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Everything you should know

Cheapest return fare
R11 601
Typical prices: R12 757-R15 715
Ethiopian Air
Thu 3/9Tue 15/9
CPT - RUH • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
R6 726
Typical prices: R6 280-R7 255
Ethiopian Air
Tue 15/9
CPT - RUH • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from R11 601 (return)
Best reviews • 8,1 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Cape Town and Riyadh. You’ll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg R13 403 (return)
Shortest trip • 10h 35m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 10% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Cape Town to Riyadh (CPT-RUH)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Cape Town to Riyadh that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Cape Town to Riyadh

Thu, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 15
Ethiopian Air Logo
13:50 - 2:10
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RUH
11h 20m
1 stop
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3:40 - 14:10
RUH
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CPT
11h 30m
1 stop
R11 601Ethiopian Air
Thu, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 15
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13:50 - 2:10
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RUH
11h 20m
1 stop
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3:40 - 14:10
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CPT
11h 30m
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R11 617Ethiopian Air
Mon, Sep 14 - Sun, Sep 20
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13:50 - 2:10
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RUH
11h 20m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
3:40 - 14:10
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CPT
11h 30m
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R11 766Ethiopian Air
Fri, Aug 28 - Fri, Sep 4
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15:10 - 15:55
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RUH
47h 45m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
11:15 - 14:10
RUH
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CPT
51h 55m
2 stops
R11 981Etihad Airways
Thu, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 16
Ethiopian Air Logo
13:50 - 2:10
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RUH
11h 20m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
3:40 - 14:10
RUH
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CPT
11h 30m
1 stop
R12 014Ethiopian Air
Thu, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 16
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13:50 - 2:10
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RUH
11h 20m
1 stop
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4:20 - 13:00
RUH
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CPT
33h 40m
2 stops
R12 278Multiple Airlines
Mon, Sep 14 - Mon, Sep 21
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13:50 - 2:10
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RUH
11h 20m
1 stop
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4:20 - 14:10
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CPT
34h 50m
2 stops
R12 311Multiple Airlines
Fri, Aug 28 - Fri, Sep 4
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19:30 - 10:40
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RUH
14h 10m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
15:30 - 10:15
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CPT
19h 45m
1 stop
R14 278Qatar Airways
Tue, Aug 18 - Fri, Aug 21
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13:15 - 9:40
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RUH
19h 25m
1 stop
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5:00 - 17:30
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CPT
13h 30m
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R14 294Qatar Airways
Mon, Aug 17 - Tue, Aug 18
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13:15 - 19:10
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RUH
28h 55m
1 stop
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21:40 - 10:15
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CPT
13h 35m
1 stop
R17 384Qatar Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Cape Town to Riyadh flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Cape Town to Riyadh to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cape Town to Riyadh?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to Riyadh, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Cape Town to Riyadh is January, where tickets cost R11 650 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R14 377 and R14 195 respectively.

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Low season

August

Cheapest flight

R6 726
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (9% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Cape Town to Riyadh

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Cape Town to Riyadh based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Cape Town to Riyadh

  • What is the cheapest flight from Cape Town to Riyadh?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cape Town to Riyadh was R6 726 for a one-way ticket and R11 601 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Cape Town to Riyadh?

    When flying out of Cape Town you will be using Cape Town Intl. You will be landing at Riyadh, also known as Riyadh King Khaled Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Cape Town to Riyadh?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Cape Town to Riyadh?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Cape Town and Riyadh, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Cape Town to Riyadh, Qatar Airways or Ethiopian Air?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Cape Town to Riyadh are Qatar Airways and Ethiopian Air. With an average price for the route of R12 567 and an overall rating of 7,4, Qatar Airways is the most popular choice. Ethiopian Air is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R13 281 and an overall rating of 7,2.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Cape Town to Riyadh?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Cape Town to Riyadh.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Cape Town to Riyadh?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Riyadh from Cape Town is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Cape Town to Riyadh?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Riyadh with an airline and back to Cape Town with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Cape Town to Riyadh?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Riyadh from Cape Town up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Cape Town to Riyadh

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cape Town to Riyadh. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cape Town to Riyadh? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3638 reviews
8,2Entertainment
8,0Comfort
8,1Boarding
8,4Crew
7,9Food
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Everything is smooth and good. While cabin crew didn't wake me up for food. When I got up I asked for my meal then they simply replied I was sleep due to that reason they did not wake me up. In that case I suggest they must keep stickers to place on top wake up or DnD.

10,0 ExcellentHassan, Jul 2026
DXB - RUH
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Everything is smooth and good. While cabin crew didn't wake me up for food. When I got up I asked for my meal then they simply replied I was sleep due to that reason they did not wake me up. In that case I suggest they must keep stickers to place on top wake up or DnD.

There is an issue with A380 when it arrives in Munich, because a business class passengers like me have to wait for the first class passengers to disembark, which takes some time while you are also offloading economy passengers this causes an issue at customs where your business class passengers end up behind a large bulk of economy passengers This is a frustration and the early dislocation should be and is supposed to be a benefit of business class

This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.

Emirates need to improve the boarding process. There is no point calling for all First and Business Class passengers plus Platinum, Gold and Silver Skywards members at one time. Further to this, try channeling all these people into one entry point with no defined lines. It was chaos. The is a common issue on the Dubai to Riyadh flight. Poor effort Emirates.

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

Boarding was a mess, no one managing the queues. I got my meal as the pilot announced starting commencing descent and basic drink not available. No air bridge so takes forever to deplane the A380 onto buses.

