There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Riyadh by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riyadh (RUH)plane EDI - RUH
13h 31mSAR 804–2,962Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Riyadh (RUH)plane GLA - RUH
13h 42mSAR 863–2,585Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Riyadh (RUH)plane NCL - RUH
14h 3mSAR 966–3,636Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Riyadh (RUH)plane MAN - RUH
13h 25mSAR 1,096–2,663Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Riyadh (RUH)plane ABZ - RUH
15h 43mSAR 1,275–3,162Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Riyadh (RUH)plane MME - RUH
16h 32mSAR 1,585–6,041
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Riyadh is to train and fly which costs 1100﷼ - 2700﷼ and takes 13h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Riyadh is to train and fly which takes 13h 25m and costs 1100﷼ - 2700﷼.
The distance between Edinburgh and Riyadh is 5335 km.
It takes approximately 13h 31m to get from Edinburgh to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 3h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:35 PM in Edinburgh and 8:35 PM in Riyadh.
There are 2412+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riyadh (RUH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,800
Flights from Newcastle to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,900
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–5,500
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol, Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–5,500
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,400
Flights from Newcastle to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,300
- Website
- flyregent.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–1,900
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–2,700
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–2,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–4,900
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riyadh via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,500
Flights from Newcastle to Riyadh via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–4,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,700
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Newcastle to Riyadh via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,300
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,200
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riyadh via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,000
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 90–150
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 250–410
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 35–70
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 200–290
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 210–300
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 260–370
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 270–400
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 280–420
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 340–550
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 180–300
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 340–550
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 140–190
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 140–200
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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