There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Riyadh Airport (RUH) by plane, train, bus, or taxi
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 Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Riyadh (RUH)plane CMB - RUH
6h 1mSAR 606–9,626Train to Koggala, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Riyadh (RUH)plane KCT - RUH
15h 3mSAR 603–1,748Bus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiyabus
- Take the taxi from Embilipitiya to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)taxi
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Riyadh (RUH)plane WRZ - RUH
19h 7mSAR 686–1,807Train to Batticaloa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Fort Station to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Riyadh (RUH)plane BTC - RUH
15h 25mSAR 620–1,836
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Riyadh Airport (RUH) is to fly which costs 600﷼ - 10000﷼ and takes 6h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Riyadh Airport (RUH) is to fly which takes 6h 1m and costs 600﷼ - 10000﷼.
The distance between Colombo and Riyadh Airport (RUH) is 4074 km.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Colombo to Riyadh Airport (RUH), including transfers.
Riyadh Airport (RUH) is 2h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 8:19 AM in Colombo and 5:49 AM in Riyadh Airport (RUH).
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Riyadh Airport (RUH), Saudi Arabia?
SriLankan Airlines, Qatar Airways, and three other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Riyadh (RUH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Riyadh via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,600
Flights from Koggala to Riyadh via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–1,700
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Riyadh via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–1,700
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Riyadh via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,900
Flights from Koggala to Riyadh via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,500
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Riyadh via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,500
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Riyadh via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,500
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–4,500
Flights from Koggala to Riyadh via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,900
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Riyadh via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,900
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Riyadh via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Riyadh via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–4,300
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Riyadh via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–3,800
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Fort Station to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 3–50
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- SAR 16–23
- 3rd Class Fare
- SAR 15–18
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- SAR 30–50
- 3rd Class
- SAR 20
- 2nd Class
- SAR 3
- 1st Class
- SAR 24
Train from Fort Station to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 16–130
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- SAR 16–23
- 3rd Class Fare
- SAR 17–21
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- SAR 30–130
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 6–7
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- SAR 6–7
- Semi Lux
- SAR 7–11
- Super Lux
- SAR 14–19
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- SAR 80–100
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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