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What is the cheapest flight to Saudi Arabia?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to Saudi Arabia from the United Kingdom found in the last 72 hours was to Medina, at 1,099 ﷼ round-trip. The most popular route is Birmingham (BHX) to Jeddah (JED) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was 1,539 ﷼.

What is the cheapest month to fly from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia is November, when tickets cost 1,829 ﷼ (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is 3,343 ﷼ and 2,983 ﷼ respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Saudi Arabia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 11% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Saudi Arabia?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Saudi Arabia is Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl Airport (JED), with an average flight price of 1,065 ﷼.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 15% lower on average.

FAQs for booking flights from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia

  • What direct flights are there to Saudi Arabia from the UK?

    You can grab direct flights from Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Jeddah King Abdulaziz International flying with Saudia, with a flight time of roughly 5h 50min. You can also fly directly with British Airways or Saudia from Heathrow to Riyadh King Khaled International, with a flight time of about 6h 25min.

  • What documentation do I need to travel to Saudi Arabia?

    When travelling to Saudi Arabia as a UK citizen, you must apply for a travel visa prior to your travel dates, which will be valid for a 90-day visit. For your visa application to be approved, your passport will need to be valid for a minimum of six months from the date of arrival into Saudi Arabia.

  • What are the stopover options between London and Saudi Arabia?

    If you’re flying from London to Riyadh, Jeddah or Dammam, in Saudi Arabia, you can stop at various airports. The more popular airports include Cairo Airport (CAI), Doha Hamad Airport (DOH), Amman Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), plus European airports such as Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) and Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD).

  • How can I reduce my carbon emissions when flying from the UK to Saudi Arabia?

    Check out flights with Saudia, direct from Heathrow to Riyadh King Khaled International, on which you can reduce your average carbon emissions by 33%. For flights that include stopovers, British Airways and Flynas operate a service from Heathrow to Jeddah King Abdulaziz International that reduces emissions by 44%, via Cairo International Airport.

  • How to get to the city centre from Jeddah International Airport (JED)?

    Upon arriving at Jeddah International Airport (JED), travellers have several convenient options to reach the city centre. Taxis are readily available outside the terminal, offering a direct and convenient mode of transport. Alternatively, the airport is also well-connected by an efficient and affordable bus service, providing another option for reaching the city centre.

  • Which months are the most expensive to fly to Saudi Arabia?

    The months of Ramadan and Hajj are typically the most expensive times to fly to Saudi Arabia. During Ramadan, which follows the Islamic lunar calendar, prices tend to increase due to high demand from Muslim pilgrims. Similarly, flights during the Hajj season, especially in the month of Dhul Hijjah, can be significantly pricier as it is the time of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

  • Which arrival airport in Saudi Arabia is best when visiting Mecca?

    When visiting Mecca, the best arrival airport in Saudi Arabia is King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) in Jeddah. Jeddah is located closest to Mecca, making it the most convenient option for pilgrims. From Jeddah, there are various transportation options, including buses and private taxis, that can easily take you to the holy city of Mecca.

  • What accessibility services does SAUDIA offer passengers travelling to Saudi Arabia?

    SAUDIA offers passengers travelling from the UK to Saudi Arabia a range of accessibility services. To access them, contact SAUDIA directly or select the Special Assistance option while booking your flight online. Services include wheelchair assistance, priority boarding and special meals tailored to specific dietary requirements.

  • Which airlines offer Business Class flights to Saudi Arabia?

    Several airlines offer Business Class flights to Saudi Arabia, including Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA), Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and Turkish Airlines. Each airline provides a luxurious experience with premium amenities, spacious seating, dedicated lounges, and personalised services throughout your journey.

  • Which London airports have the most affordable flights to Saudi Arabia?

