There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Riyadh Airport (RUH) by plane, car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Riyadh (RUH)plane PVG - RUH
14h 53mSAR 830–2,231Drive 9,452.7 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Riyadh-Airport-RUHcar 9,452.7 km
4d 10hSAR 4,567–6,596Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Riyadh (RUH)plane SHA - RUH
16h 21mSAR 1,002–2,702Train 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
17h 31mSAR 1,144–3,084Train 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 34mSAR 1,215–3,664Bus 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 1,351–3,978Train 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 33mSAR 1,065–3,146
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Riyadh Airport (RUH) is to fly which costs 800﷼ - 2300﷼ and takes 14h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Riyadh Airport (RUH) is to fly which takes 14h 53m and costs 800﷼ - 2300﷼.
The distance between Shanghai and Riyadh Airport (RUH) is 7300 km. The road distance is 9452.7 km.
It takes approximately 14h 53m to get from Shanghai to Riyadh Airport (RUH), including transfers.
Riyadh Airport (RUH) is 5h behind Shanghai. It is currently 10:51 AM in Shanghai and 5:51 AM in Riyadh Airport (RUH).
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Riyadh Airport (RUH) is 9453 km. It takes approximately 4 days 10h to drive from Shanghai to Riyadh Airport (RUH).
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Riyadh Airport (RUH), Saudi Arabia?
China Eastern Airlines, Etihad, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Riyadh (RUH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riyadh via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,400
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riyadh via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riyadh via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,000
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,400
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Riyadh via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,300
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riyadh via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riyadh via Tianfu International, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riyadh via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riyadh via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,300
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–3,700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–3,800
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,100
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–4,200
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,100
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,100
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riyadh via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,400
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–3,800
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,100
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–4,200
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Riyadh via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,200
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Riyadh via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,100
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,600
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–3,900
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Riyadh via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,200
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,300
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riyadh via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,200
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riyadh via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riyadh via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–4,800
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Riyadh via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,900
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riyadh via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,200
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 33–37
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- SAR 33–37
- 1st Class Seat
- SAR 54–59
- Business Class Seat
- SAR 75–110
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- SAR 75–90
- 1st Class Seat
- SAR 130–140
- Business Class Seat
- SAR 180–260
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 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
- 42 min
- 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 31m
- 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 13–18
- Hard sleeper
- SAR 28–40
- Soft sleeper
- SAR 45–65
- [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 40–55
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