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

The cheapest month for flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport is February, where tickets cost £442 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £576 and £570 respectively.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at £438 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport, you should book around 6 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport were found on Lufthansa (£368) and Royal Jordanian (£422).

There are 4 airlines that fly direct from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport. They are: British Airways, Riyadh Air, SAUDIA and Virgin Atlantic. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Virgin Atlantic at £332 for a return flight. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Virgin Atlantic.

Weekly flights between Riyadh and London historically see delays in approximately 15% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 120 minutes.

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

Statistically, Saturday 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, Riyadh Air have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 10% of their flights encountering any delays.

Istanbul (IST) is the top choice – 43% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Istanbul (SAW) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of £276 for a return.

Consider flying via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 9h 25m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Abu Dhabi (AUH) often has the shortest stopovers from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport, with an average time of 1h 15m.

There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, 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 2 and 3 direct flights that take off from Riyadh and land in London Heathrow Airport, with an average flight time of 7h 20m. The most common departure time is 03:00 and most flights take off at night. Each week, there are 18 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 17% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Thursday.