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Washington (IAD) to Riyadh (RUH) flights

There are direct flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Riyadh King Khaled International Airport, sold by one airline: Saudia. The distance is 10,842 km, about 13h 45m in the air. There are also 16 one-stop options, via airports such as Istanbul, Paris and Frankfurt.

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10,842 kmdistance
~13h 45mdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
16one-stop options

Direct flights from Washington to Riyadh

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
IAD → RUHSaudia10,842 km~13h 45m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
IST IstanbulTurkish Airlines then Saudia and Turkish Airlines10,844 km~15h 55m
CDG ParisAir France and ITA Airways then Air France and Saudia10,848 km~15h 55m
FRA FrankfurtLufthansa and United Airlines then Lufthansa and Saudia10,843 km~15h 55m
DXB DubaijetBlue and Emirates then Emirates and Qantas12,228 km~17h 35m
LHR LondonBritish Airways and United Airlines then British Airways and Riyadh Air10,842 km~15h 55m
FCO RomeUnited Airlines then ITA Airways and Saudia10,903 km~16h
MUC MunichLufthansa and United Airlines then Lufthansa10,842 km~15h 55m
JFK New YorkjetBlue and United Airlines then Saudia10,847 km~15h 55m
DOH DohaAmerican Airlines and Qatar Airways then Malaysia Airlines and Qatar Airways11,623 km~16h 50m
JED JeddahSaudia then Korean Air and Singapore Airlines11,443 km~16h 35m
AUH Abu DhabiAmerican Airlines and Etihad Airways then Etihad Airways and Saudia12,192 km~17h 30m
GVA GenevaSWISS and United Airlines then Saudia10,864 km~15h 55m

More from Washington and Riyadh

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 11 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.