There are 4 ways to get from Bulgaria to Riyadh by plane or bus
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Fly from Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Riyadh (RUH)plane SOF - RUH
11h 2mSAR 608–2,116Fly from Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Riyadh (RUH)plane VAR - RUH
10h 50mSAR 1,278–3,551Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coandă Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Riyadh (RUH)plane OTP - RUH
11h 32mSAR 789–2,376Bus to Istanbul, fly
- Take the bus from Burgas to Istanbulbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Riyadh (RUH)plane IST - RUH
14h 40mSAR 624–2,252
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Riyadh is to bus and fly which costs 600﷼ - 2300﷼ and takes 14h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Riyadh is to fly which takes 10h 50m and costs 1200﷼ - 3600﷼.
The distance between Bulgaria and Riyadh is 2958 km.
It takes approximately 11h 2m to get from Bulgaria to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 1h ahead of Bulgaria. It is currently 6:12 AM in Bulgaria and 7:12 AM in Riyadh.
There are 2408+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Turkish Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Riyadh (RUH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,500
Flights from Varna Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,100
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,400
Flights from Istanbul to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,200
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,100
Flights from Varna Airport to Riyadh via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–1,700
Flights from Istanbul to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 500–2,100
Flights from Istanbul to Riyadh via Medina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–1,900
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,100
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,100
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Riyadh via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,500
Flights from Istanbul to Riyadh via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,200
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Riyadh via Damascus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–1,700
Flights from Istanbul to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–1,700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 500–2,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Riyadh via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,100
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,200
- Website
- flyadeal.com
Flights from Istanbul to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,100
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Istanbul to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–1,900
- Website
- syriaair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Riyadh via Damascus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 410–1,900
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 30–65
- Website
- Pegasus
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Burgas to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 124
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
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