There are 6 ways to get from Riyadh to Edinburgh by plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane RUH - EDI
13h 52m£142–413Fly Riyadh to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane RUH - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 40m£142–368Fly Riyadh to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Newcastle (NCL)plane RUH - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 37m£173–448Fly Riyadh to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane RUH - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h£225–555Drive to Hamad International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Drive from Riyadh to Hamad International Airport (DOH)car
- Fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DOH - EDI
14h 40m£334–465Fly Riyadh to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane RUH - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 26m£217–523
Riyadh (RUH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £140 - £370 and takes 14h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 13h 52m and costs £140 - £420.
The distance between Riyadh and Edinburgh is 3335 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 52m to get from Riyadh to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 3h behind Riyadh. It is currently 3:53 PM in Riyadh and 12:53 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2768+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Edinburgh, Scotland?
British Airways, Pegasus Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Riyadh to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–700
Flights from Riyadh to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–850
Flights from Riyadh to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £190–460
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Riyadh to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–400
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–440
Flights from Riyadh to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–490
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Riyadh to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–480
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–400
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Riyadh to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–480
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–480
Flights from Riyadh to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–490
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Riyadh to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Riyadh to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–470
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–480
Flights from Riyadh to Manchester Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Riyadh to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Riyadh to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Riyadh to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £130–400
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Riyadh to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £190–460
- Website
- flyregent.com
Flights from Riyadh to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–320
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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