Saudi Arabia: restrictions and entry requirements 2023
Saudi Arabia: country’s borders status
Borders are open with restrictions.
Entry conditions for citizens and tourists
Holders of a Hajj visa must have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated.
This rule does not apply to children under 12.
Vaccines accepted are:
AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covaxin, Covovax, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm (BIBP), Sinovac and Sputnik V.
More details can be found here.
Holders of a visit visa must have medical insurance to cover COVID-19 expenses.
Passengers who in the past 14 days have been in Iran are not allowed to enter.
News — Saudi Arabia
01.10.2023
14:15
Saudia Airlines has opened a domestic route in Saudi Arabia from Riyadh to the Red Sea airport.
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24.09.2023
17:59
Emirates will increase the number of flights from Dubai to Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) to 8 flights per day on 24 September.
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10.09.2023
22:08
Air Astana opened a route Tashkent – Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) with connection in Almaty.
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27.08.2023
00:08
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) – Colombo (Sri Lanka) route of SriLankan Airlines is open.
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National holidays in Saudi Arabia in 2023
Public holidays and festivals in Saudi Arabia in 2023. Non-working days:
- Wednesday, 22 February: Foundation Day (يوم التأسيس);
- Friday to Monday, April 21 to April 24: Eid al-Fitr (عطلة عيد الفطر);
- Tuesday to Friday, June 27 to June 30: Eid al-Adha (عطلة عيد الأضحى);
- Saturday, 23 September: National Day (اليوم الوطني).
Currency exchange rate SAR to USD
Updated 02.10.2023
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