There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Riyadh Airport (RUH) 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
11h 25mSAR 1,083–2,300Train 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
19h 38mSAR 994–3,172Train, 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
14h 14mTrain, 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
13h 13mSAR 1,008–3,724Train, train to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain
- Fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) to Riyadh (RUH)plane PAD - RUH
20h 19mSAR 1,072–3,184Train, train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha-Holesovicetrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Riyadh (RUH)plane PRG - RUH
17h 28mSAR 1,133–2,099
Frankfurt (FRA) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Riyadh Airport (RUH) is to train and fly which costs 1000﷼ - 2300﷼ and takes 11h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Riyadh Airport (RUH) is to train and fly which takes 11h 25m and costs 1000﷼ - 2300﷼.
The distance between Europe and Riyadh Airport (RUH) is 4480 km.
It takes approximately 11h 25m to get from Europe to Riyadh Airport (RUH), including transfers.
Riyadh Airport (RUH) is 1h ahead of Europe. It is currently 7:55 PM in Europe and 8:55 PM in Riyadh Airport (RUH).
What companies run services between Europe and Riyadh Airport (RUH), Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Riyadh Airport (RUH). 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, then fly to Riyadh (RUH). 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, then fly to Riyadh (RUH).
- 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 1,200–3,300
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Riyadh via Antalya, Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,400
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Riyadh via Antalya, Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,300
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Riyadh via Palma Mallorca, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,800
- 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 75–310
- 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)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 80–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 220–900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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