There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to Riyadh by plane, car, train, or car 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Riyadh (RUH)LYS - RUH
11h 45mSAR 720–2,078Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Riyadh (RUH)GVA - RUH
11h 40mSAR 632–2,158Drive 5,413.8 km
- Drive from Lyon to Riyadh5,413.8 km
2d 4hSAR 3,637–5,253Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Riyadh (RUH)TRN - RUH
16h 2mSAR 879–2,937Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Cannes
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Riyadh (RUH)NCE - RUH
14h 10mSAR 934–1,955Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Drive from Edirne to Riyadh
3d 1hSAR 2,945–7,631
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Riyadh is to train and fly which costs 600﷼ - 2200﷼ and takes 11h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Riyadh is to train and fly which takes 11h 40m and costs 600﷼ - 2200﷼.
The distance between Lyon and Riyadh is 4418 km. The road distance is 5413.8 km.
It takes approximately 11h 45m to get from Lyon to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 2h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 4:46 PM in Lyon and 6:46 PM in Riyadh.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Riyadh is 5414 km. It takes approximately 2 days 4h to drive from Lyon to Riyadh.
There are 2614+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Royal Jordanian, Saudia, and seven other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Riyadh (RUH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riyadh via Medina
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riyadh via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,300
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,300
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,100
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,600
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 500–2,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,000
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,300
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,700
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,300
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–3,500
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,800
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 110–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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 190–550
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 190–650
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 260–650
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 911–4,527
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- SAR 911
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- SAR 2,464
- Sleeper Wagon
- SAR 2,816
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- SAR 2,622
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- SAR 4,175
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- SAR 4,527
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