There are 5 ways to get from London 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 London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Riyadh (RUH)plane LHR - RUH
10h 15mSAR 1,261–3,072Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Riyadh (RUH)plane BHX - RUH
13h 9mSAR 775–3,020Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Riyadh (RUH)plane LGW - RUH
12h 53mSAR 817–2,136Fly from London Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Riyadh (RUH)plane STN - RUH
13h 10mSAR 844–2,449Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Euston to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Riyadh (RUH)plane MAN - RUH
12h 59mSAR 1,063–2,594
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Riyadh is to train and fly which costs 1000﷼ - 2600﷼ and takes 12h 59m.
The fastest way to get from London to Riyadh is to fly which takes 10h 15m and costs 1200﷼ - 3100﷼.
The distance between London and Riyadh is 5005 km.
It takes approximately 10h 15m to get from London to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 5:35 AM in London and 7:35 AM in Riyadh.
There are 2515+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between London, England and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Regent Airways, Saudia, and four other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Riyadh (RUH) every 3 hours.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh via Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,400
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,800
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,800
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,600
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,600
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,700
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,400
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,900
- Website
- flyregent.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–1,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,900
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,400
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riyadh via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 60–100
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 85–130
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 170–280
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 300–470
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 150–410
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 110–170
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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