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 1,018–2,970Train to Newcastle, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Riyadh (RUH)NCL - RUH
14h 4mSAR 715–3,121Fly from Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riyadh (RUH)EDI - RUH
13h 56mSAR 804–1,262Fly from Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Riyadh (RUH)GLA - RUH
12h 41mSAR 782–2,340Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Riyadh (RUH)DND - RUH
13h 11mSAR 1,112–3,253Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Riyadh (RUH)INV - RUH
13h 18mSAR 887–3,460
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Riyadh is to fly which costs 800﷼ - 1300﷼ and takes 13h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Riyadh is to fly which takes 12h 41m and costs 750﷼ - 2400﷼.
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 6:25 PM in Scotland and 9:25 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.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riyadh via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,300
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
Flights from Newcastle to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,700
- 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 950–3,800
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 1,000–4,100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,700
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riyadh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,500
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
- 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 800–3,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,600
Flights from Newcastle to Riyadh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,700
- 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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–3,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–3,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riyadh via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,900
Flights from Newcastle to Riyadh via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–4,100
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,300
- 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/
- 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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