There are 5 ways to get from Cardiff to Riyadh by plane or train
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Fly from Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Riyadh (RUH)CWL - RUH
13h 39mSAR 1,029–4,138Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Riyadh (RUH)BRS - RUH
13h 10mSAR 734–2,274Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Riyadh (RUH)LHR - RUH
11h 38mSAR 1,141–5,074Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Riyadh (RUH)BHX - RUH
13h 28mSAR 767–1,512Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Riyadh (RUH)SOU - RUH
16h 26mSAR 1,095–4,219
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Riyadh is to train and fly which costs 750﷼ - 1600﷼ and takes 13h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Riyadh is to train and fly which takes 11h 38m and costs 1100﷼ - 5500﷼.
The distance between Cardiff and Riyadh is 5190 km.
It takes approximately 13h 39m to get from Cardiff to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 3h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 12:18 AM in Cardiff and 3:18 AM in Riyadh.
There are 2991+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
KLM flies from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Riyadh (RUH) 6 times a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh via Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riyadh via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riyadh via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,100
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–4,100
Flights from Southampton Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–3,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riyadh via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–3,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riyadh via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–3,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,300
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,400
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,100
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,000
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,000
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
- Website
- flyadeal.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,100
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,100
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,400
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 180–420
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 160–470
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 140–450
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 30–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 70–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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