There are 5 ways to get from Riyadh to Mussafah by subway, plane, train, bus, 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 to Abu Dhabi
best- Take the subway from King Fahad Library to Kafdsubway
- Take the subway from Kafd to Airport T3-4subway
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane RUH - AUH
5h 54mAED 310–1,122Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Riyadh to Muscatbus
- Take the bus from Ruwi to Mabelahbus 01 / ...
- Take the bus from Mabelah Bus Stn to Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stnbus 202
31h 13mAED 193–476Train, bus
- Take the train from Riyadh to Dammamtrain
- Take the bus from Dammam to Muscatbus
- Take the bus from Ruwi to Mabelahbus 01 / ...
- Take the bus from Mabelah Bus Stn to Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stnbus 202
30h 45mAED 231–647Drive 863.1 km
- Drive from Riyadh to Mussafahcar 863.1 km
9h 44mAED 334–483Fly to Dubai International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane RUH - DXB
- Take the subway from Airport Terminal Metro Station to Jumeirah Golf Estates Metro Station 2subway
- Take the train from Dubai Stn to MBZ Stntrain
8h 20m
Riyadh (RUH) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Mussafah is to drive which costs AED 330 - AED 490 and takes 9h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Mussafah is to line 1 subway and line 4 subway and fly which takes 5h 54m and costs AED 310 - AED 1200.
No, there is no direct bus from Riyadh to Mussafah. However, there are services departing from Riyadh and arriving at St 16 / St 15 via Ruwi, Mabelah Bus Stn and Abu Dhabi Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 13m.
The distance between Riyadh and Mussafah is 879 km. The road distance is 863.1 km.
The best way to get from Riyadh to Mussafah without a car is to train and bus which takes 30h 45m and costs AED 230 - AED 650.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Riyadh to Mussafah, including transfers.
Riyadh to Mussafah bus services, operated by Al Khanjry Travel & Transport, depart from Riyadh station.
Riyadh to Mussafah bus services, operated by Al Khanjry Travel & Transport, arrive at Muscat station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riyadh to Mussafah is 863 km. It takes approximately 9h 44m to drive from Riyadh to Mussafah.
There are 1243+ hotels available in Mussafah.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Mussafah, United Arab Emirates?
You can take a bus from Riyadh to St 16 / St 15 via Muscat, Ruwi, Mabelah Bus Stn, Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stn, and Abu Dhabi Bus Station in around 31h 13m.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 290–2,400
Flights from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi via Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- AED 450–1,100
Flights from Riyadh to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 230–1,100
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 310–1,300
Flights from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi via Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 450–1,100
Flights from Riyadh to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 280–390
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 290–2,400
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 410–1,100
Flights from Riyadh to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 350–950
- Website
- flyadeal.com
Flights from Riyadh to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 260–440
- Website
- flyregent.com
Flights from Riyadh to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 230–1,100
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Riyadh to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 470–1,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Riyadh to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 150–900
- Phone
- 19933
- [email protected]
- Website
- rpt.sa
Subway from King Fahad Library to Kafd
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 3–4
- Schedules at
- riyadhbus.sa
Subway from Kafd to Airport T3-4
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 3–10
- Schedules at
- rpt.sa
- Standard 2 hr Pass
- AED 4
- First Class 2 hr Pass
- AED 10
- Phone
- 920000329
- [email protected]
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Riyadh to Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 19–150
- Schedules at
- sar.com.sa
- Economy
- AED 19–150
- Business
- AED 30–260
- Phone
- 800 90 90
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dubai RTA
Subway from Airport Terminal Metro Station to Jumeirah Golf Estates Metro Station 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 8–11
- Schedules at
- Dubai RTA
- Phone
- +971 4518 2050
- [email protected]
- Website
- etihadrail.ae
Train from Dubai Stn to MBZ Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- etihadrail.ae
- Phone
- +971 556050176
- [email protected]
- Website
- alkhanjryonline.com
Bus from Dammam to Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- AED 120–320
- Schedules at
- alkhanjryonline.com
Bus from Riyadh to Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- AED 130–340
- Schedules at
- alkhanjryonline.com
- Phone
- +968 1551
- [email protected]
- Website
- mwasalat.om
Bus from Ruwi to Mabelah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 19–28
- Schedules at
- mwasalat.om
Bus from Mabelah Bus Stn to Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- AED 40–110
- Schedules at
- mwasalat.om
Bus from Ruwi to Mabelah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 19–28
- Schedules at
- mwasalat.om
Bus from Mabelah Bus Stn to Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- AED 40–110
- Schedules at
- mwasalat.om
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