Cheap flights from London to Riyadh from £159

If you don’t want to visit Riyadh in January, then you should wait until February to fly from London, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £436.

Our data shows that Monday is the least expensive day to fly to Riyadh. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as £570. The most expensive day to fly to Riyadh is Saturday, with ticket prices averaging around £632.

According to our data, the cheapest time of day to fly to Riyadh is in the afternoon. momondo users have found flights departing from London to Riyadh in the afternoon for as low as £564. Keep in mind that these prices may fluctuate based on what airline you choose and the time of year you plan to travel. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to Riyadh, so prices are often more expensive at around £732 per ticket.

Fly from London Heathrow to Riyadh King Khaled Intl for the best London - Riyadh King Khaled Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Riyadh from London when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Riyadh for around £585 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Riyadh from London for as low as £534 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on London to Riyadh flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 60% on your flight if you consider stops on a London to Riyadh flight.

As of September 2026, prices for London to Riyadh flights are approximately 1% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Pegasus Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and ITA Airways are the most popular carriers operating from London to Riyadh King Khaled Intl

SAUDIA, Virgin Atlantic and Gulf Air are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Riyadh from London according to our data. SAUDIA is the first choice among our users, with 45% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Riyadh. Keep in mind that there are 17 different airlines that fly to Riyadh on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 16% of flights between London and Riyadh have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 146 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Wednesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Virgin Atlantic have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 8% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Istanbul (SAW) was the most common stop: 29% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Istanbul (SAW) offer the lowest average return price of £371.

Flights connecting via Cairo (CAI) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 8h 20m.

Rome (FCO) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 12m.

The number of flights available between London and Riyadh is 4 per day as of September 2026. The most frequent departure time is 10:00, with 54% of daily flights leaving at midday.

The number of flights available between London and Riyadh is 31 per week as of September 2026. The most frequent departure day is Fri, with 23% of weekly flights leaving on this day.