How long is the flight from Australia to Saudi Arabia?

Flight times vary depending on what airport in Australia you fly out of and what airport in Saudi Arabia you fly into. For example, flying from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl takes 20h 55m on average. On the other hand, flying from Melbourne to Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl takes 17h 55m on average. Keep in mind that it’s always quicker to opt for a non-stop flight, so be sure to check momondo to see if there are any available for your route.

What are the most popular cities to visit in Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia is full of interesting cities to visit if you’re interested in touring the country. The majority of our users (67%) visit Jeddah more than other cities in the country, but other popular cities in Saudi Arabia include Riyadh and Medina.

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Flights to Jeddah

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Multiple Airlines

6 Sept

PER

19h 45m

2 stops

JED

14 Sept

JED

32h 55m

2 stops

PER

$1,384

Multiple Airlines

9 Aug

PER

21h 30m

2 stops

JED

18 Aug

JED

21h 10m

2 stops

PER

$1,408

Multiple Airlines

8 Aug

PER

31h 00m

2 stops

JED

15 Aug

JED

25h 25m

2 stops

PER

$1,437

Multiple Airlines

9 Aug

PER

21h 30m

2 stops

JED

18 Aug

JED

26h 40m

3 stops

PER

$1,469

Multiple Airlines

2 Sept

PER

41h 55m

2 stops

JED

4 Sept

JED

34h 20m

2 stops

PER

$1,494

Multiple Airlines

12 Aug

SYD

36h 05m

2 stops

JED

31 Aug

JED

23h 55m

2 stops

SYD

$1,513

Multiple Airlines

6 Aug

PER

40h 05m

2 stops

JED

13 Aug

JED

41h 55m

2 stops

PER

$1,532

Multiple Airlines

8 Aug

PER

47h 20m

3 stops

JED

18 Aug

JED

62h 20m

3 stops

PER

$1,539

Multiple Airlines

12 Aug

SYD

36h 05m

2 stops

JED

26 Aug

JED

31h 30m

2 stops

SYD

$1,563

Multiple Airlines

11 Sept

SYD

49h 40m

3 stops

JED

18 Sept

JED

31h 15m

3 stops

SYD

$1,569

Multiple Airlines

7 Aug

PER

31h 00m

2 stops

JED

14 Aug

JED

25h 05m

3 stops

PER

$1,579

Multiple Airlines

10 Aug

MEL

33h 10m

2 stops

JED

31 Aug

JED

23h 55m

2 stops

MEL

$1,589

Flights to Riyadh

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Air China

1 Nov

SYD

42h 25m

1 stop

RUH

28 Nov

RUH

25h 10m

1 stop

SYD

$1,210

Air China

11 Nov

SYD

42h 25m

1 stop

RUH

16 Nov

RUH

25h 10m

1 stop

SYD

$1,214

China Eastern

6 Nov

SYD

39h 10m

1 stop

RUH

7 Nov

RUH

32h 25m

1 stop

SYD

$1,243

China Eastern

9 Nov

MEL

28h 40m

1 stop

RUH

11 Nov

RUH

28h 50m

1 stop

MEL

$1,310

China Eastern

9 Nov

MEL

28h 40m

1 stop

RUH

11 Nov

RUH

28h 50m

1 stop

MEL

$1,312

China Eastern

9 Nov

MEL

28h 40m

1 stop

RUH

11 Nov

RUH

28h 50m

1 stop

MEL

$1,313

China Eastern

9 Nov

MEL

28h 40m

1 stop

RUH

11 Nov

RUH

28h 50m

1 stop

MEL

$1,315

China Eastern

12 Nov

SYD

39h 10m

1 stop

RUH

16 Nov

RUH

28h 50m

1 stop

SYD

$1,330

China Eastern

12 Nov

SYD

39h 10m

1 stop

RUH

16 Nov

RUH

28h 50m

1 stop

SYD

$1,332

China Eastern

9 Nov

SYD

29h 40m

1 stop

RUH

13 Nov

RUH

32h 25m

1 stop

SYD

$1,333

China Eastern

12 Nov

SYD

39h 10m

1 stop

RUH

16 Nov

RUH

28h 50m

1 stop

SYD

$1,335

China Eastern

9 Nov

MEL

28h 40m

1 stop

RUH

11 Nov

RUH

28h 50m

1 stop

MEL

$1,392

Flights to Medina

