There are 5 ways to get from Riyadh Airport (RUH) to Johannesburg by plane, car, shuttle, bus, or train
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Fly to Johannesburg International Airport
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane RUH - JNB
11h 2mR 7,353–9,081Fly to Gaborone, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Gaborone (GBE)plane RUH - GBE
- Take a shuttle bus from Gaborone to Johannesburg
19h 21mR 6,581–17,598Drive 10,035.2 km
- Drive from Riyadh Airport (RUH) to Johannesburgcar 10,035.2 km
5d 18hR 22,765–32,882Fly to Maputo International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Maputo International Airport (MPM)plane RUH - MPM
- Take the bus from Maputo to Pretoriabus
- Take the train from Pretoria to Parktrain
19h 10mR 8,668–11,920Fly to Lanseria International Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Lanseria International Airport (HLA)plane RUH - HLA
- Take the train from Pretoria to Parktrain
16h 4mR 7,269–20,394
Riyadh (RUH) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh Airport (RUH) to Johannesburg is to fly which costs R 7 000 - R 9 500 and takes 11h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh Airport (RUH) to Johannesburg is to fly which takes 11h 2m and costs R 7 000 - R 9 500.
The distance between Riyadh Airport (RUH) and Johannesburg is 6039 km. The road distance is 10035.2 km.
It takes approximately 11h 2m to get from Riyadh Airport (RUH) to Johannesburg, including transfers.
Johannesburg is 1h behind Riyadh Airport (RUH). It is currently 3:06 AM in Riyadh Airport (RUH) and 2:06 AM in Johannesburg.
Yes, the driving distance between Riyadh Airport (RUH) to Johannesburg is 10035 km. It takes approximately 5 days 18h to drive from Riyadh Airport (RUH) to Johannesburg.
There are 4983+ hotels available in Johannesburg.
What companies run services between Riyadh Airport (RUH), Saudi Arabia and Johannesburg, South Africa?
Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad, and three other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Johannesburg International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,400–14,000
Flights from Riyadh to Johannesburg International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 4,900–12,000
Flights from Riyadh to Gaborone via Doha, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–17,000
Flights from Riyadh to Maputo International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–17,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Riyadh to Lanseria International Airport via Addis Ababa, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–24,000
Flights from Riyadh to Lanseria International Airport via Dubai, Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Riyadh to Lanseria International Airport via Doha, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–22,000
Flights from Riyadh to Lanseria International Airport via Doha, Maputo International Airport, Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–19,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Johannesburg International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–16,000
Flights from Riyadh to Maputo International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–11,000
Flights from Riyadh to Maputo International Airport via Jeddah, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–11,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Riyadh to Johannesburg International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 3,700–10,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Riyadh to Johannesburg International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 4,900–12,000
- Phone
- 0800 428 87246
- [email protected]
- Website
- gautrain.co.za
Train from Pretoria to Park
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 75–100
- Schedules at
- gautrain.co.za
- Peak
- R 100
- Off-peak
- R 80
Train from Pretoria to Park
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 75–100
- Schedules at
- gautrain.co.za
- Peak
- R 100
- Off-peak
- R 80
- Phone
- +264-61-300-743
- Website
- shuttlesnamibia.com
Shuttle from Gaborone to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 709
- Schedules at
- shuttlesnamibia.com
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Maputo to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 320–440
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
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