Riyadh To Alexandria

The air distance between Riyadh and Alexandria is about 1,800 km, and a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.

Several airlines operate direct flights between Riyadh and Alexandria, including Saudia, flynas, EgyptAir and Air Arabia Egypt, and the frequency of flights varies by airline.

Yes, offers and discounts on Riyadh-Alexandria tickets are available regularly and can be found on the offers page.

A Riyadh-Alexandria ticket does not have to be paid for in one go. It can be split through Tabby into 4 equal installments with no interest and no credit card, or paid through Tamara in monthly installments of up to 12, also interest-free.

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina officially opened on 16 October 2002 and was designed by the Norwegian firm Snøhetta after it won a competition organized by UNESCO. Its shelves can hold about eight million books, and its main reading room spans 11 cascading levels under a glass roof tilted toward the sea like a sundial. The complex also includes four museums and a planetarium.

Qaitbay Citadel was built between 1477 and 1479 under Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qaitbay on the site of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, which earthquakes in 1303 and 1323 had destroyed. It stands on Pharos Island at the mouth of the Eastern Harbour.