There are 4 ways to get from Riyadh to Iran by plane, car, car ferry, 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 Shahid Dastghaib International Airport
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ)plane RUH - SYZ
10h 54m$143–555Fly to Ahwaz International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Ahwaz International Airport (AWZ)plane RUH - AWZ
8h 14m$103–505Drive 1,913.1 km
- Drive from Riyadh to Banārūdcar 1,913.1 km
25h 1m$107–155Fly to Kuwait International Airport, car ferry, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI)plane RUH - KWI
- Take the carferry from Kuwait to Khorramshahrcarferry
- Take the train from Khorramshahr to Ahvaztrain
13h 6m
Riyadh (RUH) to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Iran is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 25h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Iran is to fly which takes 8h 14m and costs $100 - $550.
The distance between Riyadh and Iran is 827 km. The road distance is 1913.1 km.
It takes approximately 10h 54m to get from Riyadh to Iran, including transfers.
Iran is 30 min ahead of Riyadh. It is currently 4:25 PM in Riyadh and 4:55 PM in Iran.
Yes, the driving distance between Riyadh to Iran is 1913 km. It takes approximately 25h 1m to drive from Riyadh to Iran.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Iran?
Oman Air, SalamAir, and four other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Flights from Riyadh to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Doha, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from Riyadh to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–490
Flights from Riyadh to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Dubai, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- salamair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Dammam, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from Riyadh to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Doha, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from Riyadh to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–490
Flights from Riyadh to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Dubai, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Riyadh to Ahwaz International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Riyadh to Ahwaz International Airport via Doha, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Riyadh to Ahwaz International Airport via Muscat, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–420
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Kuwait International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Kuwait International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Kuwait International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Riyadh to Kuwait International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Phone
- 021- 55122417
- [email protected]
- Website
- raja.ir
Train from Khorramshahr to Ahvaz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Book at
- IRANRAIL
- Phone
- +980 21 72415841
- [email protected]
- Website
- eticket.valfajr.ir
Car ferry from Kuwait to Khorramshahr
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Schedules at
- eticket.valfajr.ir
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