One phone that will not connect
Set up roaming or a local SIM before the trip, or make sure at least one adult's phone works on landing. The driver can only reach a number that answers.
Airport arrival · group transfer
7 Seater Taxi from Jeddah Airport to Makkah
A larger private vehicle waiting for your family or group after you land at King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), with the whole group and every suitcase going straight to Makkah.
- Planned from your flight details
- Room for the group's suitcases
- Straight to your Makkah hotel
Arrival day
Flight lands at JED
2Clear immigration and collect bags
3Meet your driver
4Drive to Makkah, approx. 100 km
Usually 1 to 1.5 hours on the road
Can I book a 7 seater taxi from Jeddah Airport to Makkah?
Yes. A 7 seater transfer collects your group at Jeddah Airport and drives you directly to Makkah, roughly 100 km and usually one to one and a half hours on the road. The pickup is planned from your flight number and arrival time.
Most of the waiting on arrival day happens inside the terminal, not on the road, so the useful details are your flight, the size of your group and how many bags you are collecting.
Your arrival journey
What usually happens between landing and reaching your hotel.
- 01
Flight lands
Switch your phone on and send us a short message.
- 02
Immigration
This can be quick or slow depending on how many flights arrive together.
- 03
Baggage
Group luggage takes time; count every piece off the belt.
- 04
Meet your driver
At the meeting point agreed with your booking.
- 05
Load luggage
Everything goes into one vehicle.
- 06
Private transfer
The road to Makkah, about an hour or a little more.
- 07
Makkah hotel
Drop-off at the practical point for your hotel.
What to send us before your flight
Send these a few days ahead, and again if anything changes.
- Passenger count, including children
- Flight number
- Arrival date
- Scheduled arrival time
- Makkah hotel or destination
- Number of suitcases and large items
- A phone number that will work in Saudi Arabia
Meeting your driver at the airport
The meeting arrangement is confirmed with your booking, because it depends on the terminal you arrive at and the arrangements on the day. Pilgrim and regular flights can use different arrival areas, so your airline is the best source for where you will come out.
With a group, nominate one person as the contact. That person keeps the phone on, messages us when you land and again when the bags are collected, and the driver deals with one number instead of six.
If you cannot find each other, do not wander through the terminal with trolleys. Call or message us and we will guide you to the right place.
If your flight is delayed or changed
Send your flight number when you book, and contact us as soon as the airline tells you of a change. We use the updated information to adjust the pickup.
A delay of a few hours is common in busy seasons. It is much easier to rearrange a pickup when we hear early, so a message the moment you know is better than one after landing.
Will the group's suitcases fit?
Arrival day is usually when a group has the most luggage.
- Typical group
- Six or seven passengers
- Luggage
- One large case per person plus hand luggage is a common load
- Large items
- Pushchairs, wheelchairs and boxes: tell us in advance
- Vehicle
- Van class, confirmed for your date
On our fleet page the van class is listed for up to eight passengers and about six bags. These are planning figures, and we confirm the vehicle assigned to your date before you travel. See the fleet.
From the airport to your Makkah hotel
Once you are on the road, the drive is the simple part. The final stretch near the Masjid al-Haram is where time can be lost, because roads around the mosque are busy at prayer times and a larger vehicle cannot always stop at every hotel door.
Share the hotel name before you fly, and we will confirm the drop-off point. Hotels are often happy to send someone to help with luggage if you tell them your arrival time.
Common arrival-day problems, and how groups avoid them
A suitcase left on the belt
Count the group's bags before leaving baggage claim. Once you are on the road to Makkah, going back is a long detour.
The group splits up in the hall
Agree one place to wait while the contact person finds the driver, rather than everyone walking out with trolleys.
A late change of hotel
If your Makkah hotel changes after you book, send the new name before you fly, since the drop-off point depends on it.
Night arrivals with children
Many flights land at Jeddah late at night or in the early hours. For a family, that means sleepy children, a long queue and the road to Makkah in the dark. A larger vehicle helps here more than at any other time: children can lie across a seat or sleep on a parent, and nobody has to hold a bag on their lap.
Check that your Makkah hotel knows you are arriving at night and will hold the rooms. Arriving at a hotel that has released your booking is a far bigger problem than any delay at the airport.
Send your flight details
Your flight number, arrival time, the number of passengers and bags, and the Makkah hotel are all we need to confirm a 7 seater and a price.
When the group lands on different flights
Large families do not always fly together. If part of your group lands on a different flight, send both flight numbers. One vehicle can wait for everyone when the flights land close together; when they are hours apart, two pickups are usually kinder to the people who arrive first.
Tell us how you would like to handle it and we will plan around it. Waiting in an arrivals hall for several hours with children is the kind of thing worth deciding before the trip, not after landing.
FAQ
Airport 7 Seater FAQs
Where will the driver meet us?
At the meeting point confirmed with your booking. It depends on the terminal and the arrangements on the day, so we agree it with you in advance and confirm it by message once you land.
What flight information should I provide?
The flight number, the arrival date and the scheduled arrival time. If you are connecting through another airport, send the flight that lands in Jeddah, not the first leg.
What happens if our flight is delayed?
Tell us as soon as the airline changes the time. We use the updated arrival to coordinate the pickup. Questions about waiting time are best settled by message before you fly.
Is a 7 seater suitable for several suitcases?
Usually, for a group of six or seven with one large case each and hand luggage. Send the exact count, including pushchairs or wheelchairs, and we will confirm the fit.
Can we perform Umrah straight after arriving?
Many groups do. Tell us when you book so we can plan the drop-off around your plans. Practical questions about rituals are for your tour operator or scholar.
Can one 7 seater collect people from two different flights?
Yes, if the flights land close together and the group is happy to wait for each other. Send both flight numbers and we will suggest whether one pickup or two makes more sense.
Do we need to tell you which terminal we arrive at?
No. The flight number is enough for planning. Your airline will tell you where you arrive, and we confirm the meeting arrangement with your booking.
Leaving the airport area
Once the luggage is loaded, the vehicle leaves the airport and joins the road towards Makkah. The airport sits on the northern side of Jeddah, so the drive does not pass through the busy centre of the city, and most of the journey is on the highway.
There are checkpoints on the roads into Makkah. Keep passports and any permits in hand luggage rather than in a suitcase at the back, so that nobody has to unload the vehicle if documents are requested.
If anyone in the group is hungry or needs a break after the flight, mention it to the driver early. It is easier to stop before the final approach into Makkah than once you are in the traffic near the hotels.
Distances and journey times are approximate and can vary with traffic, time of day, exact pickup and drop-off locations and travel conditions.