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Multiple Airlines

1 Aug

PER

50h 40m

2 stops

MED

8 Aug

MED

50h 10m

2 stops

PER

$1,515

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1 Aug

PER

50h 40m

2 stops

MED

8 Aug

MED

50h 10m

2 stops

PER

$1,517

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1 Aug

PER

50h 40m

2 stops

MED

8 Aug

MED

50h 10m

2 stops

PER

$1,543

IndiGo

25 Aug

PER

41h 45m

2 stops

MED

1 Sept

MED

21h 50m

2 stops

PER

$1,562

Oman Air

29 Oct

PER

62h 35m

2 stops

MED

1 Nov

MED

41h 55m

2 stops

PER

$1,585

Multiple Airlines

17 Oct

PER

46h 45m

2 stops

MED

31 Oct

MED

34h 05m

2 stops

PER

$1,587

IndiGo

8 Aug

PER

42h 00m

2 stops

MED

15 Aug

MED

21h 50m

2 stops

PER

$1,589

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19 Oct

PER

31h 15m

2 stops

MED

29 Oct

MED

27h 40m

2 stops

PER

$1,654

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17 Oct

PER

44h 20m

3 stops

MED

31 Oct

MED

34h 20m

3 stops

PER

$1,681

Multiple Airlines

19 Nov

MEL

26h 45m

2 stops

MED

26 Nov

MED

31h 45m

2 stops

MEL

$1,727

Multiple Airlines

19 Nov

MEL

26h 45m

2 stops

MED

25 Nov

MED

33h 35m

3 stops

MEL

$1,730

Multiple Airlines

16 Oct

MEL

25h 20m

2 stops

MED

17 Oct

MED

29h 05m

1 stop

MEL

$1,742

Flights to Dammam

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Multiple Airlines

3 Aug

MEL

32h 45m

2 stops

DMM

15 Aug

DMM

27h 05m

2 stops

MEL

$1,516

Multiple Airlines

3 Aug

MEL

21h 05m

2 stops

DMM

15 Aug

DMM

21h 35m

2 stops

MEL

$1,522

Multiple Airlines

10 Aug

SYD

21h 05m

2 stops

DMM

15 Sept

DMM

32h 15m

2 stops

SYD

$1,598

Multiple Airlines

12 Oct

MEL

21h 05m

2 stops

DMM

15 Nov

DMM

35h 35m

2 stops

MEL

$1,628

IndiGo

7 Aug

SYD

39h 35m

2 stops

DMM

12 Aug

DMM

20h 30m

2 stops

SYD

$1,706

Multiple Airlines

10 Oct

MEL

30h 25m

2 stops

DMM

15 Nov

DMM

28h 35m

2 stops

MEL

$1,766

Multiple Airlines

3 Aug

MEL

42h 20m

2 stops

DMM

16 Aug

DMM

34h 10m

1 stop

MEL

$1,776

Multiple Airlines

3 Aug

MEL

42h 20m

2 stops

DMM

16 Aug

DMM

34h 10m

1 stop

MEL

$1,784

Multiple Airlines

4 Sept

SYD

27h 15m

3 stops

DMM

14 Nov

DMM

23h 50m

1 stop

SYD

$1,786

Multiple Airlines

12 Oct

MEL

21h 05m

2 stops

DMM

15 Nov

DMM

16h 50m

1 stop

MEL

$1,794

Multiple Airlines

7 Aug

SYD

21h 05m

2 stops

DMM

12 Aug

DMM

27h 05m

2 stops

SYD

$1,830

Multiple Airlines

17 Sept

MEL

21h 05m

2 stops

DMM

18 Sept

DMM

23h 10m

2 stops

MEL

$1,832

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10:30 - 20:55

SYD

RUH

42h 25m

1 stop

22:55 - 08:05

RUH

SYD

25h 10m

1 stop

$1,210Air China

Sun, 1 Nov - Sat, 28 Nov

10:30 - 20:55

SYD

RUH

42h 25m

1 stop

22:55 - 08:05

RUH

SYD

25h 10m

1 stop

$1,214Air China

Wed, 11 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov

12:00 - 19:10

SYD

RUH

39h 10m

1 stop

21:10 - 13:35

RUH

SYD

32h 25m

1 stop

$1,243China Eastern

Fri, 6 Nov - Sat, 7 Nov

22:30 - 19:10

MEL

RUH

28h 40m

1 stop

21:10 - 10:00

RUH

MEL

28h 50m

1 stop

$1,310China Eastern

Mon, 9 Nov - Wed, 11 Nov

02:25 - 20:30

PER

RUH

23h 05m

2 stops

21:10 - 01:25

RUH

PER

47h 15m

2 stops

$1,480Oman Air

Sun, 8 Nov - Wed, 11 Nov

02:25 - 20:30

PER

RUH

47h 05m

2 stops

17:10 - 01:25

RUH

PER

51h 15m

