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Find cheap flights from San Francisco to Riyadh from $524

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San Francisco to Riyadh departing on 5/1. 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 San Francisco to Riyadh, 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 San Francisco to Riyadh, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from San Francisco to Riyadh (SFO-RUH)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Riyadh 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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1:50 pm - 10:55 pmSFO-RUH
23h 05m1 stop
11:59 pm - 11:45 amRUH-SFO
21h 46m2 stops
$1,086KLM
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Wed, Apr 24 - Wed, May 1
1:15 pm - 10:55 pmSFO-RUH
23h 40m2 stops
11:59 pm - 11:45 amRUH-SFO
21h 46m2 stops
$1,091KLM
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Thu, May 16 - Sun, Jun 2
1:50 pm - 10:55 pmSFO-RUH
23h 05m1 stop
11:59 pm - 1:18 amRUH-SFO
35h 19m3 stops
$1,096Delta
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Wed, May 15 - Sun, Jun 2
1:50 pm - 10:55 pmSFO-RUH
23h 05m1 stop
11:59 pm - 8:15 pmRUH-SFO
30h 16m3 stops
$1,106Delta
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Wed, May 15 - Fri, May 31
1:15 pm - 5:25 amSFO-RUH
30h 10m1 stop
12:15 pm - 11:20 amRUH-SFO
33h 05m1 stop
$1,114Turkish Airlines
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Fri, Apr 26 - Thu, May 2
6:35 pm - 12:10 amSFO-RUH
19h 35m1 stop
6:25 am - 4:40 pmRUH-SFO
20h 15m1 stop
$1,282Turkish Airlines
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Wed, Apr 24 - Wed, May 1
1:45 pm - 7:55 pmSFO-RUH
20h 10m1 stop
1:55 am - 12:40 pmRUH-SFO
20h 45m1 stop
$1,334Lufthansa
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Thu, May 16 - Sun, Jun 2
7:15 pm - 7:55 pmSFO-RUH
38h 40m1 stop
1:55 am - 4:00 pmRUH-SFO
24h 05m1 stop
$1,350Lufthansa
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Fri, May 17 - Mon, Jul 15
4:10 pm - 10:00 pmSFO-RUH
19h 50m1 stop
5:00 am - 1:50 pmRUH-SFO
18h 50m1 stop
$1,753Qatar Airways
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Tue, May 7 - Wed, Jul 17
4:10 pm - 1:00 amSFO-RUH
22h 50m1 stop
11:30 pm - 1:50 pmRUH-SFO
24h 20m1 stop
$1,783Qatar Airways
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Sun, May 5 - Sun, Jul 14

Flights from San Francisco to Riyadh - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Francisco to Riyadh 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 San Francisco to Riyadh?

The average price of all flights from San Francisco to Riyadh clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Riyadh on a Tuesday, 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 San Francisco to Riyadh. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Friday and avoiding Tuesdays for the best deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from San Francisco to Riyadh, 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 San Francisco to Riyadh is February, where tickets cost $1,020 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and June, where the average cost of tickets is $1,736 and $1,699 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to Riyadh?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from San Francisco to Riyadh, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from San Francisco to Riyadh, you should book around 1 day before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 47 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San Francisco to Riyadh?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, Qatar Airways offered the best one-way deal for that route, at $776. KAYAK users also found San Francisco to Riyadh round-trip flights on KLM from $1,086 and on Delta from $1,096.

Good to know

Low season

May

High season

March

Cheapest flight

$524
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 33% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 17% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San Francisco to Riyadh

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Francisco to Riyadh 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 San Francisco to Riyadh

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Riyadh was $524 for a one-way ticket and $1,086 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San Francisco to Riyadh?

    On your way to Riyadh, you’ll fly out from San Francisco. You’ll be landing at Riyadh King Khaled Intl.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Francisco to Riyadh are KLM and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of $1,571 and an overall rating of 7.8, KLM is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,296 and an overall rating of 7.7.

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

    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 San Francisco to Riyadh.

