There are 8 ways to get from Riyadh to Stanford University by plane, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Riyadh to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RUH - SFO
25h 51m$385–922Fly Riyadh to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane RUH - SJC
27h 14m$510–1,814Fly Riyadh to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane RUH - OAK
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
28h 36m$476–1,723Drive to Hamad International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Drive from Riyadh to Hamad International Airport (DOH)car
- Fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DOH - SFO
24h 39m$486–1,365Drive to Hamad International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Drive from Riyadh to Hamad International Airport (DOH)car
- Fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DOH - SJC
27h 6m$691–1,957Drive to Hamad International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain
- Drive from Riyadh to Hamad International Airport (DOH)car
- Fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane DOH - OAK
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
28h 24m$647–1,766Fly Riyadh to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane RUH - MRY
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
32h 36m$548–1,877Fly Riyadh to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane RUH - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
30h 40m$629–1,535
Riyadh (RUH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Stanford University is to fly which costs $380 - $950 and takes 25h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Stanford University is to drive and fly which takes 24h 39m and costs $480 - $1,400.
The distance between Riyadh and Stanford University is 8148 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 51m to get from Riyadh to Stanford University, including transfers.
Stanford University is 11h behind Riyadh. It is currently 10:24 AM in Riyadh and 11:24 PM in Stanford University.
There are 509+ hotels available in Stanford University.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Stanford University, CA, USA?
Saudia, Virgin Atlantic, and four other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Riyadh to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Riyadh to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–900
Flights from Riyadh to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Riyadh to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Riyadh to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Riyadh to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Riyadh to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Riyadh to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Riyadh to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Riyadh to Sacramento International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Riyadh to Sacramento International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Riyadh to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Riyadh to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Riyadh to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Riyadh to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Riyadh to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 9m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–900
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Riyadh to Monterey Regional Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Riyadh to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Riyadh to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Riyadh to Sacramento International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Hamad International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Hamad International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Hamad International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Riyadh to Monterey Regional Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Riyadh to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Riyadh to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Riyadh to Sacramento International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Riyadh to Sacramento International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Riyadh to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Riyadh to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 19m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riyadh to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Riyadh to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Riyadh to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Riyadh to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Riyadh to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 3m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
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