Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Frankfurt to Jeddah. While the left seat offers the better Frankfurt departure view, the right side wins overall. During cruise the right side faces south and southeast, capturing the Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus, and the transition into the Arabian Peninsula. On descent into Jeddah the right seat delivers the dramatic Red Sea coastline and reef colors, which is the most visually striking moment of the flight.

During takeoff from Frankfurt Main (FRA), sit on the Left side for the best views. Frankfurt typically departs southward on runway 25C/25R heading west then turning south, or uses runway 07L/07R. On a southeast-bound departure toward Jeddah, the aircraft typically turns south-southeast, putting the Frankfurt city center, the Main River, and the Taunus hills on the left side. The left seat gets the city skyline and river bends during the initial climb. Notable sights include: Frankfurt city skyline and Bankenviertel towers, Main River bends through the city, Taunus hills to the northwest, Rhine-Main flatlands stretching south.

When landing at King Abdulaziz International (JED), sit on the Right side for the best views. King Abdulaziz International Airport sits just north of Jeddah on the Red Sea coast. Arriving from the north-northwest, aircraft typically approach from over the Red Sea on a southeasterly heading toward runways 16L/16R. The right side faces west over the Red Sea, giving clear views of the coastline, the shallow turquoise reef waters, and Jeddah's corniche waterfront. Notable sights include: Red Sea turquoise reef shallows off the Jeddah coast, Jeddah Corniche waterfront strip, King Fahd Fountain visible as a white plume near the shore, dense urban grid of Jeddah spreading inland.

The flight from Frankfurt Main (FRA) to King Abdulaziz International (JED) takes Approximately 5 hours 30 minutes to 6 hours.

The route tracks southeast over Austria and the Alps, then across the Adriatic Sea, over Greece and the Aegean, past Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean coast of Lebanon and Israel, across the Sinai Peninsula and Gulf of Aqaba, then down the western edge of the Arabian Peninsula along the Red Sea coast to Jeddah. The Alps, Aegean island chains, Cyprus, the Sinai desert, and the Red Sea are the most visually distinctive features en route.