There are 6 ways to get from Riyadh to Scotland 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 37m£177–708Fly to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane RUH - GLA
13h 3m£175–608Fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane RUH - ABZ
14h 4m£237–860Fly to Dundee Riverside Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane RUH - DND
15h 7m£274–1,006Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane RUH - INV
15h 31m£246–912Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Newcastle (NCL)plane RUH - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 5m£223–747
Riyadh (RUH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Scotland is to fly which costs £170 - £650 and takes 13h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Scotland is to fly which takes 13h 3m and costs £170 - £650.
The distance between Riyadh and Scotland is 3335 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 37m to get from Riyadh to Scotland, including transfers.
Scotland is 2h behind Riyadh. It is currently 3:37 AM in Riyadh and 1:37 AM in Scotland.
There are 535+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Scotland?
Air France, British Airways, and two 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
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Riyadh to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Riyadh to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
Flights from Riyadh to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,200
Flights from Riyadh to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–950
- 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
- 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
- £270–1,000
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–700
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
- £200–800
Flights from Riyadh to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Riyadh to Glasgow Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
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
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- 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 Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- 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
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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