Riyadh to London Flights (RUH-LHR)

🇸🇦 RUH

Riyadh

3073 mi

LHR 🇬🇧

London

King Khalid International Airport London Heathrow Airport 5 airlines

The Riyadh to London route connects King Khalid International Airport (RUH) in SA with London Heathrow Airport (LHR) in GB. This long-haul flight covers approximately 3073 miles (4946 km) with a typical flight time of 6h 42m. This route is served by 5 airlines: Saudia, Virgin Islands Seaplane Shuttle, Virgin Atlantic and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 7 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

King Khalid International Airport

ICAO Code:: OERK
IATA Code:: RUH
City:: 🇸🇦 Riyadh
Country:: SA
Elevation:: 2049 ft

Destination Airport

London Heathrow Airport

ICAO Code:: EGLL
IATA Code:: LHR
City:: 🇬🇧 London
Country:: GB
Elevation:: 83 ft

Operators

Tracked Flights

3073

Miles

6h 42m

Flight Duration

Route Map

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Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
Saudia	`SVA`	`SV`
Virgin Islands Seaplane Shuttle	`VGI`	`-`
Virgin Atlantic	`VIR`	`VS`
British Airways	`BAW`	`BA`
Riyadh Air	`RXI`	`RX`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	26	18%
Tuesday	19	13%
Wednesday	19	13%
Thursday	17	12%
Friday	21	14%
Saturday	22	15%
Sunday	21	14%

Pattern Analysis

7 Tracked Flights:

Data Points: 145
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 102 flights
Weekend: 43 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

5 Routes

Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.

Airline	Flight Numbers	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
Riyadh Air `RXI` / `RX`	-	-	-	M T W T F S S	Apr 24, 2026	Active
British Airways `BAW` / `BA`		B772	01:00 1:00 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Mar 11, 2026	Active
Saudia `SVA` / `SV`		B773	13:15 1:15 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jul 1, 2026	Active
Virgin Atlantic `VIR` / `VS`		A339	03:30 3:30 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Mar 4, 2026	Active
Virgin Islands Seaplane Shuttle `VGI`		A339	03:30 3:30 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Mar 4, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 5

Active Routes: 5

Unique Airlines: 5

Aircraft Types: 4

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
01:00 1:00 AM	British Airways	`BAW`	`BA`
03:30 3:30 AM	Virgin Atlantic	`VIR`	`VS`
03:30 3:30 AM	Virgin Islands Seaplane Shuttle	`VGI`	`-`
13:15 1:15 PM	Saudia	`SVA`	`SV`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (OERK - Asia/Riyadh).

Total Departure Times: 4

Time Range:
01:00 - 13:15

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.

Riyadh to London Flights

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