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Riyadh (RUH) to New York (JFK) flights

There are direct flights from Riyadh King Khaled International Airport to New York John F Kennedy International Airport, sold by one airline: Saudia. The distance is 10,480 km, about 13h 15m in the air. There are also 19 one-stop options, via airports such as Istanbul, Paris and Frankfurt.

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10,480 kmdistance
~13h 15mdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
19one-stop options

Direct flights from Riyadh to New York

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
RUH → JFKSaudia10,480 km~13h 15m

Best one-stop connections

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

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
IST IstanbulSaudia and Turkish Airlines then Turkish Airlines10,482 km~15h 25m
CDG ParisAir France and Saudia then American Airlines and Air France10,484 km~15h 25m
FRA FrankfurtLufthansa and Saudia then Air France and Ethiopian Airlines10,482 km~15h 25m
DXB DubaiEmirates and Qantas then jetBlue and Emirates11,874 km~17h 10m
LHR LondonBritish Airways and Riyadh Air then American Airlines and jetBlue10,480 km~15h 25m
MAN ManchesterRiyadh Air then Virgin Atlantic10,485 km~15h 25m
FCO RomeITA Airways and Saudia then American Airlines and Finnair10,537 km~15h 30m
MUC MunichLufthansa then Lufthansa and United Airlines10,480 km~15h 25m
DOH DohaMalaysia Airlines and Qatar Airways then American Airlines and Qatar Airways11,265 km~16h 25m
MXP MilanoITA Airways and Saudia then American Airlines and Finnair10,497 km~15h 30m
JED JeddahKorean Air and Singapore Airlines then Saudia11,077 km~16h 10m
IAD WashingtonSaudia then jetBlue and United Airlines11,209 km~16h 20m

More from Riyadh and New York

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.