    Some of the cheapest flights to Saudi Arabia from London are those from London Gatwick to Riyadh. Wizz Air offers numerous stopover flights at a fraction of the cost of other flights. If you're flying to Jeddah, flights from London Luton (LTN) or London Gatwick via Budapest are often the cheapest. If you're flying to Dammam, Wizz Air flights from London Gatwick tend to be the most affordable.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Saudi Arabia?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Saudi Arabia is Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as 2,203 ﷼. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Wednesday, where round-trip prices are 3,281 ﷼ on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Saudi Arabia?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Saudi Arabia is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost 2,370 ﷼ on average. Morning departures are around 27% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Saudi Arabia is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is 3,376 ﷼.

Top tips for finding a cheap flight out of the United Kingdom

  • If you’re searching for cheap flights to Saudi Arabia from the UK, then check out flights with Saudia for direct flights or Ryanair and Saudia combined for flights with one stopover. You can also find decent deals with Egyptair through KAYAK.
  • One of the best airports to fly into for a connection to Bahrain is Dammam King Fahd International Airport (DMM), as it’s very close to Bahrain; it is possible to connect by bus or plane.
  • If you need to stay close to Riyadh King Khaled International Airport (RUH) overnight, you can take advantage of the services offered by Riyadh Airport Marriott Hotel and Radisson Hotel Riyadh Airport, which are both adjacent to the airport building. You can find great rates at these hotels through KAYAK.
  • If you’re travelling to Saudi Arabia from London, a great way to get to your departure airport is by train. It’s hassle free, fast and reasonably priced, especially if you book your train tickets in advance. You can grab Express Trains from stations such as Paddington, Victoria and Liverpool Street, servicing Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airport.
  • If you need to travel to different parts of Saudi Arabia, you can catch flights to Riyadh King Khaled International, Jeddah King Abdulaziz International (JED) and Dammam King Fahd International from the UK. If you fly into Jeddah or Riyadh, you can connect to domestic airports such as Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED), in Medina; Ta’if Regional Airport (TIF), in Ta’if; and Prince Abdul Mohsin Bin Abdulaziz Airport (YNB), in Yanbu.
  • Saudi Arabia is a hub for several leading airlines, such as Saudi Arabian Airlines and flynas. King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) in Jeddah and King Khalid International Airport (RUH) in Riyadh act as crucial connection points. These hubs offer convenient transit options, efficient aircraft maintenance facilities and a wide range of connecting flights, making them ideal for travellers seeking flights to and from Saudi Arabia.
  • If you're travelling on a budget and choosing connecting flights rather than direct flights to save money, like flights from London Gatwick (LGW) to Riyadh King Khaled International (RUH), check whether the flights include baggage transfer or not. If you book cheap flights to Saudi Arabia with self-transfer stopovers, ensure you have enough time to collect your luggage and check in again.
  • SAUDIA is one of the most popular choices for non-stop flights, with direct flights to Jeddah International Airport (JED) from London Heathrow (LHR), London Gatwick and Birmingham International (BHX). If you want to fly to Dubai and stay on the outskirts of Saudi Arabia, Emirates is the most popular choice for direct flights from Glasgow, London, Birmingham, and Edinburgh (EDI).

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.5
Virgin AtlanticOverall score based on 671 reviews
8.1Crew
7.7Boarding
6.9Food
7.3Comfort
7.5Entertainment
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Great staff great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2025LAX - LHR
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Great staff great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Great staff, great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

I was my pleasure to fly virgin on my birthday for my first solo trip ever 🫶🏼

These are one of the older seat arrangements facing away from the windows! Not particularly convenient sets. No storage spaces. NO COAT HANGING HOOKS. Inconvenient business class seat compared to any other airlines of similar class. Staff are excellent! Extremely professional, friendly. Food is good too.

Overall, flight was excellent but check in was very slow for Premium Economy. Economy queue was shorter but we weren't allowed to use it.

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

Great crew - old style upper class seats on the older fleet now feels dated

Premium economy more comfortable than economy, but not by much. Did was awful, do not try the omelette. Flight crew were helpful. Flight was delayed by over an hour. Overall but bad, arrived safely and thank God.

Food was excellent. Service was very good. Staff was very helpful to all passengers.

