There are 4 ways to get from Salmiya to Riyadh by plane, subway, car, bus, taxi, or train
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Fly, line 4 subway
best- Fly from Kuwait International Airport (KWI) to Riyadh (RUH)plane KWI - RUH
- Take the subway from Airport T3-4 to Kafdsubway
3hSAR 572–1,257Drive 616.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Salmiya to Riyadhcar 616.5 km
8h 23mSAR 130–187Drive, bus, taxi, train
- Drive from Salmiya to Al Khafji Bordercar
- Take the bus from Al Khafji Border to Dammam Airportbus
- Take the taxi from Dammam Airport to Dammamtaxi
- Take the train from Dammam to Riyadhtrain
10h 3mSAR 272–462Drive, bus
- Drive from Salmiya to Al Khafji Bordercar
- Take the bus from Al Khafji Border to Dammam Airportbus
- Take the bus from King Fahd Airport Stn to Dammam Main Stnbus G7
- Take the bus from Dammam to Riyadhbus
12h 19mSAR 242–289
Kuwait International Airport (KWI) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salmiya to Riyadh is to drive which costs 120﷼ - 190﷼ and takes 8h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Salmiya to Riyadh is to fly and line 4 subway which takes 3h and costs 550﷼ - 1300﷼.
The distance between Salmiya and Riyadh is 554 km. The road distance is 616.5 km.
It takes approximately 3h to get from Salmiya to Riyadh, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Salmiya to Riyadh is 617 km. It takes approximately 8h 23m to drive from Salmiya to Riyadh.
There are 2670+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Salmiya, Kuwait and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Salmiya to Riyadh. However, you can take the taxi to Kuwait International Airport (KWI) airport, fly to Riyadh (RUH), walk to Airport T3-4, take the line 4 subway to Kafd, then take the line 1 subway to King Fahad Library. Alternatively, you can drive to Al Khafji Border, take the bus to Dammam Airport, take the taxi to Dammam, then take the train to Riyadh.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 210–1,300
- Phone
- 19933
- [email protected]
- Website
- rpt.sa
Subway from Airport T3-4 to Kafd
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 3–10
- Schedules at
- rpt.sa
- Standard 2 hr Pass
- SAR 4
- First Class 2 hr Pass
- SAR 10
- Phone
- 8003040155
- Website
- darbalwatan.com
Bus from Al Khafji Border to Dammam Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–120
- Schedules at
- darbalwatan.com
Bus from Al Khafji Border to Dammam Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–120
- Schedules at
- darbalwatan.com
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Estimated price
- SAR 130–160
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