COVERAGE 8 cities across the Kingdom

Eight cities, one operator, one set of standards.

Al Fajar was founded in Makkah and grew outward along the roads its crews already drove. Today that means two pilgrimage cities, two gateways and four more from the Red Sea coast to the heritage country of the north-west — each with its own desk, its own vehicles and its own page of fares.

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Vehicles based in each city
Fixed fares per vehicle
One desk, open 24/7

The busiest routes we run · indicative fares

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Jeddah Airport Makkah 95 km · 1h 15m SAR 180 Makkah Madinah 450 km · 4h 30m SAR 550 Madinah Jeddah Airport 420 km · 4h 15m SAR 550 Makkah Ziyarat circuit 60 km · 3h 30m SAR 300 Makkah Taif 90 km · 1h 30m SAR 300

Per vehicle, not per seat. Tolls and parking included.

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TGA-licensed operator
Head office in Makkah
Crews on duty around the clock
English, Arabic and Urdu

Where the company began

The two pilgrimage cities.

Most of what we do starts here. Both cities are open to Muslim travellers only, both have access rules that change with the season and the crowd, and in both the difference between a good transfer and a bad one is knowing today's permitted points rather than last month's.

MakkahBase city since 2015

Nearest airport · JED

Al Fajar was founded here and still runs its largest crew in the city. Haram-side access moves with the season and the crowd, so drop-off points are confirmed on the day rather than promised in advance and argued about at the kerb.

To Jeddah Airport: 95 km
To Madinah: 450 km
Ziyarat from: SAR 300

Airport transfers with the Meeqat stop included
Ziyarat circuits ordered around the prayers
Coach staging at Kudai when Haram access closes
Open to Muslim travellers only

Open Makkah

MadinahThe easiest city to arrive into

Airport · MED

Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz airport sits twenty minutes from the central area, which makes Madinah the simplest arrival of the two holy cities. The Ziyarat sites are close together and the road south carries the Bir Ali Meeqat.

Airport transfer: SAR 120
To Makkah: 450 km
To Jeddah Airport: 420 km

MED transfers into the central area from SAR 120
Quba, Qiblatain and Uhud on a 3-hour circuit
Bir Ali Meeqat included on the road to Makkah
Open to Muslim travellers only

Open Madinah

Where the Kingdom is entered

The two gateway cities.

Jeddah is how almost every pilgrim arrives and Riyadh is where the contract work lives. Different traffic, different rhythm, same operating standard — and in both, the airport is the part that decides whether a day starts well.

JeddahThe western gateway

Airport · JED

King Abdulaziz International is three separate terminal buildings with no quick way between them, and arriving at the wrong one is the most common way an hour disappears on a pilgrimage. We confirm the terminal from the flight number rather than the ticket.

To Makkah: 95 km
To Madinah: 420 km
To Taif: 170 km

Met inside arrivals at T1, North and Hajj Terminal
Makkah transfers from SAR 180, flight tracked
Corniche, business district and hotel runs

Open Jeddah

RiyadhWhere the contract work is

Airport · RUH

The capital runs on a business rhythm rather than a pilgrimage one. Most of what we do here is monthly: staff duty vehicles on fixed morning and evening runs, corporate accounts with named drivers, and delegation movements around events.

Half day from: SAR 450
Full day from: SAR 850
To Dammam: 400 km

Monthly staff duty and corporate accounts
Executive airport meet-and-greet at RUH
Event, conference and delegation movements

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The rest of the map

Mountains, industry and heritage.

Four cities that have almost nothing in common with each other, and each of which needs something the others do not — a driver who knows a mountain descent, a roster that matches a shift change, a vehicle that can reach a desert camp.

TaifNinety minutes up from Makkah

Airport · TIF

Fifteen hundred metres above Makkah by the escarpment road, and the summer city for families across the Hijaz. The climb is straightforward; the descent in cloud is the part that needs a driver who does it regularly.

