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Riyadh (RUH) to Istanbul (SAW) flights
There are direct flights from Riyadh King Khaled International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, sold by one airline: Flynas. The distance is 2,394 km, about 3h 25m in the air. There are also 9 one-stop options, via airports such as Cairo, Sharm El Sheikh and Kuwait.
Live fares for RUH → SAWSee all routes on the map2,394 kmdistance
~3h 25mdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
9one-stop options
Direct flights from Riyadh to Istanbul
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUH → SAW | Flynas | 2,394 km | ~3h 25m |
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 Turkish Airlines and Ajet | 2,825 km | ~6h 5m |
| SSH Sharm El Sheikh | Egyptair and Saudia then Pegasus Airlines and Ajet | 2,779 km | ~6h 5m |
| KWI Kuwait | Jazeera Airways and Kuwait Airways then Jazeera Airways and Kuwait Airways | 2,621 km | ~5h 50m |
| AMM Amman | Royal Jordanian and Saudia then Pegasus Airlines | 2,471 km | ~5h 40m |
| BAH Bahrain | Gulf Air and Saudia then Pegasus Airlines | 2,967 km | ~6h 15m |
| DMM Dammam | Saudia and Flynas then Pegasus Airlines | 2,825 km | ~6h 5m |
| BEY Beirut | Middle East Airlines and Saudia then Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines | 2,422 km | ~5h 35m |
| MED Madinah | Saudia and Flynas then Pegasus Airlines and Ajet | 2,765 km | ~6h |
| HTY Hatay | Flynas then Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines | 2,398 km | ~5h 35m |
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