2 stops

$1,490Oman Air

Wed, 11 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov

18:20 - 16:25

MEL

JED

30h 05m

1 stop

19:20 - 17:00

JED

MEL

37h 40m

1 stop

$1,628Etihad Airways

Sun, 1 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov

18:20 - 04:15

MEL

JED

17h 55m

1 stop

19:20 - 17:00

JED

MEL

37h 40m

1 stop

$1,648Etihad Airways

Fri, 30 Oct - Thu, 5 Nov

07:45 - 21:00

MEL

MED

20h 15m

1 stop

22:40 - 08:20

MED

MEL

26h 40m

1 stop

$2,464Malaysia Airlines

Thu, 6 Aug - Thu, 13 Aug

23:30 - 21:00

MEL

MED

28h 30m

1 stop

22:40 - 06:15

MED

MEL

24h 35m

1 stop

$2,488Malaysia Airlines

Tue, 4 Aug - Thu, 27 Aug

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Return

Price

Cheapest return flight

SydneyRiyadh

SYD - RUH

SYDRUH

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sun 1/11

10:30-20:55

1 stop42h 25m

Riyadh King Khaled Intl

Sat 28/11

22:55-08:05

1 stop25h 10m

$1,210

SydneyRiyadh

SYD - RUH

SYDRUH

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Wed 11/11

10:30-20:55

1 stop42h 25m

Riyadh King Khaled Intl

Mon 16/11

22:55-08:05

1 stop25h 10m

$1,214

SydneyRiyadh

SYD - RUH

SYDRUH

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Fri 6/11

12:00-19:10

1 stop39h 10m

Riyadh King Khaled Intl

Sat 7/11

21:10-13:35

1 stop32h 25m

$1,243

MelbourneRiyadh

MEL - RUH

MELRUH

Melbourne

Mon 9/11

22:30-19:10

1 stop28h 40m

Riyadh King Khaled Intl

Wed 11/11

21:10-10:00

1 stop28h 50m

$1,310

PerthRiyadh

PER - RUH

PERRUH

Perth

Sun 8/11

02:25-20:30

2 stops23h 05m

Riyadh King Khaled Intl

Wed 11/11

21:10-01:25

2 stops47h 15m

$1,480

PerthRiyadh

PER - RUH

PERRUH

Perth

Wed 11/11

02:25-20:30

2 stops47h 05m

Riyadh King Khaled Intl

Mon 16/11

17:10-01:25

2 stops51h 15m

$1,490

MelbourneJeddah

MEL - JED

MELJED

Melbourne

Sun 1/11

18:20-16:25

1 stop30h 05m

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Wed 18/11

19:20-17:00

1 stop37h 40m

$1,628

MelbourneJeddah

MEL - JED

MELJED

Melbourne

Fri 30/10

18:20-04:15

1 stop17h 55m

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Thu 5/11

19:20-17:00

1 stop37h 40m

$1,648

Fastest return journey

MelbourneMedina

MEL - MED

MELMED

Melbourne

Thu 6/8

07:45-21:00

1 stop20h 15m

Medina Mohammad Abdulaziz

Thu 13/8

22:40-08:20

1 stop26h 40m

$2,464

MelbourneMedina

MEL - MED

MELMED

Melbourne

Tue 4/8

23:30-21:00

1 stop28h 30m

Medina Mohammad Abdulaziz

Thu 27/8

22:40-06:15

1 stop24h 35m

$2,488

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Saudi Arabia flights insights and trends

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Which airlines fly to Saudi Arabia?

Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways and Oman Air are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Saudi Arabia from Australia according to our data. Etihad Airways is the first choice among our users, with 62% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Saudi Arabia. Keep in mind that there are 18 different airlines that fly to Saudi Arabia on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Cheapest flights to cities in Saudi Arabia

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Cheap Saudi Arabia flight deals and tips

Summary info about Saudi Arabia flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$660
Best Round-Trip Price	$1,210
