Flights from New York to Riyadh – Direct & connecting routes
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JFK to RUH – All flight route options from John F Kennedy International, New York, USA to King Khaled International, Saudi Arabia. These flights are operated by 33 airlines. Fly non-stop with Saudia or choose from 24 different transit flights. The shortest flight time is 12 hours. See the full flight schedule and time table, including departure times, airlines and stopover details to find the best option for you.
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New York to Riyadh flights
There are over 25 airlines and as many as 1533 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Riyadh (RUH) from New York (JFK) with Saudia but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Amman, Istanbul or any other of the 24 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! You can also fly to Riyadh from La Guardia (LGA).
New York to Riyadh with Saudia
You can fly non-stop every Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday at 11:00 or 12:00. You also have the option to do a transit flight via Jeddah. Saudia is a member of SkyTeam.
With Royal Jordanian
If you fly from New York with Royal Jordanian you will do a stopover in Amman, AMM before reaching Riyadh. This flight trip will take 15 hours and 5 minutes and you can fly every day of the week except Mondays with departures at 20:20 or 21:10. Royal Jordanian is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.
Distance & flight times: JFK to Riyadh Airport
The shortest flight time between JFK and RUH is 12 hours.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 12h 0m | - | 6548 miles (10536 km) |
AMM Amman | 15h 5m | 1h 30m | 6562 miles (10558 km) |
IST Istanbul | 15h 25m | 3h 0m | 6549 miles (10537 km) |
ATH Athens | 15h 35m | 1h 35m | 6571 miles (10573 km) |
CMN Casablanca | 15h 55m | 1h 35m | 6929 miles (11149 km) |
DOH Doha | 15h 55m | 4h 55m | 7038 miles (11324 km) |
KWI Kuwait | 16h 15m | 2h 40m | 6680 miles (10748 km) |
FCO Rome | 16h 25m | 2h 25m | 6584 miles (10594 km) |
IAD Dulles | 16h 30m | 1h 39m | 7002 miles (11266 km) |
LHR London | 16h 35m | 2h 15m | 6547 miles (10534 km) |
AUH Abu Dhabi | 16h 40m | 2h 30m | 7394 miles (11897 km) |
JED Jeddah | 16h 50m | 3h 20m | 6921 miles (11136 km) |
WAW Warsaw | 16h 50m | 2h 15m | 6603 miles (10624 km) |
DCA Washington | 16h 51m | - | - |
MXP Milan | 17h 10m | 3h 50m | 6558 miles (10552 km) |
BCN Barcelona | 17h 30m | 3h 40m | 6638 miles (10681 km) |
AMS Amsterdam | 17h 30m | 4h 20m | 6552 miles (10542 km) |
CAI Cairo | 17h 35m | 4h 40m | 6640 miles (10684 km) |
FRA Frankfurt | 18h 5m | 4h 20m | 6549 miles (10537 km) |
CDG Paris | 18h 10m | 4h 50m | 6551 miles (10541 km) |
VIE Vienna | 18h 15m | 4h 35m | 6552 miles (10542 km) |
ZRH Zurich | 18h 40m | 4h 30m | 6550 miles (10539 km) |
LGW London | 18h 45m | 4h 45m | 6530 miles (10507 km) |
DXB Dubai | 19h 43m | 3h 10m | 7418 miles (11936 km) |
ADD Addis Ababa | 21h 10m | 55m | 8225 miles (13234 km) |


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