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Posted 14 August 2023
Return 1-stop Flight from London to Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), December 7th to 14th via Wizz Air
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Riyadh is a blend of the medieval and the modern, where traditional souks, interesting museums and ancient architecture are located alongside highrises, world-class malls, and restaurants.
I'd love to go there.
Riyadh is a blend of the medieval and the modern, where traditional souks, interesting museums and ancient architecture are located alongside highrises, world-class malls, and restaurants.
I'd love to go there.
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sorted byMain reason is when I grew up there I found the behaviour of the locals quite poor. There is unnecessary hassle caused by the police and at the airport by staff (edited)
A void of culture.
However I went on the WizzAir website and they also fly to Jeddah. I found that Larnaca (Cyprus) to Jeddah is a new route and seems to be the cheapest out of all of the options. Looking at term time dates (23rd Dec > 2nd Jan) without checked luggage it's about £500 without checked luggage which is still considerably cheaper than other airlines.
It also seems like the two flights are different subsidiaries of WizzAir and so technically two different airlines with different codes, so you'd need to re-check in luggage and also if you miss your "connection" you've effectively missed your flight.
Would be interested to hear anyone's experiences if they've done this for Umrah?
Man-Milan (RyanAir)
3hr45min stopover
Milan-Jed (WizzAir)
Tourist VOA
ZamZam on return trip from Madina Airport
1 week with a 30litre backpack
Those are the bare details I suppose
arabnews.com/nod…bia
and the application can be made here:
visa.mofa.gov.sa/
(click on the letter "E" for English)
Seems a one wy trip for some
but knowing the hotukdeals community I avoid posting long flights
Remember, it's on a budget. I know the easy jet flights would've been a lot cheaper if you had booked a few weeks ago but use the schedule/route to find other dates that suit. In all cases, it involves a short stopover in Rome (FCO) then one night in Abu Dabhi (AUH)
Outbound flight options will be with EasyJet going to Rome on Thursday 19th oct
Depart LGW 06:30 - Arrive FCO 10:00 £72
Dpeart MAN 06:40 - Arrive FCO 10:40 £115
Depart Bristol 06:15 - Arrive FCO 09:45 £122
After a ~2 hour stopover in Rome you get a WizzAir flight to Abu Dabhi
Depart FCO 12:55 - Arrive AUH 20:50 £50
Stop the night there then get the WizzAir flight from AUH to Medina on FRIDAY morning!
Depart AUH 07:10 - Arrive MED 09:10 £35
Total cost one-way for 1 person between £157 and £207 depending where in UK you depart from.
Obviously it's 3 flights, it has it's risks. Not much luggage allowance. Potentially cheaper if it's worth getting WizzAir discount membership as Family. This isn't a trip for everyone!
EDIT: Alternative option is just to fly into Jeddah and get 2hr train to Medina same night if possible or book a stay in Jeddah and go in the morning. Last train departs Jeddah Airport at 22:00
Using same dates above outbound from UK
Depart FCO 13:55 - Arrive JED 19:35 £50 (edited)
However, if you are single or a couple or friends then I suppose the added benefits are you get to see a lot of different places.
If you were going to arrive in Jeddah, then no point checking into Jeddah, just get a taxi to Makkah, perform Umrah first and then head to Madina a few days later?
It mentions the Visa Waiver
gov.uk/for…nts