There are 5 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 47m£172–493Fly 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 23m£212–600Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Newcastle (NCL)plane RUH - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 36m£229–652Fly 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
17h 6m£230–706Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane RUH - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 54m£261–770
Riyadh (RUH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £170 - £500 and takes 13h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 13h 47m and costs £170 - £500.
The distance between Riyadh and Edinburgh is 3335 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 47m to get from Riyadh to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 2h behind Riyadh. It is currently 4:50 PM in Riyadh and 2:50 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2884+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Air France, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–850
Flights from Riyadh to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–850
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–1,000
Flights from Riyadh to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
Flights from Riyadh to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Riyadh to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Riyadh to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Riyadh to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–650
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–480
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–600
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- 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 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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