There are 4 ways to get from Riyadh to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane RUH - EDI
13h 17m£122–253Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane RUH - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 12m£155–298Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Newcastle (NCL)plane RUH - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 30m£178–537Fly to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane RUH - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 49m£195–701
Riyadh (RUH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £120 - £260 and takes 13h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 13h 17m and costs £120 - £260.
The distance between Riyadh and Edinburgh is 3335 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 17m to get from Riyadh to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 3h behind Riyadh. It is currently 7:22 AM in Riyadh and 4:22 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2633+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Edinburgh, Scotland?
British Airways, Saudia, and two other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–490
Flights from Riyadh to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–490
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Riyadh to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–490
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Riyadh to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–650
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Riyadh to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–440
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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