There are 6 ways to get from Riyadh to Washington by plane, 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 Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane RUH - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
18h 50m$444–1,207Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane RUH - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
22h 55m$414–1,756Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane RUH - DCA
22h 22m$552–1,604Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane RUH - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
24h$484–1,858Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane RUH - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
21h 33m$456–1,413Fly to Charlottesville, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane RUH - CHO
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Washington Union Stationtrain
24h 24m$462–1,139
Riyadh (RUH) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Washington is to fly and train which costs $450 - $1,500 and takes 21h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Washington is to fly and subway which takes 18h 50m and costs $440 - $1,300.
The distance between Riyadh and Washington is 6828 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 50m to get from Riyadh to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 7h behind Riyadh. It is currently 4:41 PM in Riyadh and 9:41 AM in Washington.
There are 1606+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Washington, DC, USA?
Delta and Saudia fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) once daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Riyadh to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Riyadh to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Riyadh to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Riyadh to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Riyadh to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Riyadh to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Riyadh to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Riyadh to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Riyadh to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Riyadh to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Riyadh to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Riyadh to Charlottesville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Riyadh to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Riyadh to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Riyadh to Philadelphia International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Riyadh to Philadelphia International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Riyadh to Philadelphia International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Riyadh to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Riyadh to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Riyadh to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Riyadh to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Riyadh to Philadelphia International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Riyadh to Philadelphia International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Riyadh to Philadelphia International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Riyadh to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Riyadh to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Riyadh to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Riyadh to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Riyadh to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riyadh to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Riyadh to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Riyadh to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Riyadh to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Riyadh to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Riyadh to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Riyadh to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Riyadh to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Riyadh to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Riyadh to Charlottesville via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riyadh to Philadelphia International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlottesville to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
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