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

The cheapest month for flights from Dubai to Riyadh is October, where tickets cost AED 510 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is AED 1,069 and AED 973 respectively.

No, with an average price for the route of AED 676, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

To get a below average price on the flight from Dubai to Riyadh, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 6% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Dubai to Riyadh were found on flyadeal (AED 514) and flynas (AED 595).

Dubai and Riyadh are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are SAUDIA (49 flights per week), flynas (30 flights per week), and flydubai (22 flights per week).

Weekly flights between Dubai and Riyadh historically see delays in approximately 15% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 102 minutes.

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

Statistically, Monday 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, SAUDIA have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 7% of their flights encountering any delays.

Abu Dhabi (AUH) is the top choice – 56% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Dubai to Riyadh picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Abu Dhabi (AUH) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of AED 523 for a return.

Consider flying via Manama (BAH) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 4h 28m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Manama (BAH) often has the shortest stopovers from Dubai to Riyadh, with an average time of 2h 03m.

There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are 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 21 and 23 direct flights that take off from Dubai and land in Riyadh, with an average flight time of 2h 02m. The most common departure time is 16:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 150 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 15% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Tuesday.