There are 4 ways to get from London to Riyadh by plane or train
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Fly from London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Riyadh (RUH)plane LHR - RUH
10h 4mSAR 859–3,054Fly from London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Riyadh (RUH)plane STN - RUH
13h 10mSAR 697–1,749Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Riyadh (RUH)plane LCY - RUH
12h 3mSAR 1,217–3,333Train 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 36mSAR 773–1,943
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Riyadh is to fly which costs 650﷼ - 1800﷼ and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from London to Riyadh is to fly which takes 10h 4m and costs 850﷼ - 3100﷼.
The distance between London and Riyadh is 5005 km.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from London to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 3h ahead of London. It is currently 8:12 AM in London and 11:12 AM in Riyadh.
There are 2669+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between London, England and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Saudia, Virgin Atlantic, and four 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 650–2,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,700
Flights from London City Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,200
Flights from London City Airport to Riyadh via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,000
Flights from London City Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,400
Flights from London City Airport to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,300
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,800
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from London City Airport to Riyadh via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,900
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riyadh via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,300
- 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 800–3,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–1,900
- 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 1,000–3,200
- 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, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,200
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riyadh via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–1,800
- 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 900–3,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riyadh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–1,900
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,300
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,600
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 65–120
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 128–130
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
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