From Makkah: 90 km
From Jeddah: 170 km
From: SAR 300

Al Hada and Al Kar by the mountain road
Day trips and family visits out of Makkah
Drivers who know the descent in low cloud

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YanbuIndustry on the Red Sea

Airport · YNB

An industrial city where the work is rosters rather than tourism. Shift transport for the Royal Commission area and the port, moving the same people at the same hours, reliably enough that nobody thinks about it.

To Madinah: 240 km
To Jeddah: 350 km
Full day from: SAR 850

Factory and shift transport on fixed rosters
Royal Commission area and port movements
Intercity runs to Madinah and Jeddah

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DammamThe Eastern Province tri-city

Airport · DMM

Dammam, Khobar and Dhahran read as one place to anyone living there, so we treat them as one coverage area with one set of fares. King Fahd International sits outside all three, and the causeway runs east from Khobar.

Half day from: SAR 450
Full day from: SAR 850
To Riyadh: 400 km

One coverage area across Dammam, Khobar and Dhahran
DMM transfers and corporate accounts
Causeway runs to the Saudi terminal

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AlUlaHeritage country

Airport · ULH

A destination that punishes a vague plan and rewards a timed one. Sites open on booked slots, the light is good for about two hours at each end of the day, and everything is twenty minutes from everything else.

Airport from: SAR 150
To Madinah: 330 km
Full day from: SAR 850

ULH transfers and Ashar valley resort runs
Vehicles held by the day around your booked slots
We drive; the destination runs its sites and guides

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How far apart everything is

Distances, driving times and starting fares.

The question we are asked more than any other, answered in one table. Times are real driving times including the checkpoints and the stops, which is why they look slower than a mapping app and turn out to be right.

Between our cities · SAR per vehicle, from
Route	Distance	Driving time	From
Jeddah Airport → Makkah	95 km	1h 15m	180
Jeddah → Madinah	420 km	4h 15m	550
Makkah → Madinah	450 km	4h 30m	550
Makkah → Taif	90 km	1h 30m	300
Jeddah → Taif	170 km	2h 15m	400
Madinah Airport → Madinah hotels	15 km	20m	120
Madinah → Yanbu	240 km	2h 30m	450
Madinah → AlUla	330 km	3h 30m	650
Riyadh → Dammam	400 km	4h 00m	550

Starting fares are per vehicle for a standard sedan carrying up to four passengers, with fuel, tolls and the driver included. Every city page carries the full table for all six vehicle sizes, up to a 49-seat coach.

Anywhere else in the Kingdom

These eight cities are where we are based, not the limit of where we go. Cross-Kingdom journeys — Riyadh to Makkah, Jeddah to AlUla, Dammam to Madinah — are quoted exactly the same way: per vehicle, in writing, before you travel. Send the two ends and the date.

What does not change with the city

Eight desks, one way of working.

A company that grows city by city usually ends up with eight different standards and one logo. We have tried hard to avoid that. The traffic, the seasons and the work are different everywhere; the way a booking is handled is not.

A fixed fare, per vehicle, in writing
Not per seat and not metered. Four passengers and one pay the same for the same car, and the number agreed before you travel is the number at the end — no night surcharge, no per-bag fee, no surge in Ramadan.
Permitted vehicles and carded drivers, everywhere
Transport General Authority permits for the carriage we are doing, current inspections and full passenger cover in all eight cities. The checkpoints check; that is a short stop for us rather than the end of your evening.
Local crews, not vehicles sent from elsewhere
Each city has its own drivers who work its streets daily. That is why a Makkah driver knows this week's Haram access points and a Taif driver knows the escarpment in low cloud — knowledge that does not arrive with a vehicle from another province.
One coordinator, whichever cities you use
An itinerary crossing four cities still has one point of contact and one reference. The driver's name and plate reach your phone before every leg, and the WhatsApp number answers at any hour.
Four to forty-nine seats in every city
Sedans, SUVs, vans, a 30-seat Coaster and a 49-seat coach. Larger parties travel on matched vehicles that leave together and arrive together, under one coordinator rather than one per bus.
An honest answer before a booking
If a connection is too tight, a climb is unwise in July, or the train would genuinely suit you better, we say so at enquiry. We would rather lose the fare than deliver a journey that was never going to work.

