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At present, there are no direct flights from Riyadh to San Francisco.
However, there are several flights from RUH to SFO with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from RUH to SFO, and to see what flight schedules are available.
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In total there are 16 airlines that cover the full route from Riyadh RUH to San Francisco SFO. These airlines are:
All other flights from Riyadh to San Francisco are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
In total there are 3 alliances that cover the full route from Riyadh RUH to San Francisco SFO. These alliances are:
You can fly from RUH to SFO in Economy, Premium Economy, Business or First Class on this 1 stop route.
In total there are 6 aircraft types that cover the full route from Riyadh to San Francisco. These aircrafts are:
All other flights from Riyadh to San Francisco are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between Riyadh and San Francisco is 8,064 miles (12,978 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between RUH and SFO, the distance of the full journey varies between 8,376 and 11,803 miles (or 13,480 and 18,995 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Flights from Riyadh to San Francisco take from 17 hours and 15 minutes up to 22 hours and 45 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Please note that these times refer to the actual flight times, excluding the stopover time in between connecting flights, as this depends on your stopover airport as well as your date(s) of travel.
There are 2 airports in San Francisco: San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC).
From 17 hours and 15 minutes up to 22 hours and 45 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Note that this excludes the layover time in between connecting flights.
Because there are no direct flights between RUH and SFO, the total distance of the full journey varies between 8,376 and 11,803 miles (or 13,480 and 18,995 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Qatar Airways, LOT, Emirates, Air France, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, ITA Airways, Delta, Air India, China Southern, Air China, China Eastern, Cathay Pacific and Philippine Airlines are flying the full route from Riyadh to San Francisco.
Saudi Arabian, Flynas, Flydubai, flyadeal, United Airlines, Swiss, Condor, Iberia, Frontier Airlines, IndiGo Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue, Alaska and Cebu Pacific operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
Oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance are flying from Riyadh to San Francisco.
You can fly the full route from Riyadh to San Francisco (with 1 stopover) in Economy, Premium Economy, Business Class and First Class.
Aircraft types that fly the full route from Riyadh to San Francisco (with 1 stopover):
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