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Riyadh (RUH) to Cairo (CAI) flights
There are direct flights from Riyadh King Khaled International Airport to Cairo International Airport, sold by 3 airlines (including codeshares): Royal Air Maroc, Egyptair and Saudia. The distance is 1,612 km, about 2h 30m in the air. There are also 18 one-stop options, via airports such as Jeddah, Sharm El Sheikh and Kuwait.
Live fares for RUH → CAISee all routes on the map1,612 kmdistance
~2h 30mdirect flight time (estimate)
3direct airlines
18one-stop options
Direct flights from Riyadh to Cairo
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUH → CAI | Royal Air Maroc, Egyptair, Saudia | 1,612 km | ~2h 30m |
Best one-stop connections
Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.
| Via | Airlines | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| JED Jeddah | Korean Air and Singapore Airlines then Egyptair and Nile Air | 2,068 km | ~5h 10m |
| SSH Sharm El Sheikh | Egyptair and Saudia then Egyptair and Air Cairo | 1,645 km | ~4h 40m |
| KWI Kuwait | Jazeera Airways and Kuwait Airways then Air Arabia Egypt and Jazeera Airways | 2,093 km | ~5h 15m |
| AMM Amman | Royal Jordanian and Saudia then Egyptair and Royal Jordanian | 1,761 km | ~4h 50m |
| BEY Beirut | Middle East Airlines and Saudia then Middle East Airlines and Egyptair | 2,028 km | ~5h 10m |
| MED Madinah | Saudia and Flynas then flyadeal and Egyptair | 1,734 km | ~4h 45m |
| HBE Alexandria | Air Arabia Egypt and Egyptair then Egyptair | 1,981 km | ~5h 5m |
| ELQ Gassim | Saudia then Air Arabia Egypt and Ikar | 1,612 km | ~4h 40m |
| LXR Luxor | Flynas then Egyptair and Nesma Airlines | 1,919 km | ~5h |
| TUU Tabuk | Saudia then Ikar and Egyptair | 1,613 km | ~4h 40m |
| TIF Taif | Saudia and Flynas then Ikar and Egyptair | 2,063 km | ~5h 10m |
| HMB Sohag | Flynas then Egyptair | 1,928 km | ~5h |
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Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 11 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.