There are 6 ways to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Riyadh by plane, car, car train, bus, or car ferry
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 London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Riyadh (RUH)LHR - RUH
9h 53mSAR 866–4,528Bus to London Gatwick Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Coach Station
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Riyadh (RUH)LGW - RUH
13h 9mSAR 596–1,706Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Riyadh
2d 9hFly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Riyadh (RUH)LCY - RUH
12h 59mSAR 998–3,155Fly from London Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Riyadh (RUH)STN - RUH
14h 9mSAR 830–1,852Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Riyadh
2d 10hSAR 4,175–6,371
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Riyadh is to fly which costs 800﷼ - 1900﷼ and takes 14h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Riyadh is to fly which takes 9h 53m and costs 850﷼ - 4600﷼.
The distance between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Riyadh is 4984 km.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 3h ahead of Heathrow Terminal 5. It is currently 6:23 AM in Heathrow Terminal 5 and 9:23 AM in Riyadh.
There are 2870+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Heathrow Terminal 5, England and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Saudia, Virgin Atlantic, and three other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Riyadh (RUH) every 2 hours.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh via Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,300
Flights from London City Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,000
Flights from London City Airport to Riyadh via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,000
Flights from London City Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,400
Flights from London City Airport to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,000
Flights from London City Airport to Riyadh via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,100
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–1,800
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–1,800
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,600
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–3,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,000
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–1,600
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–1,800
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 500–2,000
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 500–2,000
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riyadh via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–1,900
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,900
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 500–1,600
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 65–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 70–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- info@oxfordbus.co.uk
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–55
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 150–190
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- SAR 340–850
- On Foot
- SAR 150–190
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