Saudi Arabia’s New First Class Night Train: 1,200km through the desert from Riyadh to Qurayyat

Hello and welcome to Riyadh! Saudi Arabia has a relatively young history of passenger railways. Tonight, I am going to travel on the newly launched overnight train from Riyadh to Qurayyat. The 1,242km journey will take just over 11 hours, I expect the private sleeper cabins to be modern, clean, and comfortable. I’m excited to try it out. Let’s go! This video was filmed from 8-9 March 2023 From Riyadh North Station to Qurayyat Train: 76 Distance: 1,242 km (772 mi) Travel time: 11h17m Seat: G3 Class: Private Cabin 00:00 Railways in Saudi Arabia 01:55 Riyadh North Station 03:52 Business and Private Cabin Lounge 05:12 Train overview 07:21 Departure/Travel Prayer 09:01 Carriage layout 09:52 Private Cabin 13:02 Majmaah 13:37 Dinner at 10:30pm 14:39 Lounge car 15:07 The bed 15:44 Breakfast at 4:25am 17:43 Business Class 18:31 Summary 19:49 Qurayyat Is This the Future of Business Class? 13 hrs on Finnair’s No-Recline A35