Air France is expanding its long-haul network with a new destination in the Middle East. Starting May 19, 2025, the airline will offer a new direct link between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
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Three flights per week will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from May 19 to June 1, 2025, before the full schedule is implemented for the rest of the summer season, with five flights per week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays starting June 2, 2025.
Flights will operate on Airbus A350-900 aircraft equipped with 324 seats (34 in Business, 24 in Premium and 266 in Economy). Flight schedule (local times):
AF684: departing Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 11:20 p.m., arriving in Riyadh at 6:25 a.m. the next day;
AF685: departing Riyadh at 8:40 a.m., arriving at Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 2:20 p.m.
Once this new route is inaugurated, all three airlines of the Air France-KLM Group (Air France, KLM, and Transavia) will offer service to Saudi Arabia. Transavia France has been connecting Paris-Orly and Lyon to Jeddah since December 2024, while KLM links its Amsterdam-Schiphol hub to Riyadh and Dammam.