There are 5 ways to get from Riyadh to Ankara by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane RUH - ESB
10h 5m₺5,718–18,312Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane RUH - SAW
- Take the train from Istanbul(Pendik) to Ankara Gartrain
12h 31m₺5,380–18,174Fly to Istanbul, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Istanbul (IST)plane RUH - IST
- Take the train from Istanbul(Pendik) to Ankara Gartrain
13h 28m₺6,897–12,326Fly to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport, bus
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV)plane RUH - NAV
- Take the bus from Gülşehir bus station to Kayaş Çalışkanbus
14h 45m₺9,123–26,597Fly to Konya Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Konya Airport (KYA)plane RUH - KYA
- Take the train from Selcuklu Yht to Ankara Gartrain
13h 53m₺9,015–27,992
Riyadh (RUH) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Ankara is to fly and train which costs 6.500 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 13h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Ankara is to fly which takes 10h 5m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
The distance between Riyadh and Ankara is 2184 km.
It takes approximately 10h 5m to get from Riyadh to Ankara, including transfers.
There are 257+ hotels available in Ankara.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Ankara, Turkey?
flyadeal, AJet, and four other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–24,000
Flights from Riyadh to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–34,000
Flights from Riyadh to Konya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–36,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Riyadh to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–21,000
Flights from Riyadh to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Damascus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
Flights from Riyadh to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Trabzon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–20,000
Flights from Riyadh to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–22,000
Flights from Riyadh to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Hatay
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
Flights from Riyadh to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–17,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Riyadh to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–20,000
Flights from Riyadh to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–20,000
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Riyadh to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–20,000
Flights from Riyadh to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–20,000
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–21,000
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–21,000
- Website
- flyadeal.com
Flights from Riyadh to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–21,000
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Riyadh to Istanbul via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–22,000
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Riyadh to Istanbul via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–24,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Istanbul via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul(Pendik) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–950
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul(Pendik) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–950
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Selcuklu Yht to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺400–600
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Gülşehir bus station to Kayaş Çalışkan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺440–650
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
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