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

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

    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 Riyadh with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and RUH 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 San Francisco to Riyadh?

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

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Top 4 airlines serving from San Francisco to Riyadh

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Riyadh. 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 San Francisco to Riyadh? 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.
7.8
KLMOverall score based on 1646 reviews
8.4crew
7.8boarding
7.3food
7.3entertainment
7.6comfort
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The flight was again delayed for more then 2 hours with some lousy explanation regarding the reason of the delay. Although the flight was delayed for more than 2 hours, no refreshments were offered (according to EU regulations). Last 4 flights on KLM - always at least 2 hrs late. So be prepared that you cannot plan anything with KLM.

2.0 MediocreDavor, Apr 2024ZAG - AMS
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The flight was again delayed for more then 2 hours with some lousy explanation regarding the reason of the delay. Although the flight was delayed for more than 2 hours, no refreshments were offered (according to EU regulations). Last 4 flights on KLM - always at least 2 hrs late. So be prepared that you cannot plan anything with KLM.

The flight was delayed for 2 hrs. Because they didn’t have a crew to fly. And it is not a first time for klm to do that. Last time they cancelled my filght and rebooked me 3 days later. Not reliable airline

We left one hour late because of technical difficulties. The economy comfort seats are great for the price. The crew was mediocre, they do not provide a pleasant experience, they just deliver food and drinks and give orders, not very amicable, no service and hospitality focus.

Seats are fair enough for medium tall people. Good food all the trip. Fight attendances are warm

I thought KLM was the best airline but the Lima - Amsterdam was 1 hours late, the Brussels - Amsterdam was 2.30 hours late and the Amsterdam - Lima was 30 minutes late

no issues at all... Kudos to the food. This time was really really good

Overall a good experience. We were disappointed when we had to check our carry on due to the plane being full. KLM hadn’t notified us and we had valuable items in the carry on but they still made us check it. Some of the food was great and some was mediocre. Crew is really kind and funny.

It was nice to be on a legacy airline, people try at least.

I travel frequently. The flight was late again... KLM should really try and be on time

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

Qatar airways from Doha to guangzhau was excellent big bird Boeing 777 more room and smoothly flight, I Love it

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

The made us waiting and held our passports and boarding pass making us miss our flights

Not impressed. Only allowed one carry on on such a long flight.

The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.

Bad experience with the delay n long wait time for connecting flight after missing the connection flight from Doha.

Wore experience due to delay and took me 3 days to reach my destination.

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

Excellent will be flying again in May with Qatar. to Botswana.

Ultimate customer care humble and excellent service oriented crew , perfect timing maintained by the crew . My profound appreciation.

Quality of service on board was very inconsistent. FA service primarily seemed robotic and they barely engaged with passengers

I’m unclear why I had to pay extra for assigned seats as Turkish airlines did not honor the seating. We were placed across the aisle from each other on TK 34, and were seated behind one another on TK 694. Because my name was misspelled on e-ticket (Klawiter, instead of Klawitter) I could not log onto website to get the connection gate number in Istanbul. The monitors in the airport were a jumbled mess 1/2 Arabic and 1/2 English.

On line check in needs a lot of improvement. I tried and gave up.

Food not good, flight attendants not the best, not accommodating very ruff

the female flight attendant was racist towards me. I could tell she treated the two other passengers next to me with more softness.

Oh my god! For an13 hour flight they serve you food just one time. Also don’t be thirsty they give you a little small cup of soda to drink. They seem like their goal is to feed you one so they don’t have to be bothered with you. It quite surprise for such a long flight there are several times to eat at least three and the food was well lackluster. The food and lack of offering drinks which were always hot no ice provided.

We were traveling first class. Checkin counter lady and her manager, both were in bad mood and did not treat us well about checking in the handbag. The gate agent took care of it right away. I travel Turkish twice a year in first class. No one has ever refused to check in the hand bag. Not sure, why this agent and her manager refused. Everything else was excellent.

