There are 4 ways to get from Lyon 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Riyadh (RUH)plane LYS - RUH
11h 30mSAR 920–1,578Train 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 58mSAR 541–2,202Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Riyadh (RUH)plane TRN - RUH
15h 32mSAR 891–2,519Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Antibestrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Riyadh (RUH)plane NCE - RUH
14h 8mSAR 1,068–2,452
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 500﷼ - 2200﷼ and takes 11h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Riyadh is to fly which takes 11h 30m and costs 900﷼ - 1600﷼.
The distance between Lyon and Riyadh is 4418 km.
It takes approximately 11h 30m to get from Lyon to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 1:26 AM in Lyon and 2:26 AM in Riyadh.
There are 2877+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Aegean Airlines, Royal Jordanian, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Riyadh (RUH) 5 times a week.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,700
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–3,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,400
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Riyadh via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,800
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–3,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,600
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Riyadh via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–1,900
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,600
- Website
- flyadeal.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riyadh via Medina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,900
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
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–270
- 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 140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 450–750
- 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 170–290
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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