There are 5 ways to get from Mussafah to Riyadh by plane, subway, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Abu Dhabi, line 4 subway, line 1 subway
best- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Riyadh (RUH)plane AUH - RUH
- Take the subway from Airport T3-4 to Kafdsubway
- Take the subway from Kafd to King Fahad Librarysubway
5h 55mSAR 411–1,321Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stn to Burj Sahwa Bus Stnbus 202
- Take the bus from Muscat to Riyadhbus
33h 2mSAR 214–526Bus, train
- Take the bus from Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stn to Khatm Al Shiklah borderbus 202
- Take the bus from Khatm Al Shiklah border to Burj Sahwa Bus Stnbus 202
- Take the bus from Muscat to Dammambus
- Take the train from Dammam to Riyadhtrain
30h 28mSAR 395–844Drive 863.6 km
- Drive from Mussafah to Riyadhcar 863.6 km
9h 42mSAR 359–518Bus to Dubai International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Mussafah Shabiya Bus Station to Al Jafiliya Bus Station 1bus
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Riyadh (RUH)plane DXB - RUH
8h 9mSAR 368–909
Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mussafah to Riyadh is to drive which costs 350﷼ - 550﷼ and takes 9h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Mussafah to Riyadh is to fly and line 4 subway and line 1 subway which takes 5h 55m and costs 410﷼ - 1400﷼.
No, there is no direct bus from Mussafah to Riyadh. However, there are services departing from St 16 / St 15 and arriving at Riyadh via Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stn, Burj Sahwa Bus station, Muscat International Airport - Old Terminal 2 and Muscat. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 2m.
The distance between Mussafah and Riyadh is 881 km. The road distance is 863.6 km.
The best way to get from Mussafah to Riyadh without a car is to bus and train which takes 30h 28m and costs 390﷼ - 850﷼.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Mussafah to Riyadh, including transfers.
Mussafah to Riyadh bus services, operated by Mwasalat, depart from Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stn station.
Mussafah to Riyadh bus services, operated by Mwasalat, arrive at Burj Sahwa Bus Stn station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mussafah to Riyadh is 864 km. It takes approximately 9h 42m to drive from Mussafah to Riyadh.
There are 2590+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Mussafah, United Arab Emirates and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
You can take a bus from St 16 / St 15 to Riyadh via Abu Dhabi Bus Station, Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stn, Burj Sahwa Bus station, Muscat International Airport - Old Terminal 2, Ruwi, and Muscat in around 33h 2m.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 350–1,300
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 330–900
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 390–1,900
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh via Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 400–1,300
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 260–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 350–1,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 250–1,700
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 400–1,500
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Riyadh via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 420–1,200
- Website
- flyadeal.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 330–900
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 440–550
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 500–800
- 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 Kafd to King Fahad Library
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 3–4
- Schedules at
- riyadhbus.sa
- Phone
- 920000329
- [email protected]
- 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 35–260
- Phone
- +968 1551
- [email protected]
- Website
- mwasalat.om
Bus from Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stn to Khatm Al Shiklah border
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 27–40
- Schedules at
- mwasalat.om
Bus from Khatm Al Shiklah border to Burj Sahwa Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 35–90
- Schedules at
- mwasalat.om
Bus from Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stn to Burj Sahwa Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 45–120
- Schedules at
- mwasalat.om
- Phone
- +971 556050176
- [email protected]
- Website
- alkhanjryonline.com
Bus from Muscat to Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 120–330
- Schedules at
- 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
- rta.ae
Bus from Mussafah Shabiya Bus Station to Al Jafiliya Bus Station 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 27–40
- Website
- https://www.rta.ae/wps/portal/rta/ae/public-transport/dubaibus?lang=en
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