There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Riyadh by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Riyadh (RUH)plane PVG - RUH
14h 58mSAR 1,235–3,044Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Riyadh (RUH)plane SHA - RUH
16h 21mSAR 908–2,616Drive 9,459.6 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Riyadhcar 9,459.6 km
4d 11hSAR 4,472–6,460Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Riyadh (RUH)plane HGH - RUH
18h 21mSAR 999–2,696Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Riyadh (RUH)plane WUX - RUH
17h 23mSAR 1,021–3,077Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Riyadh (RUH)plane NTG - RUH
18h 38mSAR 1,156–3,392Train to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
- Fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Riyadh (RUH)plane NGB - RUH
19h 47mSAR 970–2,759
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Riyadh is to fly which costs 1200﷼ - 3100﷼ and takes 14h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Riyadh is to fly which takes 14h 58m and costs 1200﷼ - 3100﷼.
The distance between Shanghai and Riyadh is 7342 km. The road distance is 9459.6 km.
It takes approximately 14h 58m to get from Shanghai to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 5h behind Shanghai. It is currently 1:22 PM in Shanghai and 8:22 AM in Riyadh.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Riyadh is 9460 km. It takes approximately 4 days 11h to drive from Shanghai to Riyadh.
There are 2614+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
China Eastern Airlines, Qatar Airways, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Riyadh (RUH) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riyadh via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riyadh via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riyadh via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,300
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riyadh via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,600
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,700
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Riyadh via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,800
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,300
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,000
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Riyadh via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riyadh via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riyadh via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,300
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,300
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,400
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,800
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,800
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riyadh via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,300
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,300
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,400
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,000
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riyadh via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riyadh via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riyadh via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riyadh via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,600
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riyadh via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,000
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Riyadh via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,300
Train operators
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 41–45
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- SAR 41–45
- 1st Class Seat
- SAR 65–75
- Business Class Seat
- SAR 90–140
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 33–36
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- SAR 33–36
- 1st Class Seat
- SAR 53–58
- Business Class Seat
- SAR 75–110
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- SAR 75–85
- 1st Class Seat
- SAR 125–140
- Business Class Seat
- SAR 180–260
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- SAR 40–55
- Adult - 1st Class
- SAR 50–75
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 35–60
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- SAR 35–50
- Adult - 1st Class
- SAR 40–60
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 60–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- SAR 60–90
- Adult - 1st Class
- SAR 95–140
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- SAR 12–17
- Hard sleeper
- SAR 28–40
- Soft sleeper
- SAR 45–60
Bus operators
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 32–55
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- SAR 35–55
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