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Cheap Flights from Riyadh to San Francisco (RUH-SFO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Riyadh to San Francisco that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Riyadh to San Francisco

Wed, Nov 19 - Thu, Dec 4
ITA Airways Logo
2:55 am - 1:05 pmRUH-SFO
21h 10m1 stop
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3:05 pm - 10:25 pmSFO-RUH
20h 20m1 stop
$775ITA Airways
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Fri, Nov 14 - Thu, Dec 4
ITA Airways Logo
2:55 am - 1:05 pmRUH-SFO
21h 10m1 stop
ITA Airways Logo
3:05 pm - 10:25 pmSFO-RUH
20h 20m1 stop
$803ITA Airways
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Mon, Nov 17 - Wed, Dec 3
KLM Logo
11:55 pm - 11:50 amRUH-SFO
22h 55m1 stop
KLM Logo
3:40 pm - 7:15 amSFO-RUH
28h 35m1 stop
$811KLM
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Tue, Nov 18 - Thu, Dec 4
Delta Logo
11:55 pm - 11:50 amRUH-SFO
22h 55m2 stops
Delta Logo
1:55 pm - 11:15 pmSFO-RUH
22h 20m1 stop
$812Delta
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Mon, Nov 17 - Wed, Dec 3
KLM Logo
11:55 pm - 11:50 amRUH-SFO
22h 55m1 stop
KLM Logo
11:55 am - 10:50 pmSFO-RUH
23h 55m2 stops
$815KLM
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Thu, Oct 16 - Fri, Oct 24
British Airways Logo
12:35 am - 10:09 pmRUH-SFO
31h 34m2 stops
British Airways Logo
8:08 am - 10:45 pmSFO-RUH
28h 37m2 stops
$817British Airways
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Sun, Nov 16 - Thu, Dec 4
Delta Logo
9:35 am - 1:12 amRUH-SFO
26h 37m2 stops
Delta Logo
10:30 am - 11:15 pmSFO-RUH
25h 45m2 stops
$818Delta
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Mon, Nov 17 - Tue, Dec 2
British Airways Logo
1:00 am - 3:35 pmRUH-SFO
25h 35m2 stops
British Airways Logo
6:30 am - 10:55 pmSFO-RUH
29h 25m2 stops
$821British Airways
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Wed, Nov 19 - Wed, Dec 3
Lufthansa Logo
6:25 am - 7:35 pmRUH-SFO
24h 10m1 stop
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9:40 pm - 4:50 amSFO-RUH
20h 10m1 stop
$998Lufthansa
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Sun, Nov 16 - Tue, Dec 2
Lufthansa Logo
2:00 am - 12:40 pmRUH-SFO
21h 40m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
2:40 pm - 7:55 pmSFO-RUH
18h 15m1 stop
$1,031Lufthansa
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Everything you should know

Top airlines
ITA Airways
Cheapest • from $775 (round-trip)
Lufthansa
Best reviews • 6.8 score
Airline reviews
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When to travel
January
Cheapest • 22% price drop
March
Most popular
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Cheapest round-trip
$775
Overall average: $917
ITA Airways
Wed 11/19Thu 12/4
RUH - SFO • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$470
Typical prices: $531-828
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Tue 9/9
RUH - SFO • 3 stops
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Riyadh to San Francisco flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Riyadh to San Francisco to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Riyadh to San Francisco?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Riyadh to San Francisco clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Riyadh to San Francisco, look for departures on Mondays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San Francisco, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Riyadh to San Francisco?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Riyadh to San Francisco, 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 Riyadh to San Francisco is January, where tickets cost $748 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,211 and $1,121 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$470
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 20% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 4% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from Riyadh to San Francisco

  • What is the cheapest flight from Riyadh to San Francisco?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Riyadh to San Francisco was $470 for a one-way ticket and $775 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Riyadh and San Francisco?

    A passport is required to fly from Riyadh to San Francisco.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Riyadh to San Francisco?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Riyadh to San Francisco?

    SkyTeam, Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Riyadh and San Francisco, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Riyadh to San Francisco, Lufthansa or British Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Riyadh to San Francisco are Lufthansa and British Airways. With an average price for the route of $1,296 and an overall rating of 6.8, Lufthansa is the most popular choice. British Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $901 and an overall rating of 6.7.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Riyadh to San Francisco?

    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 Riyadh to San Francisco.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Riyadh to San Francisco?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Francisco from Riyadh 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 Riyadh to San Francisco?

    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 to San Francisco with an airline and back to Riyadh with another airline. Booking your flights between Riyadh and SFO can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Riyadh to San Francisco?

