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London to Riyadh flights (LHR–RUH)

LHRLondon Heathrow Airport
United Kingdom
RUHKing Khalid International Airport
Saudi Arabia

Yes. British Airways, Riyadh Air and Saudia fly LHR–RUH nonstop, a great-circle distance of 4,940 km (3,070 mi).

From
LHR
London
To
RUH
Riyadh
Nonstop
Yes · 3 airlines
Airlines
BA · RX · SV
Distance
4,940 km (3,070 mi)

Checked against sources:· How we verify

Airlines flying LHR–RUH nonstop

AirlineTypeAllianceNotes
British Airways BAfull-serviceoneworld—
Riyadh Air RXfull-service——
Saudia SVfull-serviceSkyTeam—

One-stop alternatives to flying LHR–RUH nonstop

Connecting can be cheaper, or give you a stopover. Each of these uses one airline for both legs, so the connection is protected on one ticket.

  • Via Istanbul (IST) with Turkish Airlines: 4,950 km (3,070 mi) flown, almost no further than nonstop.
  • Via Frankfurt (FRA) with Lufthansa: 4,950 km (3,070 mi) flown, almost no further than nonstop.
  • Via Munich (MUC) with Lufthansa: 4,940 km (3,070 mi) flown, almost no further than nonstop.
  • Via Paris (CDG) with Air France: 5,000 km (3,110 mi) flown, 1% further than nonstop.
  • Via Amsterdam (AMS) with KLM: 5,010 km (3,110 mi) flown, 1% further than nonstop.

LHR–RUH route map

Great-circle distance 4,940 km (3,070 mi).

Departure

London Heathrow Airport

Heathrow (LHR), London. In our data, 80 airlines fly nonstop from LHR to 203 destinations.

Other airports in Saudi Arabia with nonstop flights from LHR: Ad Dammam (DMM) and Jeddah (JED).

Arrival

King Khalid International Airport

King Khalid (RUH), Riyadh.

Related routes

Sources

  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations at LHR, checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations at RUH, checked 2026-09-26
  • mediacentre.britishairways.com — Gatwick–Bangkok year-round from 2026
  • en.wikipedia.org — current destination list, cross-checked 2026-09-25 (terminated routes removed)
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
  • en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26

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