18 same-day destinations

Extreme Day Trips from King Abdulaziz International Airport

Out before 08:00, home after 21:00, and up to four hours each way. These are the real morning-out, evening-back routes from King Abdulaziz International Airport, worked out from our live flight schedules to help plan your extreme day trip.

18
Destinations
14
Countries

Times shown are the earliest morning outbound and the latest evening return we can see in the schedules. Hours on the ground are approximate. Always double-check the exact times when you book, and leave room for delays on the way home.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

1h 30m
each way
00:00
Out from King Abdulaziz International
~23.3h
On the ground
02:15
Back at King Abdulaziz International
Out Saudia SV1096Back SV1057Daily
Jordan

Amman

AMM

Jordan

1h 52m
each way
02:50
Out from King Abdulaziz International
~18.5h
On the ground
01:05
Back at King Abdulaziz International
Out Royal Jordanian RJ705Back RJ704Daily
Egypt

Egypt

1h 56m
each way
00:00
Out from King Abdulaziz International
~22.8h
On the ground
02:40
Back at King Abdulaziz International
Out Egyptair MS868Back MS867Daily
Bahrain

Manama

BAH

Bahrain

2h
each way
03:20
Out from King Abdulaziz International
~19h
On the ground
02:20
Back at King Abdulaziz International
Out Gulf Air GF176Back GF175Daily
Qatar

Doha

DOH

Qatar

2h 4m
each way
01:10
Out from King Abdulaziz International
~20h
On the ground
01:20
Back at King Abdulaziz International
Out Qatar Airways QR1183Back QR1184Daily
Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

ADD

Ethiopia

2h 10m
each way
00:25
Out from King Abdulaziz International
~21.3h
On the ground
02:00
Back at King Abdulaziz International
Out flynas XY685Back ET2462Daily
UAE

UAE

2h 24m
each way
01:00
Out from King Abdulaziz International
~20.1h
On the ground
01:55
Back at King Abdulaziz International
Out Etihad Airways EY602Back EY603Daily
Turkey

Ankara

ESB

Turkey

2h 30m
each way
00:10
Out from King Abdulaziz International
~20.5h
On the ground
01:40
Back at King Abdulaziz International
Out AJet VF610Back VF567Runs Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
Russian Federation

Mineralnyye Vody

MRV

Russian Federation

2h 30m
each way
01:00
Out from King Abdulaziz International
~18h
On the ground
00:00
Back at King Abdulaziz International
Out Azimuth A46094Back A46093Runs Tue
Türkiye

Trabzon

TZX

Türkiye

2h 30m
each way
01:30
Out from King Abdulaziz International
~19.5h
On the ground
02:00
Back at King Abdulaziz International
Out Pegasus PC871Back F31818Runs Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
UAE

UAE

2h 30m
each way
02:05
Out from King Abdulaziz International
~18.9h
On the ground
02:00
Back at King Abdulaziz International
Out Emirates EK802Back FZ919Daily

Metro Red line runs to downtown (AED 8.50, 45 mins). Avoid visiting in summer!

Russian Federation

Makhachkala

MCX

Russian Federation

2h 30m
each way
03:00
Out from King Abdulaziz International
~18.1h
On the ground
02:05
Back at King Abdulaziz International
Out Azimuth A44082Back A44081Runs Mon, Thu
Bosnia

Sarajevo

SJJ

Bosnia

2h 30m
each way
03:20
Out from King Abdulaziz International
~16.5h
On the ground
00:50
Back at King Abdulaziz International
Out flyadeal F3823Back XY620Runs Mon, Thu, Sun
Belgium

Liege

LGG

Belgium

2h 30m
each way
06:25
Out from King Abdulaziz International
~11.3h
On the ground
22:40
Back at King Abdulaziz International
Out Ethiopian Cargo ET3720Back SV916Runs Fri
Oman

Muscat

MCT

Oman

2h 49m
each way
00:15
Out from King Abdulaziz International
~20.9h
On the ground
02:45
Back at King Abdulaziz International
Out Oman Air WY674Back WY671Daily
Turkey

Istanbul

SAW

Turkey

3h 14m
each way
00:30
Out from King Abdulaziz International
~20h
On the ground
02:59
Back at King Abdulaziz International
Out Pegasus PC695Back PC6152Daily
Greece

Greece

3h 14m
each way
01:30
Out from King Abdulaziz International
~16.6h
On the ground
00:35
Back at King Abdulaziz International
Out Aegean Airlines A3951Back A3950Runs Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Turkey

Istanbul

IST

Turkey

3h 19m
each way
00:15
Out from King Abdulaziz International
~17.6h
On the ground
00:30
Back at King Abdulaziz International
Out Turkish Airlines TK115Back F3808Daily

How we work these out

We scan the real departure and arrival schedules at King Abdulaziz International Airport, then match an early morning outbound (before 08:00) with a late evening return (landing back after 21:00, including red-eye arrivals). We only keep destinations within about four hours' flying each way, so every trip on this list is a genuine there-and-back-in-a-day adventure. The list refreshes as schedules change through the seasons.