The 787 economy was a disaster for long haul. The space was too little compared to 777 or 747. Also the extremely low tray table behind the seat made any dining effort a nightmare. However, the movies were up to date, and the food taste was good, despite of terrible serving process caused by small space.

A little bit more comfort. It’s tight space around the seats. But all else is great and a smooth flight!

0ur assigned seats were given to other individuals when we boarded the plane. We were given new boarding passes with new seats all the way at the back of the plane. The reason given to us was that there were issues with the seats. We found out that there were no issues, and someone else's were seated on those.

Used to love Lufthansa, but Rowe are too close together in Economy and passengers are allowed to recline their seats so far back it is impossible for those behind them to even reach for carry-on essentials during flight - except for meal service when flight attendants ask for seat backs to be raised, we can’t sleep on planes so this flight was most uncomfortable ever! Rod Rose

Horrible crowding on the seats, headphones provided did not fit or work in the entertainment center, seriously the most uncomfortable flight I have taken in a LONG time. The people in front of me were literally 5 inches from my face the entire flight. Did they change their seats recently? I remember it being tight but wow this was a whole new level. Also I am a 5'3" small woman so I can't even imagine a larger person dealing with that for 11 hrs.

Seat controls of lights were broken, and only 1 of the 2 seat TVs ever worked on the long flight. On the short flight there were no USB connections, on the long one they were difficult to access. Part of my meal was frozen, though the hot portion was good.

Lufthansa fails at mentioning no luggage when booking through points. We had to pay added fees to take checked bags to Europe for 2 weeks. The staff at check in were not helpful at all. told us "if we don't like it, then book another flight". Food was bad, they ran out of half the options. Vegetarian was terrible. The flight crew was nice, and tried to make it work ok.

The accommodations are top-notch. The only negative was that both our initial flights were delayed, which caused us to miss one and almost miss the other. The staff immediately handled the missed flight and compensated us for the inconvenience.

Food could be better quality - everything else was excellent , thanks Lufthansa team . GOD bless you!!!

Great except my luggage was. Lost my entire. Trip and I had. To go buy things and waste. Time trying to find. My luggage

Plane was old and the persons chair in front wasn’t easy to move up so he had it back most of the flight including during meals. The touchscreen was not working well and selections weren’t good. First time on a flight I really had a hard time finding something to watch. The crew was great and without them, it would have been a bust. Pilot got us there in record time.

Overall good experience, just the delay of 2.5 hrs was a bummer.

I lost my luggage in this flight with all my personal belonging including critical medications and until now no one from Lufthansa contacted me despite filling the claim immediately after arriving to the final distinction.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from San Francisco to Riyadh found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/1Wed
3 stops
42h 40mSFO-RUH
$524
5/1Wed
2 stops
37h 40mSFO-RUH
$638
4/30Tue
2 stops
44h 05mSFO-RUH
$650
5/1Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
25h 20mSFO-RUH
$776
4/30Tue
3 stops
35h 00mSFO-RUH
$977
5/17Fri
2 stops
43h 22mSFO-RUH
$1,656
5/17Fri
3 stops
50h 57mSFO-RUH
$1,794
5/12Sun
3 stops
56h 02mSFO-RUH
$2,451
5/12Sun
1 stopTurkish Airlines
30h 40mSFO-RUH
$3,627
5/17Fri
1 stopPhilippine Airlines
31h 30mSFO-RUH
$3,867

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Last minute flights from San Francisco to Riyadh

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from San Francisco to Riyadh that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/23Tue
multi-stop
41h 15mSFO-RUH
5/1Wed
multi-stop
46h 30mRUH-SFO
$5,397
4/23Tue
multi-stop
32h 40mSFO-RUH
5/5Sun
multi-stop
31h 55mRUH-SFO
$10,677
4/23Tue
multi-stop
32h 40mSFO-RUH
5/5Sun
multi-stop
36h 00mRUH-SFO
$10,937

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San Francisco - Riyadh Flights

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San Francisco (SFO)United States

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Riyadh (RUH)Saudi Arabia

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