2013
3
September
Calgary to Saudi Arabia - $771 roundtrip after taxes
3
September
Thanks to a new route on Saudi Airlines from Toronto to Jeddah (JED), Calgary is currently experiencing some crazy price drops to Saudi Arabia via a connection through YYZ. The flights are over 40% cheaper than they've ever been before.
The cheap flights from Calgary to Saudi Arabia look to be available between November 2013 and March 2014, on a fairly large variety of date combinations within those months.
Here are some example searches on Kayak to get you started...
November 2013 - https://www.kayak.com/flights/#/YYC-JED/2013-11-13-flexible/2013-11-27-flexible
December 2013 - https://www.kayak.com/flights/#/YYC-JED/2013-12-04-flexible/2013-12-18-flexible
January 2014 - https://www.kayak.com/flights/#/YYC-JED/2014-01-08-flexible/2014-01-22-flexible
February 2014 - https://www.kayak.com/flights/#/YYC-JED/2014-02-05-flexible/2014-02-19-flexible
March 2014 - https://www.kayak.com/flights/#/YYC-JED/2014-03-05-flexible/2014-03-19-flexible
From Kayak you can click through to Orbitz to book. Here's a screenshot of the verified price page from Orbitz (the price is in USD):
The flights have 1 stopover each way, in Toronto.
Google Flights Explorer is also showing some major price drops between Calgary and other destinations in the Middle East and India, related to this fare drop between Toronto and Jeddah.
Destinations such as Dubai, Bahrain, Lebanon, and Jordan in the Middle East, and Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Hyderabad in India.
Google Flights Explorer is showing these destinations as available for $800 to $900 roundtrip after taxes, significantly cheaper than usual, as you can see from the links below.
Google Flights Explorer - Middle East
Google Flights Explorer - India
However, so far, I have yet to see these prices to these other destinations as verifying or being bookable. If anyone does find that they are bookable anywhere, please let me know. These other destinations will also likely have lengthy stopovers in Saudi Arabia, which could mean a visa would be required if it's more than 18 hours.
UPDATE: It looks like you might be able to click through from Google Flights Explorer to Flight Network to make a booking to *some* of these other destinations. After selecting your flight with Google Flights Explorer, click on the Book button at the bottom left and choose Flight Network.
Sandwiched between Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, Saudi Arabia is not exactly a typical destination for the average tourist. But if you're into exotic travel or have a specific reason to visit the region, this is definitely a *highly* unusual price that has never happened before.
Hit Like if you like this deal! Click Share to show your friends on Facebook.
 |
|
|
People That Liked This Page Also Liked:
|
You may also want to check out pages that were tagged with: |
Be The First To Know About The Next Amazing Deal!
Head to the YYC Deals Alerts Page where you can choose to be notified by e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, or RSS Feed the moment an amazing travel deal from Calgary is found.Setting up alerts allows you to be one of the first to see a new deal, before it sells out.
And don't worry, alerts are only sent when it's truly an amazing deal.
Like Our Site? Follow Us!
|
Comments from Facebookers
Comments from Everyone Else
4 Responses to "Calgary to Saudi Arabia - $771 roundtrip after taxes"
Comments are automatically closed 30 days after the post is made.
Join The YYC Deals Facebook GroupWhat happens when over 70,000 people from Calgary...
* crowdsource the best deals from YYC?
* offer up their unbiased travel advice?
Join the group and find out!
(click 'Join Group' when you arrive)
Sites
Keep in mind it's really hard to get a Tourist visa for SA.
What's going on the photo?
Its a SUV on 2 wheels, most kids and young teenagers do this over in Saudi, its a way to get a cheap thrill, and dangerous!
I'm going to pass on Saudi Arabia, as I like my head on my shoulders.