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)RUH - EDI
13h 19m£152–243Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)RUH - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
14h 23m£139–438Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Newcastle (NCL)RUH - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
14h 40m£142–477Fly to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)RUH - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
15h 44m£160–546Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)RUH - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
16h 28m£160–543
Riyadh (RUH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £150 - £250 and takes 13h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 13h 19m and costs £150 - £250.
The distance between Riyadh and Edinburgh is 3335 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 19m to get from Riyadh to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 3h behind Riyadh. It is currently 11:54 PM in Riyadh and 8:54 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2507+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Edinburgh, Scotland?
British Airways, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–430
Flights from Riyadh to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–450
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–480
Flights from Riyadh to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Riyadh to Dundee Riverside Airport via Amman, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–480
Flights from Riyadh to Dundee Riverside Airport via Munich, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Riyadh to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–400
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–440
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Riyadh to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Riyadh to Dundee Riverside Airport via Amman, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–480
Flights from Riyadh to Dundee Riverside Airport via Munich, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–460
Flights from Riyadh to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–480
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–410
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–350
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Riyadh to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–360
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- 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
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–270
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–55
- 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 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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