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If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Riyadh on a Thursday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from Cairo to Riyadh. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Sunday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Cairo to Riyadh is November, where tickets cost $170 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $375 and $323 respectively.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $257 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Cairo to Riyadh, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 37% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Cairo to Riyadh were found on SAUDIA ($186) and flynas ($196).

Cairo and Riyadh are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are flynas (49 flights per week), SAUDIA (42 flights per week), and Nile Air (28 flights per week).

Weekly flights between Cairo and Riyadh historically see delays in approximately 17% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 116 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the early afternoon tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights at night have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Wednesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Thursday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, SAUDIA have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 9% of their flights encountering any delays.

Jeddah (JED) is the top choice – 69% of KAYAK users who clicked on 1-stop flights from Cairo to Riyadh picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Medina (MED) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of $198.

Consider flying via Manama (BAH) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 5h 05m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Jeddah (JED) often has the shortest layovers from Cairo to Riyadh, with an average of 2h 21m.

There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 30 and 32 nonstop flights that take off from Cairo and land in Riyadh, with an average flight time of 2h 42m. The most common departure time is 10:00 am and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 221 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Wednesday, when 14% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Tuesday.