There are 5 ways to get from Riyadh to El Gouna by subway, plane, bus, car ferry, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 1 subway, line 4 subway, fly
best- Take the subway from King Fahad Library to Kafdsubway
- Take the subway from Kafd to Airport T3-4subway
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Hurghada Airport (HRG)plane RUH - HRG
6h 14m$126–430Bus, car ferry, taxi
- Take the bus from Riyadh Bus Stn to Jeddah Train Stnbus
- Take the bus from Jeddah Train Station to Tabuk Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tabuk Bus Stn to Ḩaqlbus
- Take the car ferry from Aqaba to Nuweibacarferry
- Take the bus from Nuweiba to Sharm El-Sheikhbus
- Take the taxi from Sharm El-Sheikh to El Gounataxi
2d 3h$297–746Drive 2,280.3 km
- Drive from Riyadh to El Gounacar 2,280.3 km
25h 5m$128–184Bus
- Take the bus from Aziziyah Bus Stn to Saptco Jeddah Stnbus
- Take the bus from Jeddah Train Station to Tabuk Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tabuk Bus Stn to Ḩaqlbus
- Take the bus from Aqaba to Cairobus
- Take the bus from Kolaly to El Gounabus
2d 8h$197–306Bus via Amman
- Take the bus from Riyadh Bus Stn to Jeddah Train Stnbus
- Take the bus from Jeddah Train Station to Tabuk Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tabuk to Ammanbus
- Take the bus from Amman Abdali Terminal to Cairobus
- Take the bus from Kolaly to El Gounabus
2d 11h$168–292
Riyadh (RUH) to Hurghada Airport (HRG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to El Gouna is to drive which costs $120 - $190 and takes 25h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to El Gouna is to line 1 subway and line 4 subway and fly which takes 6h 14m and costs $120 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Riyadh to El Gouna. However, there are services departing from Aziziyah Bus Stn and arriving at El Gouna via Jeddah Train Station, Tabuk Bus Stn, Aqaba and Kolaly. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Riyadh and El Gouna is 1391 km. The road distance is 2280.3 km.
The best way to get from Riyadh to El Gouna without a car is to bus via Amman which takes 2 days 11h and costs $160 - $300.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Riyadh to El Gouna, including transfers.
Riyadh to El Gouna bus services, operated by SATRANS, depart from Aziziyah Bus Stn station.
Riyadh to El Gouna bus services, operated by SATRANS, arrive at Saptco Jeddah Stn station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riyadh to El Gouna is 2280 km. It takes approximately 25h 5m to drive from Riyadh to El Gouna.
There are 2420+ hotels available in El Gouna.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and El Gouna, Egypt?
You can take a subway from Al Muorabba to El Gouna via Transport Center, Aziziyah Bus Stn, Saptco Jeddah Stn, Jeddah Train Station, Tabuk Bus Stn, Ḩaql, Aqaba, Cairo, and Kolaly in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Riyadh to Hurghada Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Riyadh to Hurghada Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Riyadh to Hurghada Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Riyadh to Hurghada Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Hurghada Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- 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
- Phone
- + 966 920020590
- [email protected]
- Website
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Riyadh Bus Stn to Jeddah Train Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Jeddah Train Station to Tabuk Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
- Book at
- booking.nwbus.sa
Bus from Tabuk Bus Stn to Ḩaql
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Jeddah Train Station to Tabuk Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
- Book at
- booking.nwbus.sa
Bus from Tabuk Bus Stn to Ḩaql
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Riyadh Bus Stn to Jeddah Train Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Jeddah Train Station to Tabuk Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
- Book at
- booking.nwbus.sa
- Phone
- 02/22623128
- [email protected]
- Website
- eastdelta-travel.com
Bus from Nuweiba to Sharm El-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- eastdelta-travel.com
- Phone
- +966920018221
- Website
- satrans.com.sa
Bus from Aziziyah Bus Stn to Saptco Jeddah Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- satrans.com.sa
- Phone
- +962 6 566 4141
- [email protected]
- Website
- jett.com.jo
Bus from Aqaba to Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–44
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Adult
- $22–35
Bus from Tabuk to Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Adult
- $23–35
Bus from Amman Abdali Terminal to Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Adult
- $30–45
- Phone
- +20 19567
- [email protected]
- Website
- go-bus.com
Bus from Kolaly to El Gouna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
Bus from Kolaly to El Gouna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Phone
- +962-6-5859554
- [email protected]
- Website
- abmaritime.com.jo
Car ferry from Aqaba to Nuweiba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Schedules at
- abmaritime.com.jo
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