There are 6 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
13h 11mSAR 754–2,762Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Riyadh (RUH)plane GLA - RUH
13h 38mSAR 763–2,386Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Riyadh (RUH)plane NCL - RUH
13h 58mSAR 916–3,437Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Riyadh (RUH)plane MAN - RUH
13h 40mSAR 1,097–2,665Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Riyadh (RUH)plane ABZ - RUH
16hSAR 1,176–2,863Train 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 5mSAR 1,241–3,133
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Riyadh is to train and fly which costs 1100﷼ - 2700﷼ and takes 13h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Riyadh is to fly which takes 13h 11m and costs 750﷼ - 2800﷼.
The distance between Edinburgh and Riyadh is 5335 km.
It takes approximately 13h 11m to get from Edinburgh to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:27 AM in Edinburgh and 2:27 AM in Riyadh.
There are 2416+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riyadh (RUH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Newcastle to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–3,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,600
Flights from Newcastle to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–3,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,900
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–4,000
- Website
- flyregent.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–1,700
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riyadh via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,500
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riyadh via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,400
Flights from Newcastle to Riyadh via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,900
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,100
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,500
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,400
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 90–150
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 250–410
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 360–600
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–70
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 200–290
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 210–300
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 310–430
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 270–400
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 280–420
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 180–300
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 340–550
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 140–190
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 140–200
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 210–290
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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