Return 1-stop Flight from London to Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), December 7th to 14th via Wizz Air

Careful if your first flight is delayed and you miss your second flight Wizz air don't care. Happen on a recent trip to Tel Aviv.

I personally wouldn’t visit Saudi with my own money and for tourism (unless it’s for religious purposes).

Main reason is when I grew up there I found the behaviour of the locals quite poor. There is unnecessary hassle caused by the police and at the airport by staff (edited)

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Great post OP, I didn't know Wizz flew to KSA! I wouldn't fly to Riyadh for Umrah as it's then another 7/8hrs to Makkah by car or another internal flight to Jeddah then train/taxi to Jeddah.

However I went on the WizzAir website and they also fly to Jeddah. I found that Larnaca (Cyprus) to Jeddah is a new route and seems to be the cheapest out of all of the options. Looking at term time dates (23rd Dec > 2nd Jan) without checked luggage it's about £500 without checked luggage which is still considerably cheaper than other airlines.

It also seems like the two flights are different subsidiaries of WizzAir and so technically two different airlines with different codes, so you'd need to re-check in luggage and also if you miss your "connection" you've effectively missed your flight.

Would be interested to hear anyone's experiences if they've done this for Umrah?

Bring in the comments of those experts who hated every second but didnt mind the money to be paid to go

Have passed through there on the way to jobs, but prefer Dammam on the coast where you can take a short hop to Bahrain in a taxi.

Amazing price

For those that wish to go Medina first, (on a budget!) I've taken the effort to have a quick glance around Oct half term.
Remember, it's on a budget. I know the easy jet flights would've been a lot cheaper if you had booked a few weeks ago but use the schedule/route to find other dates that suit. In all cases, it involves a short stopover in Rome (FCO) then one night in Abu Dabhi (AUH)

Outbound flight options will be with EasyJet going to Rome on Thursday 19th oct
Depart LGW 06:30 - Arrive FCO 10:00 £72
Dpeart MAN 06:40 - Arrive FCO 10:40 £115
Depart Bristol 06:15 - Arrive FCO 09:45 £122

After a ~2 hour stopover in Rome you get a WizzAir flight to Abu Dabhi
Depart FCO 12:55 - Arrive AUH 20:50 £50

Stop the night there then get the WizzAir flight from AUH to Medina on FRIDAY morning!
Depart AUH 07:10 - Arrive MED 09:10 £35

Total cost one-way for 1 person between £157 and £207 depending where in UK you depart from.

Obviously it's 3 flights, it has it's risks. Not much luggage allowance. Potentially cheaper if it's worth getting WizzAir discount membership as Family. This isn't a trip for everyone!

EDIT: Alternative option is just to fly into Jeddah and get 2hr train to Medina same night if possible or book a stay in Jeddah and go in the morning. Last train departs Jeddah Airport at 22:00

Using same dates above outbound from UK
Depart FCO 13:55 - Arrive JED 19:35 £50 (edited)

Does anyone know if any dates available in october for these prices?

11 hr flight no thanks

I got this same deal for £55 as I’m a Wizzair premium (or whatever it’s called) member from a previous deal I signed up for. I’ll be there 7th Dec to 14th Dec. Bargain!

I really want to go there for watching the football with all those new players there lol, great price I am going thanks for this will see if there is any games book a ticket for a match then come back lol since I know people there they are lovely and friendly they love British people hehehe.

Im looking to go mid/late November time to perform Umrah. Direct (one way) to Medina from London is around £400 but ive looked at other options and it seems that London to Riyadh and then Riyadh to Medina comes to almost half that amount. Has anyone done the same? (edited)

Looking for more deals to Jeddah or Riyadh from England