There are 4 ways to get from Riyadh to Karaj by plane, bus, car, taxi, or train
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Fly Riyadh to Tehran International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane RUH - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
10h 44m$225–957Fly Riyadh to Mehrabad International Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Mehrabad International Airport (THR)plane RUH - THR
- Take the taxi from Tehran-Mehrabad-Airport-THR to Karajtaxi
10h 40m$93–446Drive 1,800.1 km
- Drive from Riyadh to Karajcar 1,800.1 km
22h 43m$101–146Train to Hofuf, fly to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Riyadh to Al Hufoftrain
- Fly from Hofuf (HOF) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane HOF - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
18h 57m$330–1,347
Riyadh (RUH) to Tehran International Airport (IKA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Karaj is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 22h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Karaj is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 40m and costs $90 - $450.
The distance between Riyadh and Karaj is 1376 km. The road distance is 1800.1 km.
It takes approximately 10h 44m to get from Riyadh to Karaj, including transfers.
Karaj is 30 min ahead of Riyadh. It is currently 7:17 AM in Riyadh and 7:47 AM in Karaj.
Yes, the driving distance between Riyadh to Karaj is 1800 km. It takes approximately 22h 43m to drive from Riyadh to Karaj.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Karaj, Iran?
There is no direct connection from Riyadh to Karaj. However, you can take the line 1 subway to Kafd, take the line 4 subway to Airport T3-4, walk to Riyadh-Airport-RUH airport, fly to Tehran International Airport (IKA), walk to Tehran Imam Khomeini, take the bus to Azadi Square, take the taxi to Tehran Station, then take the line 5 subway to Mohammad Shahr. Alternatively, you can drive from Riyadh to Karaj in around 22h 43m.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Hofuf to Tehran International Airport via Dubai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- zagrosairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Mehrabad International Airport via Dubai, Gheshm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- iaa.ir
Flights from Riyadh to Mehrabad International Airport via Doha, Shiraz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Riyadh to Mehrabad International Airport via Dubai, Shiraz
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Hofuf to Tehran International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Phone
- 920000329
- [email protected]
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Riyadh to Al Hufof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–29
- Schedules at
- sar.com.sa
- Economy
- $4–29
- Business
- $7–50
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Estimated price
- $1–2
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