Flights from Riyadh to Istanbul – Direct & connecting routes
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RUH to SAW – All flight route options from King Khaled International, Saudi Arabia to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Turkey. These flights are operated by 14 different airlines. Fly non-stop or choose from 9 different connecting flights. The shortest flight time is 4 hours and 15 minutes. See the full flight schedule and time table, including departure times, airlines and stopover details to find the best option for you.
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Riyadh to Istanbul flights
There are over 11 airlines and as many as 91 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Istanbul (SAW) from Riyadh (RUH) with Flynas, Pegasus or FlyViking but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Cairo, Doha or any other of the 8 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! You might want to consider arriving at Istanbul Airport (IST) instead.
Riyadh to Istanbul with Flynas
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing at 8:00 am, 9:00 am or 4:00 pm. You also have the option to do a transit flight via Jeddah.
With Nile Air
If you fly from Riyadh with Nile Air you will do a stopover in Cairo, CAI before reaching Istanbul. This flight trip will take 6 hours and 40 minutes and you can fly every Sunday with departures at 08:25 or 08:35.
Distance & flight times: Riyadh Airport to Istanbul Airport
The shortest flight time between RUH and SAW is 4 hours and 45 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 4h 45m | - | 1496 miles (2407 km) |
CAI Cairo | 6h 40m | 1h 30m | 1764 miles (2838 km) |
DOH Doha | 7h 35m | 1h 30m | 1992 miles (3205 km) |
MED Madinah | 7h 58m | 2h 25m | 1728 miles (2780 km) |
TZX Trabzon | 8h 23m | 2h 40m | 1732 miles (2787 km) |
GYD Baku | 8h 30m | 2h 20m | 2184 miles (3514 km) |
JED Jeddah | 9h 8m | 3h 5m | 1987 miles (3197 km) |
KWI Kuwait | 9h 30m | 4h 40m | 1637 miles (2634 km) |
DMM Dammam | 9h 40m | - | - |


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From Riyadh to Turkey
Below is a list of other destinations to Turkey from King Khaled International with either direct flights or 1 stop connections.
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IST Istanbul Direct
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AYT Antalya Direct
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ADB Izmir
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ESB Ankara
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DLM Dalaman
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BJV Bodrum Direct
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TZX Trabzon Direct
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COV Mersin
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SZF Samsun
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KYA Konya
From Saudi Arabia to Istanbul
Below is a list of other cities in Saudi Arabia with flights to Istanbul with either non-stop or connecting flights.
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JED Jeddah Direct
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MED Madinah Direct
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DMM Dammam Direct
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ELQ Gassim
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AHB Abha
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TUU Tabuk
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HAS Hail
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GIZ Jazan
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EAM Nejran
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ABT Al-Baha