Between the cities

The four routes we run every day.

A city page covers everything that happens once you are there. A corridor page covers the journey in between — the real timings, the checkpoints, the Meeqat stops and a fare for every vehicle size.

Jeddah Airport → Makkah 95 km · from SAR 180
Met inside arrivals with a name sign, the Meeqat stop included and the Shumaisi checkpoint in the quoted time. Open corridor
Makkah → Madinah 450 km · from SAR 550
The long leg on Highway 15 with a rest stop included, plus the Badr detour and Jeddah drops en route. Open corridor
Madinah → Jeddah Airport 420 km · from SAR 550
The departure leg, with the pickup calculated backwards from your flight and the terminal confirmed on the day. Open corridor
Makkah Ziyarat circuit 3h 30m · from SAR 300
Hira, Thawr, Mina, Muzdalifah, Arafat and Taneem, with the vehicle waiting at every stop. Open corridor

All four, side by side with their fares and conditions, are on the daily corridors page. What travels these roads is on the fleet page.

Questions about coverage

Asked before most trips are booked.

City-specific questions are answered on each city's own page. These are the ones that apply across all eight.

Which cities does Al Fajar Transport cover?

Eight: Makkah, Madinah, Jeddah, Riyadh, Taif, Yanbu, Dammam and AlUla. Each has its own crew, its own vehicles and its own page of fares. Journeys to anywhere else in the Kingdom are quoted on the same basis — per vehicle, in writing, before you travel.

Are the fares the same in every city?

The basis is: always per vehicle, never per seat, with fuel, tolls, parking and the driver included. The numbers differ by distance and by the work — a 95 km airport run is SAR 180 and a 450 km intercity leg is SAR 550. Day hire is consistent everywhere at SAR 450 for a half day and SAR 850 for a full one in a standard sedan.

Can one booking cover several cities?

Yes, and most pilgrimage itineraries do. One reference, one coordinator and a fare for each movement, whether the trip touches two cities or five. You get the whole thing quoted in writing before you fly rather than arranging each leg as you go.

How far is Jeddah from Makkah, and Makkah from Madinah?

Jeddah airport to Makkah is 95 km and about 1 hour 15 minutes of driving. Makkah to Madinah is 450 km and about 4 hours 30 minutes. The full table of distances, times and starting fares between all our cities is on the cities page.

Can non-Muslim travellers be carried?

Everywhere except Makkah and Madinah, which are open to Muslim travellers only — a rule enforced at the checkpoints rather than by us. Parties that include non-Muslim travellers are routinely handled: we plan their days from Jeddah or Taif while the rest of the party completes the pilgrimage.

Do you have vehicles in each city, or send them from elsewhere?

Based in each city, with local drivers who work those streets daily. That is the whole point — Haram access points in Makkah change with the crowd, the Taif escarpment behaves differently in cloud, and AlUla’s sites run on booked slots. None of that travels with a vehicle from another province.

What size vehicles are available?

Four to forty-nine seats in every city: sedans, a six-seat SUV, nine and eleven-seat vans, a 30-seat Coaster and a 49-seat coach. Larger parties travel on matched vehicles that leave together and arrive together. The full range is on the fleet page.

Do you cover routes between cities as well as within them?

Yes. The four busiest are run daily and documented in full on their own corridor pages. Anything else — Riyadh to Makkah, Jeddah to AlUla, Dammam to Madinah — is quoted per vehicle the same way.

Do you work with companies on monthly contracts?

Yes, and in several of these cities that is the larger part of what we do. Monthly staff duty, factory shift rotations on three-shift patterns, and seasonal coach allocations for tour operators, all on one account with monthly invoicing and replacement cover.

How quickly do you reply?

Typically within thirty minutes, at any hour, on whichever channel you choose. Nothing is charged at enquiry, and you get a fixed fare in writing before anything is confirmed.