There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Saudi Arabia by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane EDI - MED
11h 35mSAR 711–1,961Fly Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riyadh (RUH)plane EDI - RUH
14h 36mSAR 604–1,267Fly Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Jeddah (JED)plane EDI - JED
12h 45mSAR 901–2,683Fly Edinburgh Airport to King Fahd International Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to King Fahd International Airport (DMM)plane EDI - DMM
- Take the bus from King Fahd Airport Stn to Dammam Main Stnbus
13h 26mSAR 789–3,001Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane GLA - MED
12h 48mSAR 785–2,118
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Saudi Arabia is to fly which costs 600﷼ - 1300﷼ and takes 14h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Saudi Arabia is to fly which takes 11h 35m and costs 700﷼ - 2000﷼.
The distance between Edinburgh and Saudi Arabia is 4948 km.
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Edinburgh to Saudi Arabia, including transfers.
Saudi Arabia is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:08 AM in Edinburgh and 4:08 AM in Saudi Arabia.
There are 655+ hotels available in Saudi Arabia.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Saudi Arabia?
Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,900
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,800
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to King Fahd International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Frankfurt, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–3,100
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–1,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–1,900
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,500
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Frankfurt, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,400
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,200
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–180
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +966920000877
- Website
- saptco.com.sa
Bus from King Fahd Airport Stn to Dammam Main Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 20–27
- Schedules at
- saptco.com.sa
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