Al Fajar Transport · KSA

Four routesRun every day of the year One bookingOne coordinator, one reference

The routes we run every day, documented properly.

Four journeys carry almost every pilgrim who travels with us: in from Jeddah, around Makkah, north to Madinah and out again. We run them so often that we can tell you the real timings rather than a mapping app's guess — the checkpoints, the Meeqat stops, the rest stop and a fixed fare for every vehicle size.

  • Fixed fare per vehicle
  • 4 to 49 seats
  • Answered at any hour

The network at a glance

Corridors
Four, each with its own page and its own fares
Coverage
Jeddah · Makkah · Madinah · the holy sites
Vehicles
4 to 49 seats, named in every quote
Pricing
Per vehicle, agreed in writing before you travel
Booking
All four legs on one reference if you want them
Availability
24 hours, every day of the year

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  • Corridors4
  • Shortest95 km
  • Longest450 km
  • From, per vehicleSAR 180
  • DeskOpen 24/7

The four daily corridors

Each one has its own page, because each one is a different job.

An airport pickup, a five-hour intercity run, a departure timed backwards from a flight and a circuit of the holy sites have almost nothing in common except the vehicle. Open any of them for the full timings, the fare table and the conditions.

Corridor 01 · Arrival

Jeddah AirportMakkah

The busiest pilgrim road in the Kingdom and the first thing almost every traveller experiences of Saudi Arabia. Met inside arrivals with a name sign, the Meeqat stop included, and the Shumaisi checkpoint built into the quoted time.

  • Distance95 km
  • Driving1h 15m
  • FromSAR 180
  • Flight tracked, 90 minutes of free waiting from landing
  • Meeqat stop included, with no time limit
  • Terminal 1, North and Hajj Terminal meeting points
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Corridor 02 · Intercity

MakkahMadinah

The long leg of the journey, taken in one run on Highway 15 with a proper rest stop in the middle. Two roads, an optional Badr detour, and a vehicle sized for the Zamzam that almost every party leaves Makkah carrying.

  • Distance450 km
  • Driving4h 30m
  • FromSAR 550
  • Rest stop included, extra stops on request
  • Badr detour and Jeddah airport drops en route
  • Bir Ali Meeqat included on the return direction
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Corridor 03 · Departure

MadinahJeddah Airport

The one leg with no second attempt. The clock runs backwards from your flight, so we give you the pickup time rather than asking you to work it out, and we confirm the departure terminal on the morning you travel.

  • Distance420 km
  • Driving4h 15m
  • FromSAR 550
  • Pickup calculated from your flight, not guessed
  • Terminal confirmed from the flight number on the day
  • Ziyarat before departure quoted as one movement
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Corridor 04 · Circuit

Makkah Ziyarat circuit

A loop rather than a journey: collected at your hotel and returned to it, with six stops in the order that works and the vehicle waiting at every one. Built around the prayer times on your date, not a generic three-hour slot.

  • Circuit60 km
  • Duration3h 30m
  • FromSAR 300
  • Hira, Thawr, Mina, Muzdalifah, Arafat and Taneem
  • Waiting included at every stop, no per-person pricing
  • Finish at Masjid Aisha in Ihram for a further Umrah
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All four, side by side

The numbers on one page.

Starting fares are per vehicle for a standard sedan carrying up to four passengers. Every corridor page carries the full table for all six vehicle sizes, up to a 49-seat coach.

Daily corridors · distance, time and starting fare
Corridor Distance Driving Door to door From Included in the fare
Jeddah Airport → Makkah Most booked 95 km 1h 15m 2h 20m 180 Meet-and-greet, Meeqat stop, tolls, parking
Makkah → Madinah 450 km 4h 30m 5h 15m 550 Rest stop, fuel, tolls, luggage handling
Madinah → Jeddah Airport 420 km 4h 15m 5h 00m 550 Rest stop, fuel, tolls, bags to the door
Makkah Ziyarat circuit 60 km 3h 30m 3h 30m 300 Waiting at every stop, tolls, parking

All four run in both directions on the same fixed-fare basis. Booked as a return, each corridor is priced below two singles.

Routes beyond these four

These are the corridors we run daily, not the limit of where we go. Makkah to Taif by the mountain road is SAR 300, Jeddah to Taif SAR 400, and Madinah airport to a central hotel SAR 120. Anything else in the Kingdom — AlUla, Yanbu, Riyadh, Dammam — is quoted the same way, per vehicle and in writing.

The same standard on all four

What every corridor includes, whichever one you book.

The routes differ; the way they are run does not. These are the things that are true on all four, and they are the reason the fare is a number rather than a starting point for a conversation on the kerb.

  • A fixed fare, per vehicle, agreed in writing

    Not per seat and not metered. Four passengers and one pay the same for the same car, and the number you agree 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

    Transport General Authority permits for the carriage we are doing, current inspections and full passenger cover. The checkpoints on these roads check, and that is a short stop for us rather than the end of your evening.

  • Timings that include the parts apps ignore

    Checkpoints, the Meeqat, getting clear of the Haram districts, the rest stop. Our quoted times look slower than a mapping app and turn out to be right, which is the only version that is any use to you.

  • The driver's name and plate before you travel

    Sent to your phone ahead of every leg, with a WhatsApp number that reaches a coordinator rather than a switchboard. Groups running several vehicles get one point of contact, not one per driver.

  • Four to forty-nine seats, sized for the luggage

    We ask the bag count as well as the headcount, because on these routes the cases and the Zamzam decide the vehicle as often as the seats do. Larger parties travel on matched vehicles that move together.

  • 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 one fare than deliver a journey that was never going to work.

Putting them together

What a complete Umrah trip looks like on one reference.