I recently flew with Saudi Arabian Airlines, and it was truly an outstanding experience from start to finish. The staff were exceptionally polite, professional, and attentive throughout the journey. Check-in was smooth and well-organized, and boarding was efficient and on time. The cabin was spotless and comfortable, with plenty of legroom and a calm, welcoming atmosphere. The in-flight service was top-notch — meals were delicious and offered with generous portions, and the crew made sure every passenger was well taken care of. I also appreciated the wide range of entertainment options, including movies, music, and TV shows in multiple languages. The flight was punctual, and the overall experience reflected the airline’s strong commitment to hospitality and passenger satisfaction. Without a doubt, I’d highly recommend Saudia to anyone traveling within the region or internationally. Their service quality easily matches — and often surpasses — many top global airlines. I’m looking forward to flying with them again! ⸻ Would you like me to tailor it for a specific flight route or class (e.g., Economy, Business, Jeddah–Washington DC)? I can make it sound even more personal or detailed.

It was a disaster. The crew was so rude and had no professionalism. She dropped something onto the floor, then took it from the floor and put it into the food tray. Also, when she got some spilling, she went straight to the toilet, got some tissue and started cleaning the food trolley

I cant wait for planes to have shorter rows with more space! otherwise, all fine thankyou

They lost the stroller and car seat which they found after 4 days, and on the way back they damaged the stroller.

Damage lagguage, They lost the stroller and car seat which they found after 4 days, and on the way back they damaged the stroller.

Same situation saudi lost my pram and car seat and damaged lagguage

My gag was left at liayad airport when I landed at jeddah airport 9 am I waited for my bags at jeddah airport till 2.45 pm almost 6 hrs bad very bad

Apart from chaotic boarding - which I totally understand was outside the control of gate staff. It was comfortable mid haul flight. Well done to cabin crew for their patience and hospitality with largely elderly passengers returning from pilgrimage.

The intettainme is old stuff and difficult to get by WiFi and the chair is not comfortable at all although the staff were excellent but beyond their limited

Overall a great experience, no movies were available. Bags were delivered a bit late. Seat controls were not working well. I couldn't make my bed fully flat.

Amazing business class in a single aisle plane. Fully flat seats, pyjamas, amenity kits, all in all a really complete product. Service was good - not amazing - but they did a good job. Got a few hours sleep. Will fly with them again if I can.

They flight was without ait conetion weather was very hot

Did not have to leave plane. However found the wait tiring with nearly a full plane boarding at Male and being unable to get out of seat due to cleaners security and a full plane boarding with hand luggage. Staff were excellent despite a long and tiring flight due to stopover.

Everything about our return trip from Colombo to Manchester was excellent. Staff were brilliant all flights. Return flights on time and all staff were brilliant. The outbound journey however was marred by cancellation of Man to Bahrain flight. No information or staff assistance. Customer Service none existent. Told to make own arrangements by none interested or understanding telephone staff who said to make own hotel arrangements and be reimbursed. CS refused to reimburse hotel or lost lounge booking or taxi fees.

The boarding was late. The check-in board said boarding closed but the boarding hadn't even started. I have spine issue but not eligible for wheelchair since I can walk. But we were taken to a plane with stairs to climb. I requested support with the handcarry and was told that I shouldn't have booked this flight without wheelchair. Instead this information should be public if this plane has sky bridge or stairs. The infotainment system did not work either. And the plane was very loud with very less legroom in economy.

Very poor experience, passengers and were not social and started a troubled with other passengers and a fight erupted

Worst flight ever.service was extremely poor and food taste was horrible.Served me mashed potatoes and chicken calling it Briyani.

From the start of the check-in process, the associate was unprofessional and claimed that my ticket was incorrect, attributing the issue to Gulf Air. However, they failed to provide any clear explanation of what was wrong. After an extended wait of 45 minutes, the issue was resolved, and we were finally issued our boarding passes. Upon arrival in Paris, we faced further delays as the stairs to deplane were not functioning, resulting in an additional 45-minute wait onboard. This delay posed a significant risk of missing my connecting flight.

