There are 5 ways to get from Riyadh to Egypt by plane, car, subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Alexandria
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Alexandria (ALY)plane RUH - ALY
6h 41m$133–445Line 1 subway, line 4 subway, fly to Cairo International Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from King Fahad Library to Kafdsubway
- Take the subway from Kafd to Airport T3-4subway
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane RUH - CAI
7h 34m$79–326Drive 2,049.3 km
- Drive from Riyadh to Cairocar 2,049.3 km
22h 5m$115–166Fly to Sohag International Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Sohag International Airport (HMB)plane RUH - HMB
- Take the train from Sohag to Asyūţtrain
8h 57m$186–497Line 1 subway, line 4 subway, fly to Assiut Airport
- Take the subway from King Fahad Library to Kafdsubway
- Take the subway from Kafd to Airport T3-4subway
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Assiut Airport (ATZ)plane RUH - ATZ
6h 40m$183–605
Riyadh (RUH) to Alexandria (ALY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Egypt is to line 1 subway and line 4 subway and fly which costs $75 - $330 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Egypt is to line 1 subway and line 4 subway and fly which takes 6h 40m and costs $180 - $650.
The distance between Riyadh and Egypt is 1828 km. The road distance is 2049.3 km.
It takes approximately 6h 41m to get from Riyadh to Egypt, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Riyadh to Egypt is 2049 km. It takes approximately 22h 5m to drive from Riyadh to Egypt.
There are 7612+ hotels available in Egypt.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Egypt?
Air Arabia Egypt, Saudia, and five other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Alexandria (ALY) 4 times a day.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Riyadh to Alexandria via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Riyadh to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Riyadh to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–430
Flights from Riyadh to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Riyadh to Sohag International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Riyadh to Sohag International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- flyadeal.com
Flights from Riyadh to Alexandria via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Riyadh to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Riyadh to Sohag International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Riyadh to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–490
Flights from Riyadh to Sohag International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Riyadh to Assiut Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Riyadh to Alexandria via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
Flights from Riyadh to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Riyadh to Sohag International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Riyadh to Assiut Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Riyadh to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
- Website
- flyregent.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Website
- nileair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Riyadh to Alexandria via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Sohag International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–470
- Phone
- 19933
- [email protected]
- Website
- rpt.sa
Subway from King Fahad Library to Kafd
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- riyadhbus.sa
Subway from Kafd to Airport T3-4
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- rpt.sa
- Standard 2 hr Pass
- $2
- First Class 2 hr Pass
- $3
Subway from King Fahad Library to Kafd
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- riyadhbus.sa
Subway from Kafd to Airport T3-4
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- rpt.sa
- Standard 2 hr Pass
- $2
- First Class 2 hr Pass
- $3
- Phone
- 1661
- [email protected]
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Sohag to Asyūţ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $7–14
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