Cheap flights from London to Madinah

September is the cheapest month on this route, so if your dates are flexible, start there and work outwards. Fares move with demand rather than the calendar alone: midweek departures, Tuesday and Wednesday, generally cost less than Thursday to Sunday, and early flights out of Heathrow or Gatwick often price below midday ones. Demand climbs around school holidays and pilgrimage periods, so book a few weeks ahead when your dates are fixed, and keep a day of slack either side when they are not.

No airline flies London to Madinah non-stop, so every option here is a connecting ticket. The mix runs from low-cost carriers such as Easyjet, Pegasus and Air Arabia to full-service names like Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Oman Air, Gulf Air, Royal Jordanian and Egyptair, with Ajet also on the route. On low-cost tickets you usually pay extra for a checked bag and for seat selection, and food is not included. Full-service fares normally bundle a checked bag and meals, and it is worth booking both legs on one ticket so the connection is handled as a single journey.

Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz is the airport you land at, and it is the only one serving Madinah on this route. It sits close to the city rather than out in the desert, so the transfer into the centre is a short drive by taxi or ride-hailing car; there is no long coach leg to plan. Arrivals get busy when pilgrimage traffic peaks, and passport and baggage queues move slowly at those times. Keep your onward address in Arabic if you can, and confirm your hotel's check-in window before you land, since late-night arrivals are common on connecting itineraries.

Currency

SAR (SR)

Power sockets

Type G · 220 V

Language

Arabic

Emergency number

112, 911, 999

Driving side

right

Calling code

+966

Internet domain

.sa

Population of Madinah

1.4 M (2022)

Time zone

UTC+03 (Asia/Riyadh)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which London airport you are leaving from, since Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and London City serve different carriers.
• Confirm whether both legs are on one ticket, because a self-transfer means you collect your bags and carry the risk yourself.
• Look at the baggage allowance on low-cost fares from Easyjet, Pegasus or Air Arabia, where a checked bag is usually an add-on.
• Sort your passport and Saudi entry requirements early, and check the visa rules that apply to your nationality.
• Compare September with your own dates, since it is the cheapest month, and test whether moving a day changes the fare.