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For Riyadh to Cairo, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Wednesday is the most expensive. Flying from Cairo back to Riyadh, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Friday being the most expensive.

The cheapest month for flights from Riyadh to Cairo is October, where tickets cost £132 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £291 and £244 respectively.

No, with an average price for the route of £146, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

To get a below average price on the flight from Riyadh to Cairo, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 3% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Riyadh to Cairo were found on Air Arabia (£140) and Air Cairo (£167).

Riyadh and Cairo are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Riyadh Air (14 flights per week), SAUDIA (11 flights per week), and Air Cairo (7 flights per week).

Weekly flights between Riyadh and Cairo historically see delays in approximately 19% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 118 minutes.

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

Statistically, Monday 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, flynas have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 7% of their flights encountering any delays.

Jeddah (JED) is the top choice – 67% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Riyadh to Cairo picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Kuwait City (KWI) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of £187 for a return.

Consider flying via Jeddah (JED) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 6h 05m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Jeddah (JED) often has the shortest stopovers from Riyadh to Cairo, with an average time of 1h 58m.

There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and 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 3 and 13 direct flights that take off from Riyadh and land in Cairo, with an average flight time of 3h 03m. The most common departure time is 04:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 44 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Sunday, when 30% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Monday.