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Riyadh (RUH) to Istanbul (IST) flights
There are direct flights from Riyadh King Khaled International Airport to Istanbul New Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Saudia and Turkish Airlines. The distance is 2,430 km, about 3h 30m in the air. There are also 12 one-stop options, via airports such as Cairo, Sharm El Sheikh and Kuwait.
Live fares for RUH → ISTSee all routes on the map2,430 kmdistance
~3h 30mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
12one-stop options
Direct flights from Riyadh to Istanbul
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUH → IST | Saudia, Turkish Airlines | 2,430 km | ~3h 30m |
Best one-stop connections
Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.
| Via | Airlines | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAI Cairo | Royal Air Maroc and Egyptair then Egyptair and Turkish Airlines | 2,841 km | ~6h 10m |
| SSH Sharm El Sheikh | Egyptair and Saudia then Egyptair and Turkish Airlines | 2,801 km | ~6h 5m |
| KWI Kuwait | Jazeera Airways and Kuwait Airways then Kuwait Airways and Turkish Airlines | 2,660 km | ~5h 55m |
| AMM Amman | Royal Jordanian and Saudia then Royal Jordanian and Turkish Airlines | 2,501 km | ~5h 45m |
| BAH Bahrain | Gulf Air and Saudia then Gulf Air and Turkish Airlines | 3,006 km | ~6h 20m |
| DMM Dammam | Saudia and Flynas then Saudia and Turkish Airlines | 2,864 km | ~6h 10m |
| BEY Beirut | Middle East Airlines and Saudia then Middle East Airlines and Turkish Airlines | 2,454 km | ~5h 40m |
| MED Madinah | Saudia and Flynas then flyadeal and Saudia | 2,794 km | ~6h 5m |
| HBE Alexandria | Air Arabia Egypt and Egyptair then Egyptair and Turkish Airlines | 2,916 km | ~6h 15m |
| ELQ Gassim | Saudia then Turkish Airlines | 2,462 km | ~5h 40m |
| HTY Hatay | Flynas then Turkish Airlines | 2,436 km | ~5h 40m |
| YNB Yenbo | Saudia then Turkish Airlines | 2,937 km | ~6h 15m |
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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.