AUH → RUHAbu Dhabi to Riyadh

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Direct flights from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Riyadh (RUH): 18 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 3 of the 3 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 805 km, an estimated 1 hour 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Abu Dhabi and Riyadh. Updated 15 November 2026 at 11:03 UTC.

Today, AUH → RUH

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. 02:00 EY551Etihad On scheduleTA ·
  2. 08:10 EY553Etihad Sched 08:10Departure not confirmed by the board RUH 09:00scheduled
  3. 18:15 XY236flynas On scheduleGate A3 · TA ·

Checked AUH board 15:03 · RUH board 10:33

AUH Abu Dhabi smooth · +0
RUH Riyadh tracking
805 km · ~1h 32m est.
dep bank 02:00–18:1518x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 18x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live AUH and RUH delay boards

3 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~1h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures18x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Etihad AirwaysFlynas

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Etihad AirwaysEY

Flights EY551 02:00 daily · EY553 08:10 daily

FlynasXY

Flights XY236 18:15 Tu Th Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-09EY555cancelledCNX
11-09EY559cancelledCNX
11-08EY559cancelledCNX

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
AUHAbu Dhabi +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NW 11 kt Full AUH delay board →
RUHRiyadh tracking 🌤 clear · NW 9 kt Full RUH delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at AUH: a 39% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +7 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Abu Dhabi to Riyadh route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AUH to RUH flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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AUH to RUH questions

Is AUH–RUH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on AUH–RUH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 02:00 and evening departures around 18:15 from AUH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the RUH delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from AUH to RUH?

Great-circle distance is 805 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 87–99 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does AUH–RUH fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 18 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.