    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 to San Francisco from Riyadh up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Riyadh to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Riyadh to San Francisco. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Riyadh to San Francisco? 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.
6.8
LufthansaOverall score based on 7390 reviews
6.3Food
6.8Comfort
7.6Crew
7.0Boarding
6.4Entertainment
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Food could have something without dairy, I couldn't eat anything. Tv for both seats was malfunctioning. They have one bottle of ginger ale for entire plane.... and I paid extra for these seats...very disappointed

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Sep 2025FRA - IAD
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Food could have something without dairy, I couldn't eat anything. Tv for both seats was malfunctioning. They have one bottle of ginger ale for entire plane.... and I paid extra for these seats...very disappointed

The flight and crew were good. The customer experience on the ground could have been better. We had to reschedule our flight because of a delay on the previous flight. The attendants working the desk in Washington DC were not helpful. They told us to scan a QR code and that would get us rebooked. Why couldn't two people standing at their computers do this? We had to chat with someone to get everything figured out. It was extremely confusing.

We took two long flights with Lufthansa, both were delayed making us miss our connecting flights. Lufthansa took care of the first one. The second was a switch to United and figuring out how to rebook was not a pleasant experience.

Flight cancelled support worse than useless. Asking me to drive back and forth between terminal, I was expecting supervisor call within 30 minutes, never happened.

It was chaotic. It was overbooked so we didn't have seats until the end but they turned out to be good seats. The gate was at the end of the airport. We had to get busses to the tarmac and board. It just seemed chaotic. Flight was OK. Food was not so good. Lufthansa used to be such a great airline and now as it's with everything else: If you have money you get comforts but if you don't then you end up below deck with the rest of the cattle.

Welp - they boarded us appropriately...then had us sit on the plane for over two hours before cancelling the flight...which meant another night in Munich. I probably had it a little better than most as over 500 people had to be accommodated/re-booked etc. The next day I boarded the same flight (for which I had now been ticketed 3 straight days) and - with "only" an hour delay, managed to finally get home over 2 days later than scheduled. I haven't flown Lufthansa to Europe in years...and I won't be looking to do so again in the future. To be clear, though, the people I interacted with - flight crew, Service Center, check-in were all professional and courteous - management is clearly to blame for their lack of communication and unpreparedness for when things go wrong.

It was a short flight, everything was good with it.

Flight was delayed over one hour and I had to pay to select my seat, even though my booking supposedly had free selection (I paid extra for this at time of booking)

Both flights were delayed over 1 hour. And I had to pay for seats, even though my reservation supposedly included free seat selection.

The male attendant has zero personality. It seemed like he was over worked or hated his job, not once did he smile or made any contact with the people on the plane. Strictly business and call it a day!

I paid for full WIFI- it was terrible, kept being in and out could not listen to a podcast

Flight was delayed but my previous flight was as well so It worked to my advantage. This was my first time in first class. I don't think they ever stopped feeding us. The seating area was very spacious and comfortable. The attendants were wonderful, warm, friendly and very personable.

Some how my flight was canceled, neither BA or Justfly.com accepted responsibility. I only found out about this the day before when I tried to check in. I had to book another flight which due to the time ( day before) cost me $300 more. I was still receiving notifications about the flight even when I was on another flight from you. So no my flight to London was not good.

We had a pretty good experience. Enjoyed both the flights. Crew was very good and helpful.

They issued seat assignments and sat my 2 year-old in the row behind me, separate from me and my daughter. Communication/ customer service was terrible. They told me to change it in London, then in London, they told me to talk to the cabin crew, then a supervisor came and stuck us in the back of the plane when we were supposed to be in row 25. Overall, they need to really work on their customer service. Additionally the food was terrible and they ran out of meals and didn’t have any kid options. To top it off there was no in-flight entertainment for the first hour of the trip.

We missed the connection because we had to wait for a shuttle from the plane to the Terminal. Also, we needed assistance and none was available.

When we arrived at the airport - 1st step - printing out your boarding pass - no issue. Not long lines as these machines. 2nd step - processing your bag drop off. There was only one associate there to help 10 kiosks. We had a family in front of us for 20 minutes trying to work on the machine and figure out every step for 4 pieces of luggage. My husband alerted the associate who was able to assist the family. Highly suggest that there are more associates to assist in this process. Besides this issue, security check went very quickly. Our flight was direct to Philadelphia. We had to carry our bags down two flights of steps, then out to the tarmac to a bus, then carry our bags up two flights of stairs to the plane. No one on the flight was expecting that long trek. I could see some people were struggling a bit. All in all - great flight crew, plane was clean and food was great!

There were no gluten-free vegan options available, so food was very limited on this flight, and some of the crew weren’t especially helpful about it. To make matters worse, a passenger was sick on board, and although the area was cleaned, the smell lingered for the rest of the journey. On top of that, we ended up circling for an extra hour, which only made the unpleasant situation drag on even longer.

Checking in prior on line and wait time at Gatwick was terrible. I would rate a big fat ZERO.

There was a slight delay. Otherwise, everything else was satisfactory.

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