There are 6 ways to get from Scotland to Riyadh by plane or train
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Fly from Aberdeen Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Riyadh (RUH)ABZ - RUH
12h 49mSAR 1,015–2,948Fly from Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Riyadh (RUH)GLA - RUH
13h 6mSAR 782–2,240Fly from Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riyadh (RUH)EDI - RUH
13h 56mSAR 804–1,862Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Riyadh (RUH)DND - RUH
13h 11mSAR 1,116–3,252Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Riyadh (RUH)INV - RUH
13h 18mSAR 887–3,460Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Riyadh (RUH)NCL - RUH
26h 9mSAR 815–2,821
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Riyadh is to fly which costs 800﷼ - 1900﷼ and takes 13h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Riyadh is to fly which takes 12h 49m and costs 1000﷼ - 3000﷼.
The distance between Scotland and Riyadh is 5318 km.
It takes approximately 12h 49m to get from Scotland to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 3h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 6:17 PM in Scotland and 9:17 PM in Riyadh.
There are 2614+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Scotland and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
KLM, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Riyadh (RUH) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,500
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–4,700
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–5,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–4,600
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,400
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,400
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riyadh via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riyadh via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riyadh via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,500
Flights from Newcastle to Riyadh via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,300
Flights from Newcastle to Riyadh via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–3,000
Flights from Newcastle to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–3,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,300
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,700
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 140–200
- 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 Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 45–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 310–390
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- SAR 1,050–1,150
- Sleeper Seat
- SAR 310–390
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- SAR 1,200–1,500
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