There are 5 ways to get from Switzerland to Riyadh by plane or train
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 Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riyadh (RUH)plane ZRH - RUH
9h 30mSAR 623–1,940Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Riyadh (RUH)plane MXP - RUH
10h 24mSAR 682–1,745Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Riyadh (RUH)plane BSL - RUH
11h 57mSAR 720–2,432Fly from Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Riyadh (RUH)plane GVA - RUH
9h 45mSAR 864–1,427Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Riyadh (RUH)plane LIN - RUH
12h 45mSAR 788–2,555
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Riyadh is to fly which costs 850﷼ - 1500﷼ and takes 9h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Riyadh is to fly which takes 9h 30m and costs 600﷼ - 2000﷼.
The distance between Switzerland and Riyadh is 4227 km.
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Switzerland to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 2h ahead of Switzerland. It is currently 5:44 AM in Switzerland and 7:44 AM in Riyadh.
There are 2401+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Saudia, Swiss, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riyadh (RUH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,600
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Riyadh via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,600
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–1,900
Flights from Basel to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,400
Flights from Basel to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,900
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,500
- Website
- flyregent.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–1,700
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,100
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Basel to Riyadh via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–3,800
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,500
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 25–35
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 22–28
- Website
- Trenord
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