Ruwi, Muscat, and Riyadh in around 27h 11m.
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 280–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 340–1,500
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh via Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–1,300
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 240–950
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 300–2,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 300–2,400
- Website
- flyadeal.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 270–450
- Website
- flyregent.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 240–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 370–1,600
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 500–550
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 480–1,300
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,300
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 400–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 280–1,300
- Phone
- 19933
- [email protected]
- Website
- rpt.sa
Subway from Airport T3-4 to Kafd
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 3–10
- Schedules at
- rpt.sa
- Standard 2 hr Pass
- SAR 4
- First Class 2 hr Pass
- SAR 10
Subway from Airport T3-4 to Kafd
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 3–10
- Schedules at
- rpt.sa
- Standard 2 hr Pass
- SAR 4
- First Class 2 hr Pass
- SAR 10
- Phone
- 800 90 90
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dubai RTA
Subway from Burj Khalifa/ Dubai Mall Metro Station 1 to City Centre Deira Metro Station 1
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 4–6
- Schedules at
- Dubai RTA
- Phone
- +971 556050176
- [email protected]
- Website
- alkhanjryonline.com
Bus from Muscat to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 130–350
- Schedules at
- alkhanjryonline.com
- Phone
- 8009090
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dubai RTA
Bus from Deira City Center Bus Station 2 to Sharjah, Al Jubail Bus Station 2
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 5–8
- Website
- Dubai RTA
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 35–39
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
- Phone
- +968 94681176
- Website
- omantaxipro.com
Towncar from Dubai to Muscat International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,505
- Schedules at
- omantaxipro.com
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