Distance from Dubai to Riyadh
🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates → 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The distance between Dubai and Riyadh is 868 kilometres (539 miles) measured as a great-circle (straight) line. Flying out of Dubai International Airport (DXB), the initial heading is roughly west (268°), and a typical nonstop flight takes around 1h 35m. Actual flight paths and times vary with routing, winds and air-traffic constraints.
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
A futuristic desert metropolis and global aviation crossroads, Dubai is famed for record-breaking architecture, luxury shopping and engineered islands.
Top sights: Burj Khalifa, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Mall, Burj Al Arab, Dubai Marina, Gold Souk
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's capital, a fast-modernizing desert city of gleaming towers and broad highways at the heart of the Arabian Peninsula.
Top sights: Kingdom Centre, Masmak Fortress, Diriyah, National Museum, Edge of the World cliffs
Frequently asked questions
- How far is Riyadh from Dubai?
- 868 km (539 miles) in a straight line.
- How long is the flight from Dubai to Riyadh?
- About 1h 35m nonstop, at an average 800 km/h cruising speed plus taxi and climb time.
- What direction is Riyadh from Dubai?
- Riyadh lies roughly to the west of Dubai (initial bearing 268°).
- Which airports serve this route?
- Dubai: Dubai International Airport (DXB). Riyadh: King Khalid International Airport (RUH).
More distances from Dubai
See the country profiles for United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, or open the Asia distance calculator.