Fastest flight time	28h 20m

The best one-way flight price to Saudi Arabia from Australia in the last 5 days is $660 (Melbourne to Riyadh King Khaled Intl).

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The best return flight price to Saudi Arabia from Australia in the last 5 days is $1,210 (Sydney Kingsford Smith to Riyadh King Khaled Intl).

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The fastest flight to Saudi Arabia from Australia takes 28h 20m (Melbourne to Medina Mohammad Abdulaziz).

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Saudi Arabia

What is the best airport to land at to visit Prophet's Mosque?

The closest airport to Prophet's Mosque is Medina Airport, which is located in Medina. If you plan on visiting or staying in this area, landing at Medina Airport will be your best bet.

What is the cheapest flight to Saudi Arabia?

If you are looking to fly to Saudi Arabia for less, look to airlines like flyadeal, flynas, and Etihad Airways, with prices starting at $66, $93, and $146 respectively.

Which airlines fly to Saudi Arabia?

Of the 18 airlines that fly to Saudi Arabia, Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways and Oman Air happen to be the most favoured based on our user data. Etihad Airways is the most popular among the three airlines, with 62% of users choosing them for their travels to Saudi Arabia.

What is the most popular airport in Saudi Arabia to fly to?

If you’re unsure where to fly to in Saudi Arabia, we recommend booking a flight that arrives at the popular Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl airport, which services Jeddah and its surrounding areas. In the last 12 months, 44% of momondo travellers booking flights to Saudi Arabia chose to fly into Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Saudi Arabia?

Prices for flights to Saudi Arabia are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Saudi Arabia?

As of July 2026, there are 30 operators available to choose from for flights to Saudi Arabia.

How old do you have to be to fly to Saudi Arabia?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel to Saudi Arabia.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Saudi Arabia?

The necessary travel and health documents for your Saudi Arabia trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to Saudi Arabia?

To find the flight that best suits your needs, momondo gathers a range of flights from a large pool of different airlines and agents; you can then use our insights and filters to find and book the right flight to Saudi Arabia.

Can I find flights to Saudi Arabia with flexible booking policies on momondo?

Yes. momondo allows you to filter the results for flights to Saudi Arabia to just show those with flexible booking policies.

How can momondo help me find flights to Saudi Arabia?

momondo helps you find the best flight to Saudi Arabia by providing filters to narrow your choice of flights to those matching your criteria. You can select fights based on numerous factors such as price, departure and landing times, airport and airline.

I’m not ready to book a flight to Saudi Arabia right now. Can momondo alert me if prices change?

If you are simply researching potential flights to Saudi Arabia, momondo offers a useful price alert feature which will track prices for flights to Saudi Arabia and alert you when they change.