Most travellers need three or four of these legs, not one. Booked together they carry a single reference and a single coordinator from the moment you land to the moment you check in for the flight home.

  1. Day 1
    You land at Jeddah and go straight to Makkah

    Met inside arrivals at whatever hour the flight arrives, with the Meeqat stop on the way and the Shumaisi checkpoint already in the timing. About two hours and twenty minutes from wheels down to your hotel door.

    Corridor 01 · from SAR 180
  2. Day 2–3
    Ziyarat around Makkah, between the prayers

    Three and a half hours through Hira, Thawr, Mina, Muzdalifah, Arafat and Taneem, with the vehicle waiting at every stop. Parties intending a second Umrah finish at Masjid Aisha in Ihram.

    Corridor 04 · from SAR 300
  3. Day 4
    North to Madinah on Highway 15

    Four and a half hours of driving with a proper rest stop in the middle, the vehicle sized for the Zamzam, and the option of the Badr detour if you want it. Hotel door to hotel door.

    Corridor 02 · from SAR 550
  4. Day 6–7
    Madinah Ziyarat, then the road back to the airport

    Quba, Qiblatain and the Uhud site take about ninety minutes and sit comfortably before an afternoon flight. Then the departure leg, timed backwards from your check-in rather than forwards from your hotel.

    Corridor 03 · from SAR 550
  5. Total
    One reference, one coordinator, four fixed fares

    From SAR 1,580 per vehicle for the whole itinerary in a standard sedan, quoted in writing before you fly. Nothing is charged at enquiry and nothing is added afterwards.

    All four legs · one booking
Travelling to Madinah first?

Plenty of itineraries run the other way — Jeddah to Madinah on landing, then south to Makkah with the Meeqat at Bir Ali, and home from Jeddah at the end. The same four corridors, in a different order, at the same fares. Tell us the shape of your trip and we will quote it as it actually is.

At each end of the corridors

The cities these routes connect.

A corridor page covers the journey. A city page covers everything that happens once you are there — the districts, the access rules, the local runs and the fares within the city.

We also cover Riyadh, Yanbu, Dammam and AlUla. What travels these roads is on the fleet page.

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Tell us which legs you need.

One form for all four corridors. Tick what you need, give us the dates, and you will have a fixed fare for each leg and a total for the itinerary. Nothing is charged at enquiry.

Daily corridors enquiry

About a minute. Fields marked optional can be left blank.

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Who is booking
The legs you need
If you have it, we will track it and time the pickup from it.
The hotel names set the pickup points and the timings on every leg.
How to reach you
Driver names and plates are sent to this number before every leg.

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Enquiry received

A coordinator will reply on your preferred channel, normally within 30 minutes, with a fixed fare for each leg and a total for the itinerary. For anything urgent, call us on +966500000000.

Questions about the corridors

Asked before most itineraries are booked.

Route-specific questions are answered on each corridor's own page. These are the ones that apply across all four.

What is a daily corridor?

A route we run so often that we can quote it as a product rather than a bespoke journey — a fixed fare, a known timing, and drivers who do it several times a week. There are four: the Jeddah airport arrival, the Makkah to Madinah intercity leg, the Madinah departure run and the Makkah Ziyarat circuit.

Can I book all four legs on one reference?

Yes, and most travellers do. One booking, one coordinator and one set of fares covering the whole trip. From SAR 1,580 per vehicle for a standard sedan across all four legs, quoted in writing before you fly.

Are the fares per person or per vehicle?

Per vehicle, always. A family of four and a lone traveller pay the same for the same car, which is why travelling together is simply cheaper. Every corridor page carries the full table from a 4-seat sedan up to a 49-seat coach.

Do the corridors run in both directions?

Yes, all four, on the same fixed-fare basis. The reverse direction is rarely the same journey though — a departure is timed backwards from a flight, and the Meeqat sits in a different place depending on which way you are travelling. Each page sets out its return direction separately.

What if my flight is delayed or my plans change?

Flights on the arrival corridor are tracked and the pickup moves with the actual landing time, with 90 minutes of free waiting. On the departure corridor, tell us the moment a flight moves and we re-time the pickup. Neither is a new booking and neither carries a change fee.

Are the Meeqat stops included?

Yes, on every corridor where one applies, with no charge and no time limit. Arriving into Jeddah for Makkah, the stop is on the way in. Travelling from Madinah to Makkah, it is at Dhul Hulayfah — Bir Ali. Going to Madinah first, there is no Meeqat and we will not add one you do not need.

Do you cover routes other than these four?

Yes. These are the ones we run daily, not the limit of where we go. Makkah to Taif is SAR 300, Jeddah to Taif SAR 400, and we cover Riyadh, Yanbu, Dammam and AlUla as well. Anything in the Kingdom is quoted the same way — per vehicle, in writing, before you travel.

How big a group can you move?

Up to 49 seats in one coach, and any size above that on matched vehicles that leave together, arrive together and report to one coordinator. Operators moving groups through these corridors every week usually hold capacity on a seasonal allocation rather than booking run by run.

What changes in Ramadan and the Hajj season?

Timings, not prices. Add an hour to every road estimate in Ramadan and move departure pickups earlier. In the Hajj days, Mina, Muzdalifah and Arafat are closed to Ziyarat visits and a shortened circuit runs instead. There is no surge pricing in either season.

How do I pay, and when?

Nothing is taken at enquiry. You get a fixed fare in writing first, and settle afterwards — the number agreed before you travel is the number at the end, with no night surcharge, no per-bag fee and nothing added on the kerb.

Planning the whole journey?

Send your dates, your flight number and the hotels you have booked. You will have a fixed fare for every leg and a total for the itinerary — usually back within half an hour, at any hour.

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