There are 4 ways to get from Riyadh to Madrid by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Riyadh to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane RUH - MAD
13h 1m€213–607Fly Riyadh to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane RUH - VLC
- Take the train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartíntrain
15h 18m€232–671Bus to Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Take the bus from Riyadh Central Bus to Buraydahbus
- Fly from Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ELQ - MAD
17h 12m€247–663Fly Riyadh to Málaga Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane RUH - AGP
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
13h 39m€228–696
Riyadh (RUH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Madrid is to fly which costs €210 - €650 and takes 13h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Madrid is to fly which takes 13h 1m and costs €210 - €650.
The distance between Riyadh and Madrid is 4988 km.
It takes approximately 13h 1m to get from Riyadh to Madrid, including transfers.
Madrid is 1h behind Riyadh. It is currently 5:04 AM in Riyadh and 4:04 AM in Madrid.
There are 7067+ hotels available in Madrid.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Madrid, Spain?
ITA Airways, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–650
Flights from Riyadh to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Riyadh to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Riyadh to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Riyadh to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Riyadh to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Riyadh to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–550
Flights from Riyadh to Valencia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Riyadh to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–650
Flights from Riyadh to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Riyadh to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–650
Flights from Riyadh to Valencia Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Riyadh to Valencia Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Riyadh to Valencia Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–650
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Valencia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–700
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +966920000877
- Website
- saptco.com.sa
Bus from Riyadh Central Bus to Buraydah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–24
- Schedules at
- saptco.com.sa
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