Cheap flights from Riyadh to Istanbul from $133

In general, September is the cheapest month to fly from Riyadh to Istanbul Airport. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $152. If you don’t want to visit Istanbul Airport in September, then you should wait until October to fly from Riyadh, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $170.

Our data shows that Thursday is the least expensive day to fly to Istanbul Airport. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $454. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to depart from Riyadh because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travelers. As a result, prices tend to be around $643.

In the afternoon is the cheapest time of day to fly from Riyadh to Istanbul Airport when you can find flight prices for as low as $213. Flying to Istanbul Airport in the afternoon is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights at noon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $444.

Fly from Riyadh King Khaled Intl to Istanbul for the best Riyadh King Khaled Intl - Istanbul flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Istanbul Airport from Riyadh when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Istanbul Airport for around $248 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Istanbul Airport from Riyadh for as low as $201 on momondo.

flynas, Gulf Air, and Qatar Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Riyadh King Khaled Intl to Istanbul

SAUDIA, flyadeal and flynas are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Istanbul Airport from Riyadh according to our data. SAUDIA is the first choice among our users, with 28% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Istanbul Airport. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Istanbul Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 19% of flights between Riyadh and Istanbul have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 125 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, flyadeal have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 5% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Jeddah (JED) was the most common stop: 69% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Amman (AMM) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $141.

Flights connecting via Doha (DOH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 6h 45m.

Doha (DOH) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 33m.

4 flights are operational daily from Riyadh to Istanbul Airport as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 6:00AM, with 58% of flights per day taking off at noon.

As of May 2026, there are 29 flights per week flying from Riyadh to Istanbul Airport. The most common day of the week flights depart is Sat, with 24% of flights taking off on this day.