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Pakistan to Saudi Arabia Flight Latest Updates and News

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Updated 5 October 2021

Saudi international border reopening has been a piece of welcome news to travellers around the world looking to visit the Kingdom. While Pakistan is still on the list of countries banned for entry by Saudi Arabia government, fully vaccinated residents, diplomats, Saudi citizens, medical practitioners and their families are allowed to enter Saudi Arabia.

Pakistan to Saudi Arabia flight open date 2021

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended entry for arrivals from Pakistan. Only certain travellers from Pakistan will be able to enter Saudi Arabia from Pakistan.

As of now, the following categories of people are exempted from this travel ban:

  • Saudi citizens, their families and accompanying workers
  • Diplomats and their families
  • Health practitioners, health supply chain personnel
  • Airlines' crews
  • Fully vaccinated residents with valid residency permit (Iqama) and left the Kingdom on an exit and re-entry visa after taking two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from Saudi Arabia.

Guidelines and requirements for travellers into the Kingdom

Vaccination requirements

All visitors must carry proof of vaccination (vaccine certificates for COVID 19) with one of these vaccines:

  • 2 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech
  • 2 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca
  • 2 doses of Moderna
  • 1 dose of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen

The duration between receiving the last dose (the second dose of a two-dose vaccine or the first dose of a single dose vaccine) should not be less than 14 days before travelling to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Additionally, travellers who have completed two doses of Sinopharm and Sinovac will also be accepted on the condition that they have received an additional dose of one of the vaccines approved in the Kingdom mentioned above.

Testing requirements

All visitors (except Saudi citizens and children below 8 years of age) must provide a negative PCR test certificate issued from a verified laboratory that does not exceed 72 hours from the time the test is undertaken until departing to the kingdom. Without the certificate, visitors will be denied boarding.

All guests, except passengers under the age of eight, must undergo two PCR Tests, within 24 hours of arrival and on the 5th day of arrival. If the result is negative, they are permitted to leave quarantine on the 5th day.

Note that fully vaccinated travellers will not be required to take a PCR test on arrival. Residents still need to provide a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours prior to arrival in Saudi Arabia.

Quarantine requirements

All international travellers arriving in Saudi Arabia must complete a period of 5 days of institutional quarantine at their own expense starting from the time of arrival at the institutional quarantine facilities to the Kingdom. Except for passengers under the age of 8, all arrivals will have to undergo two PCR Tests, within 24 hours of arrival and on the 5th day of arrival. If the result is negative, they are permitted to leave quarantine on the 5th day.

No quarantine measures will be imposed for fully vaccinated travellers.

Some exemptions include:

  • Saudi citizens, citizen spouses and their mothers, citizens children and domestic workers accompanying any of these categories. (Non-immune travellers, in this category, shall comply with home quarantine for a period of 5 days, and be allowed to take the COVID 19 PCR test after the end of the 5th day of quarantine).
  • Non-immune domestic workers accompanying an immune resident. (Non-immune Guests shall comply with home quarantine for a period of 5 days, and be allowed to take the COVID 19 PCR test after the end of the 5th day of quarantine).
  • Immune Guests of citizens and residents and their companions, resident's wives and resident's children those who are under the age of (18) who are not accompanied by their parents. Non-immune Guests, shall comply with Home Quarantine for 5days, and take PCR test after the end of the 5th day of quarantine.
  • Those holding a diplomatic visa, diplomats and their residing families, and their domestic workers. (on the basis that they adhere to the quarantine procedures by staying in their homes in accordance to the minatory of health (MOH) approved regulations).
  • Cabin Crews
  • Those involved in health supply chains, according to MOH
  • Health practitioners working in Government sectors, their families and companions those who are under the age of 18 (Must comply with home quarantine for 5 days with 2 PCR tests, one within 24 hours and another after the end of the 5th day).

All visitors (excluding citizens, residents and GCC citizens) must have medical insurance that covers the costs of COVID-19 treatment in outpatient clinics, emergencies and hospitals, including the institutional quarantine for a period of 14 days.

Pakistan to Saudi Arabia flight schedules 2021

According to their website, Saudia has multiple daily flights available departing from Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore to cities in Saudi Arabia the likes of Jeddah, Riyadh and Madinah.

Karachi - Jeddah up to two flights per day, seven days a week
Karachi - Madinah up to three daily flights, seven days a week
Karachi - Dammam one weekly flight

Please visit the airline's official webpage for the full schedule.

Pakistan International Airlines flight schedule for the month of June to cities in Saudi Arabia including Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh and Madinah mostly consist of weekly flights departing from Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore.

Karachi - Dammam one weekly flight
Karachi - Jeddah thrice-weekly flights
Karachi - Madinah one weekly flight

For complete schedules and bookings for Pakistan - Saudi Arabia flights, please do visit our flights page.