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Riyadh (RUH) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights

There are direct flights from Riyadh King Khaled International Airport to Frankfurt am Main Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Lufthansa and Saudia. The distance is 4,292 km, about 5h 45m in the air. There are also 16 one-stop options, via airports such as Istanbul, Paris and Rome.

Live fares for RUH → FRASee all routes on the map
4,292 kmdistance
~5h 45mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
16one-stop options

Direct flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
RUH → FRALufthansa, Saudia4,292 km~5h 45m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
IST IstanbulSaudia and Turkish Airlines then Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines4,293 km~7h 55m
CDG ParisAir France and Saudia then Air France and Condor5,100 km~8h 55m
FCO RomeITA Airways and Saudia then ITA Airways and Biman Bangladesh Airlines4,629 km~8h 20m
MUC MunichLufthansa then Cyprus Airways and Condor4,298 km~7h 55m
DOH DohaMalaysia Airlines and Qatar Airways then Air Canada and Lufthansa5,083 km~8h 50m
SAW IstanbulFlynas then Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines4,294 km~7h 55m
MXP MilanoITA Airways and Saudia then Ethiopian Airlines and Lufthansa4,574 km~8h 15m
JED JeddahKorean Air and Singapore Airlines then Air Canada and Ethiopian Airlines4,983 km~8h 45m
GVA GenevaSaudia then Ethiopian Airlines and Kuwait Airways4,758 km~8h 30m
CAI CairoRoyal Air Maroc and Egyptair then Lufthansa and Egyptair4,533 km~8h 10m
SSH Sharm El SheikhEgyptair and Saudia then TUI fly Deutschland4,552 km~8h 15m
KWI KuwaitJazeera Airways and Kuwait Airways then Kuwait Airways and Lufthansa4,512 km~8h 10m

More from Riyadh and Frankfurt

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.