There are 5 ways to get from Zurich to Riyadh by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riyadh (RUH)plane ZRH - RUH
9h 45mSAR 622–2,037Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Riyadh (RUH)plane BSL - RUH
13hSAR 745–2,557Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Riyadh (RUH)plane MXP - RUH
13h 2mSAR 867–1,781Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Riyadh (RUH)plane STR - RUH
14h 55mSAR 834–2,673Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Riyadh (RUH)plane GVA - RUH
12h 53mSAR 1,228–1,938
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riyadh (RUH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Riyadh is to fly which costs 600﷼ - 2100﷼ and takes 9h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Riyadh is to fly which takes 9h 45m and costs 600﷼ - 2100﷼.
The distance between Zurich and Riyadh is 4227 km.
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Zurich to Riyadh, including transfers.
Riyadh is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 12:31 in Zurich and 13:31 in Riyadh.
There are 2509+ hotels available in Riyadh.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
Saudia, Swiss, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riyadh (RUH) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,400
Flights from Basel to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,700
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,900
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Riyadh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,900
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Riyadh via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–1,800
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,400
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Riyadh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,100
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Riyadh via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–3,200
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Riyadh via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 490–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riyadh via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Riyadh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Basel to Riyadh via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–3,600
- Website
- flyregent.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–1,400
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,000
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Riyadh via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,500
Train operators
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 35–50
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 230–340
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 85–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 370–550
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 25–35
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 95–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 80–100
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
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