There are 4 ways to get from Tehrān to Riyadh by bus, plane, train, car ferry, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Tehran International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Azadi Square to Tehran Imam Khomeinibus
- Fly from Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Riyadh (RUH)plane IKA - RUH
9h 45mSAR 341–1,419Train, car ferry, drive, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Tehran to Khorramshahrtrain
- Take the carferry from Khorramshahr to Kuwaitcarferry
- Drive from Crowne Plaza 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
23h 21mDrive 1,785.5 km
- Drive from Tehrān to Riyadhcar 1,785.5 km
22h 48mSAR 375–541Fly from Mehrabad International Airport
- Fly from Mehrabad International Airport (THR) to Riyadh (RUH)plane THR - RUH
8h 24mSAR 377–1,815
Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tehrān to Riyadh is to drive which costs 370﷼ - 550﷼ and takes 22h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Tehrān to Riyadh is to fly which takes 8h 24m and costs 370﷼ - 1900﷼.
The distance between Tehrān and Riyadh is 1341 km. The road distance is 1785.5 km.
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Tehrān to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 30 min behind Tehrān. It is currently 7:31 AM in Tehrān and 7:01 AM in Riyadh.
Yes, the driving distance between Tehrān to Riyadh is 1786 km. It takes approximately 22h 48m to drive from Tehrān to Riyadh.
There are 2594+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Tehrān, Iran and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Zagros Airlines, Flydubai, and four other airlines fly from Mehrabad International Airport (THR) to Riyadh (RUH) once daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Riyadh via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,400
Flights from Mehrabad International Airport to Riyadh via Gheshm, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 370–1,800
Flights from Mehrabad International Airport to Riyadh via Bandar Abbas, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 380–1,800
Flights from Mehrabad International Airport to Riyadh via Bushehr, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,400
Flights from Mehrabad International Airport to Riyadh via Shiraz, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,400
- Phone
- 021- 55122417
- [email protected]
- Website
- raja.ir
Train from Tehran to Khorramshahr
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Book at
- IRANRAIL
- 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
- Phone
- +980 21 72415841
- [email protected]
- Website
- eticket.valfajr.ir
Car ferry from Khorramshahr to Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 250–550
- Schedules at
- eticket.valfajr.ir
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Estimated price
- SAR 130–160
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