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£122–483Fly 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£155–378Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Newcastle (NCL)plane RUH - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 5m£221–747Fly 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 5m£286–1,051Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane RUH - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 16m£265–960
Riyadh (RUH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £120 - £490 and takes 13h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 13h 47m and costs £120 - £490.
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 1:15 AM in Riyadh and 11:15 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 626+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Air France, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–800
Flights from Riyadh to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Riyadh to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,200
Flights from Riyadh to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–800
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–800
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–900
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Riyadh to Glasgow Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Riyadh to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Riyadh to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
- 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/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- 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 25m
- 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 Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- 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/
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 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 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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