There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riyadh (RUH)plane EDI - RUH
14h 6mSAR 654–2,462Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Riyadh (RUH)plane DND - RUH
15h 17mSAR 1,020–2,644Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Riyadh (RUH)plane ABZ - RUH
16h 43mSAR 1,173–4,456Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Riyadh (RUH)plane INV - RUH
17h 55mSAR 1,137–4,392
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Riyadh is to fly which costs 650﷼ - 2500﷼ and takes 14h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Riyadh is to fly which takes 14h 6m and costs 650﷼ - 2500﷼.
The distance between Edinburgh and Riyadh is 5335 km.
It takes approximately 14h 6m to get from Edinburgh to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:31 AM in Edinburgh and 11:31 AM in Riyadh.
There are 2917+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riyadh (RUH) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–4,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–4,100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,200
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–4,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,900
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,600
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow, Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–3,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,200
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–3,000
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow, Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,400
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 130–230
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 280–550
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 410–750
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 85–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 180–280
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 270–410
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 150–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 330–470
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 60–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 140–240
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 200–340
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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