Cheap flights from Riyadh to Cairo from £78

The month of October is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Cairo from Riyadh, with most prices found around £135. If you don’t want to visit Cairo in October, then you should wait until December to fly from Riyadh, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £142.

According to our data, Sunday is the cheapest day to fly to Cairo from Riyadh. The lowest ticket price found for a Sunday departure recently was £145. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. The most expensive day to fly to Cairo is Wednesday, with ticket prices averaging around £326.

Flying to Cairo from Riyadh in the morning is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as £179 when looking at flights departing in the morning. Flights at midday are often more expensive, with an average ticket price of £293.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cairo from Riyadh when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cairo for around £182 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cairo from Riyadh for as low as £154 on momondo.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Riyadh to Cairo.

As of May 2026, prices for Riyadh to Cairo flights are approximately 30% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Air Cairo, SAUDIA, and Qatar Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Riyadh King Khaled Intl to Cairo

flynas, flyadeal and Nile Air are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Cairo from Riyadh according to our data. flynas is the first choice among our users, with 38% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Cairo. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Cairo on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 19% of flights between Riyadh and Cairo have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 119 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, flynas have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 7% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, there are 18 flights per day flying from Riyadh to Cairo. The most common time of day flights depart is 12:00, with 40% of flights taking off at midday.

The number of flights available between Riyadh and Cairo is 132 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Wed, with 20% of weekly flights leaving on this day.