There are 5 ways to get from France 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 Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Riyadh (RUH)plane CDG - RUH
10h 2mSAR 806–1,664Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Riyadh (RUH)plane GVA - RUH
11h 50mSAR 590–1,995Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Riyadh (RUH)plane NCE - RUH
9h 34mSAR 713–1,221Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Riyadh (RUH)plane FRA - RUH
12h 4mSAR 904–2,503Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riyadh (RUH)plane ZRH - RUH
12h 15mSAR 824–2,057
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Riyadh is to fly which costs 700﷼ - 1300﷼ and takes 9h 34m.
The fastest way to get from France to Riyadh is to fly which takes 9h 34m and costs 700﷼ - 1300﷼.
The distance between France and Riyadh is 4722 km.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from France to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 2h ahead of France. It is currently 2:28 PM in France and 4:28 PM in Riyadh.
There are 2649+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between France and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Saudia, Air France, and three other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Riyadh (RUH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–3,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,700
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,700
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–1,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–1,900
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,200
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Riyadh via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Riyadh via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,400
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 110–260
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- SAR 110–170
- Rail 1st Class
- SAR 180–260
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 55–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- SAR 55–85
- Rail 1st Class
- SAR 85–130
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–230
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- SAR 100–150
- Rail 1st Class
- SAR 160–230
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 140–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- SAR 140–190
- 1st Class
- SAR 230–300
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 90–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- SAR 90–120
- 1st Class
- SAR 170–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 120–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 140–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 150–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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