RUH - SFO

$487 Find Cheap Flights from Riyadh to San Francisco

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Riyadh to San Francisco departing on 12/7. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Riyadh to San Francisco, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Riyadh to San Francisco, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$796
Overall average: $851
Lufthansa
Fri 12/12Sat 1/10
RUH - SFO • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$487
Typical prices: $1,153-$1,815
IndiGo
Sun 12/7
RUH - SFO • 2 stops
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Lufthansa
Cheapest • from $796 (round-trip)
Lufthansa
Best reviews • 6.8 score
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January
Cheapest • 23% price drop
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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

Fri, Dec 12 - Sat, Jan 10
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6:25 am - 7:35 pmRUH-SFO
24h 10m1 stop
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1:30 pm - 4:50 amSFO-RUH
28h 20m1 stop
$796Lufthansa
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Fri, Dec 12 - Sat, Jan 10
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6:25 am - 9:01 pmRUH-SFO
25h 36m2 stops
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1:30 pm - 4:50 amSFO-RUH
28h 20m1 stop
$806Lufthansa
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Sun, Nov 23 - Mon, Dec 8
Virgin Atlantic Logo
3:30 am - 2:40 pmRUH-SFO
22h 10m1 stop
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4:30 pm - 1:40 amSFO-RUH
22h 10m1 stop
$808Virgin Atlantic
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Wed, Mar 11 - Mon, Mar 23
Lufthansa Logo
2:00 am - 9:00 pmRUH-SFO
29h 00m1 stop
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2:30 pm - 4:50 amSFO-RUH
28h 20m1 stop
$813Lufthansa
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Wed, Mar 11 - Mon, Mar 23
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1:00 am - 6:28 pmRUH-SFO
27h 28m2 stops
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6:09 pm - 5:35 amSFO-RUH
25h 26m2 stops
$814British Airways
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Fri, Dec 12 - Sat, Jan 10
Delta Logo
11:55 pm - 11:50 amRUH-SFO
22h 55m2 stops
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4:02 pm - 7:15 amSFO-RUH
28h 13m2 stops
$815Delta
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Sun, Nov 23 - Mon, Dec 8
British Airways Logo
1:00 am - 8:56 pmRUH-SFO
30h 56m2 stops
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6:00 am - 5:35 amSFO-RUH
36h 35m2 stops
$824British Airways
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Thu, Dec 11 - Sat, Jan 10
Delta Logo
3:30 am - 2:40 pmRUH-SFO
22h 10m1 stop
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4:02 pm - 7:15 amSFO-RUH
28h 13m2 stops
$825Delta
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Mon, Nov 24 - Mon, Dec 8
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6:25 am - 7:35 pmRUH-SFO
24h 10m1 stop
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9:40 pm - 4:50 amSFO-RUH
20h 10m1 stop
$829Lufthansa
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Wed, Nov 26 - Mon, Dec 1
Delta Logo
3:30 am - 8:56 pmRUH-SFO
28h 26m2 stops
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1:55 pm - 10:50 pmSFO-RUH
21h 55m1 stop
$831Delta
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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 $1,237 and $1,146 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$487
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 22% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 2% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Riyadh to San Francisco

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Riyadh to San Francisco based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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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 $487 for a one-way ticket and $796 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?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Riyadh and San Francisco, with Star Alliance 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 $940 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 7570 reviews
6.4Entertainment
7.6Crew
6.3Food
7.0Boarding
6.8Comfort
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Airline food is airline food, but the plane was wonderful and the seating comfort outstanding. One of my best flights in quite a while.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Nov 2025FRA - DTW
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Airline food is airline food, but the plane was wonderful and the seating comfort outstanding. One of my best flights in quite a while.

Crew was outstanding, helpful and friendly. Food is deteriorating. The snack at the end of the flight was not good, a greasy moosh of toast cheese snd other unidentifiable ingredients. Coming from Germany a pretzl with butter would have been better. Entertainment had a great selection.

Smooth flight with enough time for connection. Ran out of meal options. In-flight and gate staff were friendly and helpful. Good service overall.

The seat space seemed small especially when the person ahead reclined but other than that, very good.

Luggage transfer in Chicago was not performed in time. I received my luggage at my destination two days later.

Give yourself over 2+ hours layover because if flight is slighlty delayed and you miss your connection, Lufthansa will do nothing for you

We would have missed our connection from Munich to Boston but we had a van outside the plan that wisked us to our terminal. Much appreciated and we didn’t even realize that Lufthansa had done this until the announcement on disembarkation. Well organized airline! Will definitely fly Lufthansa again!!!

Everything went well. I will fly with Lufthansa again. And use Kayak whenever I book flights

Bought a seat in a flight that got changed out so ended up paying for a seat I would have had if I hadn't paid.

Food was poor quality and the screens for entertainment didn’t work properly

Great on board entertainment Tasty food Cattle class obviously crammed but not as bad as shorter hall flights

I was attacked in the Miami airport and the staff did nothing. On my flight from London to Miami one of the flight attendants screamed at me and demanded I keep my seat in the upright position at all times during the fight so the man behind me was comfortable for the flight. I will never in my life use British airways again

Logan gate staff was unhelpful. Arrived early, come to find out the airbus scheduled was reassigned and I did not have a seat. The desk agent spoke to his supervisor who instructed him to give me a boarding pass to get up to gate area, he was polite. At the gate the fellow was sitting to the side with two other BA staff . I asked him if he could help me, his answer was” we are on a break, we are closed” then turned his back. I am almost 70, drove 4 1/2 hours to Boston and had been looking forward to this trip for 5 months. I have worked in service many times in my life and this is not how it is done. I eventually (1/2 hr) before boarding was able to get a seat. The rest of the flight experience was unremarkable.

The boarding process was chaotic at LHR and the seat was not as comfortable as other airlines....

Airlines have to stop assuming passengers bring entertainment. Provide it like you used to in business class and above!! N

Great flight. One unique individual assisting in business class who should have not been there. Need more generic meals, not British centric.

Not my definition of first class. No leg room and barely any recline. The food was good. The crew was great. The comfort for the price I paid for London to Cairo was highway robbery. The Wi-Fi didn't work for me either.

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.

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

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