‏One of the worst flights I took in My life, delays after delays, then the AC is not working and we were living in a sauna,& we were sweating like pigs. and this even before take off. Next we arrived late one hour late, baggage claims worse than the delay itself add to that one more hour to get our luggage. I am extremely disappointed and my experience is I’m never going to fly on Emirates airline. Immigration was the only good thing about this trip. It took us seven minutes to go through to the luggage claims.

No Vegetarian options onboard, made to wait for a long time for boarding

Everything was good up until getting off the plane. Riyadh simply cannot handle an A380. Exiting the plane on a remote stand was extremely slow and frustrating, then waiting for buses for transport back to the terminal is another disaster. Give me the 777 any day.

For such a long flight I feel the spacing of seats could’ve been better to make it more comfortable for passengers. Very little space to move & stretch legs.

The crew were fabulous. We travelled Doha to Miami and the crew in board we exceptional too.

Qatar was pretty OK for their services but Arangrant was awful at theirs and frankly lied to me. Qatar offers four business class fares and only three of them allow lounge access. This is a horrible policy when you pay so much for business class and shame on them for denying the simple use of their lounges for this confusion. When I requested my business class ticket with Arangrant I knew this and specifically told them I would only purchase the lowest class business seat that would still permit me lounge access on all legs of my trip. They lied to me and said I did and then I was refused this service on my return flights. I had no less than 4-8 schedule changes and got screwed by a late departure from DCA on my double connection to JNB. I lost nearly a full day on my outbound and then had little to no use of the lounges on my outbound flights. To then be denied access on my return flights made the 27 hour trip home pretty awful. Kayak should no longer work with Arangrant as they are dishonest and liars. Qatar should price all four of their business class fares to include lounge access and stop the insanity they have forced on people. My return trip home nearly ruined my entire trip to South Africa and I blame Arangrant for telling me lies and for Qatar for offering insane rules and regulations on such expensive business class fares. For the money I paid to Qatar, I did not receive the full services I was promised. I will probably never use Arangrant and their ignorant services ever again. I will question whether I ever fly on Qatar Airways again as well. When you pay so much and get such little in return, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Arangrant gives the whole industry a bad name and Qatar is not far behind them. I can honestly say that the wretched service and way I was treated by both have soured me on travel companies and airlines. It is bad enough that we have an idiot, felon, racist and bigoted president and administration to contend with while he has started an illegal war, I did not expect to get screwed over by Arangrant and Qatar as well. Shame on all of you.

Amazing airline accommodations. The cabins were so great. The food was very good and the flight attendants were so nice. Made a 15 hour flight seem easy.

My flight was delayed. I was rebooked twice and even the second flight that was additional connection in London was delayed too, so I ended up spending more than 24 hours flying between four different countries and to be honest I’m not sure whether I ever want to use this airline again. My luggage is still delete. It’s been more than 48 hours now so to be honest, I’m not even sure how to describe the level of frustration I have.

Worse fight I ever take since I start flying , still have even made home , and crew abandon us half way home . No water no food and no even anyone to answer our questions

I was denied lounge facility at airport. Explanation was not satisfactory.

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

Food was good, attendants were friendly. Seats were not comfortable. Did not receive any amenities such as eyemask or earplugs that would have helped sleep. Additionally a large group of passengers boarded very late into boarding and were a disruption for almost the whole flight. Flight attendants did their best but the kids were making so much noise, kicking seats, and half the time no adult was sat with them so they weren’t being managed.

They shld improve and provide a lunch or dinner in an international leg

Plane was clean, bathrooms were clean. Staff were very polite. Coming from Air India it was a welcome change.

The following is a review for a flight from Johannesburg to Washington, DC with a connection at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and refueling landing at Rome, Italy. The flight was provided by Ethiopian Airlines. There were two of us: me and my wife on this flight. Everything was on time. Enough legroom between the seats, I was able to stretch my legs and sleep for at least some time during the 14 hour second flight (19 hours in total for both flights). Very decent meals that included two lunches and one breakfast on the flight from Addis Ababa to Washington and one lunch on the flight from Johannesburg to Addis Ababa. The lunch choices were beef, chicken and fish, I think the vegetarian option was available as well, accompanied with beans. The breakfast was a choice between egg and pancake, accompanied with a fruit salad. The egg breakfast was awesome, it came with a scrambled egg and a sausage. However, my wife mentioned unusual taste of the pancake breakfast meal, by all means those were not pancakes. What wasn't good: Externally initiated commercials on the infosystem screens, you couldn't turn the screen off. These commercials were accompanied by loud and annoying music, transmitted through the entire cabin. Obviously, there was no escape from this music as well. Additional moment: on the flight from Addis Ababa to Washington, DC, we landed at Rome for refueling. This was totally fine and it was in the flight itinerary. But, the flight attendant asked me to straighten the seat while we were at the steady position during the refueling. I can't rationalize this order except that some people just like to be a boss of some kind. Keeping the light lit in the economy cabin while keeping it dimmed in the first class also didn't improve my and my wife's feelings. Overall, the services were very good and the flight, despite its longevity, went on very smoothly.

Boarding was disorganized. Cabin crew was rude. Food was okay. Baggage was lost in Jeddah. Called airline for the past 5 days, either no response or saying the same thing as always which was "No bag has arrived. It should be here by tonight."

I liked nothing of Ethiopian airlines except the price of the fare.

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

Like: Plane made it to the destination. Dislike: Food is terrible, no entertainment, very dirty airplane.

My entertainment screen wasn't working and they couldn't fix it.

It is just ok, the sits are very uncomfortable, the temperature too low and there weren’t blankets. The food is mediocre and there are no screens to watch movies.

I've never been served three bread courses in a single meal before. Was really impressed by the novelty of that.

Was so glad the the captain kept the air. It’s usually suffocating in there.

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