Had to discuss more than 15 min regarding wheelchair they gave only at the start location. No food serv in 1 st flight. Considering flight started at 10:00 pm so had to starve for dinner. Checkin screw was polite. Food in 2 nd and 3 rd flights was not good. It was too cold in the flights. Had to ask for blankets. Missed quality all thru, though the fare was on higher side

Food could have been better Entertainment was absent even in Business Class

We always use BA due to the direct flight options, we have always had a pleasant flight with BA.

There might be more food options for people who can't eat so much starch/sugar/bread/rice. Meat, cheese, walnuts/pecans for snack, maybe jerky or other kinds of meat-based snacks would be better than bread and rice and sweets. I had an extra chardonnay, which was fine. The entertainment was great.

Unfortunately, my flight was cancelled because of some sort of emergency over the Atlantic and had to return to London. While I think British Airways made every effort to mitigate the situation, I must say it was still pretty unpleasant. I do appreciate the fact, however, that British Airways put my safety first…and I think the effort to correct a bad situation was very sincere. But I think the process might be handled better in future.

Horrible leg room - coach seating with empty seat in middle on a 3 across seating. You buy business class for comfort which includes leg room. Absolutely no entertainment options either. Awful experience

Flight was 3h50 and was only provided with a packet of oat cookies and offered a cold drink. Thankfully i'd had breakfast but for a morning flight of that length some sort of breakfast should be included. There were 2 toilets for economy but due to turbulence we couldn't use them until the last 1hr which meant the queue was then huge. Would've been nice to open up the business one for those closest to the front to use.

Crew service was poor and very little difference between premium economy and economy. Disappointed.

My bags never made it on the flight and I now have to wait for them to arrive hopefully tomorrow. You can’t even track your bags in the app to see where they are since they didn’t arrive. You have to file a claim and then wait for them to inform you when you will receive your bag. We were already delayed for an hour due to baggage so I don’t understand how my bag didn’t make the flight.

One of the worst experience given the middle seat even asked for the change no one honored,boarded at the end and overall one of the worst experience

No WiFi in either flight. No leg room, the seat in front of me left dents on my knees and the tray was so low my knees propped it up if I tried to use it.

No WiFi working on either flight. No leg room at all, the seat in front of me left dents in my knees. If I put the tray down, it was so low it was propped up by my knees. (I’m only 182.9 cm) I’m usually cool on planes, but the planes were both hot during taxi and take-off.

Great crew. Seats do not recline :( but it is budget so i should have known. Otherwise comfy leather chair. Slight slim chair but again budget so expected. No entertainment do makes journey boring. Recommend packing plenty of snacks and games or download plenty of films and music in your device. Staff excellent. Clean flight. On time.

Both of my flights had issues with their time slot with air traffic control, so they left over an hour late and the flight back to London was delayed by over an hour. Please provide more clarity about baggage requirements on booking sites, your website and within the app. I had to pay for extra bags at the airport when departing London, because they didn’t specify that your carry on bag can only be a backpack and not a trolley, my trolley bag fit the size requirements of the backpack but still I was made to pay

The crew at Check-in was very helpful. It’s was appreciate.

It’s a budget airline. You get what you pay for. They insisted on getting us out of the gate and into our slot on time. They got us to the destination safely. Aircraft was clean and well maintained. What more could we want

Half an hour delay. Squeezed into a small Departure Lounge with very few seats. Noisy flight with screaming unruly kids. Loud IPads and Phones. Heaven!

Were delayed in the airport for 5 hours with no explanation. Flight kept getting delayed by an hour at a time and wizz air staff were no where to be found

The flight was delayed 5 hours and I'm and invalid,I wan a refund for this

The cabin crew on that flight were super fantastic and super helpful. They were so polite and considerate that i felt i travelled with a 5star airline.

Delayed delayed delayed - always with Wizzair. Staff were friendly and well mannered but clearly the company is unorganized and the aircrafts are outdated.

It's a budget airline. Great for short flight. Smooth landing.

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