There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Riyadh by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riyadh (RUH)plane EDI - RUH
13h 56mSAR 854–2,462Train 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
14h 40mSAR 1,148–3,608Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Riyadh (RUH)plane NCL - RUH
26h 8mSAR 864–2,919Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Riyadh (RUH)plane ABZ - RUH
15h 38mSAR 1,000–3,303Train 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 37mSAR 958–3,757
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Riyadh is to fly which costs 850﷼ - 2500﷼ and takes 13h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Riyadh is to fly which takes 13h 56m and costs 850﷼ - 2500﷼.
The distance between Edinburgh and Riyadh is 5335 km.
It takes approximately 13h 56m to get from Edinburgh to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 3h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:02 PM in Edinburgh and 9:02 PM in Riyadh.
There are 2629+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riyadh (RUH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,500
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,900
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–4,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,600
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,900
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,500
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Newcastle to Riyadh via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,300
Flights from Newcastle to Riyadh via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,500
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newcastle to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–3,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–3,200
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 55–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 80–260
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 110–320
- 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 50–85
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 110–360
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 30–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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 300–380
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- SAR 1,050–1,150
- Sleeper Seat
- SAR 300–380
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- SAR 1,100–1,400
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 310–390
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- SAR 1,050–1,150
- Sleeper Seat
- SAR 310–390
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- SAR 1,200–1,500
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 310–390
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- SAR 1,050–1,150
- Sleeper Seat
- SAR 310–390
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- SAR 1,200–1,500
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 310–400
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- SAR 1,050–1,150
- Sleeper Seat
- SAR 310–400
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- SAR 1,300–1,500
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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