There are 4 ways to get from Europe to Riyadh by train or plane
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Train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Riyadh (RUH)plane FRA - RUH
12h 55mSAR 1,089–2,314Train to Erfurt–Weimar Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Fly from Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) to Riyadh (RUH)plane ERF - RUH
21h 8mSAR 1,000–3,185Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Riyadh (RUH)plane HAJ - RUH
15h 44mTrain, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Riyadh (RUH)plane MUC - RUH
14h 43mSAR 1,014–3,737
Frankfurt (FRA) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Riyadh is to train and fly which costs 1000﷼ - 2400﷼ and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Riyadh is to train and fly which takes 12h 55m and costs 1000﷼ - 2400﷼.
The distance between Europe and Riyadh is 4521 km.
It takes approximately 12h 55m to get from Europe to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 1h ahead of Europe. It is currently 5:44 AM in Europe and 6:44 AM in Riyadh.
There are 2652+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Europe and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Riyadh. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Riyadh (RUH), walk to Airport T3-4, take the line 4 subway to Kafd, then take the line 1 subway to King Fahad Library. Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Riyadh (RUH), walk to Airport T3-4, take the line 4 subway to Kafd, then take the line 1 subway to King Fahad Library.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Riyadh via Antalya, Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,100
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Riyadh via Antalya, Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 120–480
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 75–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 280–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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