Cheap flights from London to Riyadh from £151

If you don’t want to visit Riyadh in April, then you should wait until August to fly from London, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £112.

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 £568. The most expensive day to fly to Riyadh is Saturday, with ticket prices averaging around £628.

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 £561. Keep in mind that these prices may fluctuate based on what airline you choose and the time of year you plan to travel. At midday is when there is more demand to fly to Riyadh, so prices are often more expensive at around £667 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 £558 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 £465 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 74% on your flight if you consider stops on a London to Riyadh flight.

As of May 2026, prices for London to Riyadh flights are approximately 129% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

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

SAUDIA, Virgin Atlantic and British Airways 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 36% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Riyadh. Keep in mind that there are 16 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 151 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. Saturday 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 6% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Istanbul (SAW) was the most common stop: 21% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Warsaw (WAW) offer the lowest average return price of £326.

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 21m.

The number of flights available between London and Riyadh is 5 per day as of May 2026. The most frequent departure time is 16:00, with 60% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

The number of flights available between London and Riyadh is 38 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Sat, with 21% of weekly flights leaving on this day.