SAUDIA will be flying from Riyadh to Geneva twice a day from 24 June.

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.

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).

Switzerland: country’s borders status

Borders are open. Currently there are no imposed COVID-related restrictions.

National holidays in Switzerland in 2023

Public holidays and festivals in Switzerland in 2023. Non-working days:

• January 1, Sunday: New Year (Neujahr);
• January 2, Monday: Berchtolds Tag – celebrated in the cantons of Aargau, Bern, Friborg, Glarus, Jura, Lucerne, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, Vaud;
• January 6, Friday: Epiphany (Offenbarung) – celebrated in the cantons of Graubünden, Lucerne, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri;
• March 1, Wednesday: Republic Day (Tag der Republik) – celebrated in the canton of Neuchâtel;
• March 19, Sunday: St. Joseph’s Day (Tag des Heiligen Josef) – celebrated in the cantons of Graubünden, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais;
• April 7, Friday: Good Friday (Guter Freitag) – celebrated everywhere except the cantons of Ticino, Valais;
• April 10, Monday: Easter Monday (Ostermontag) – celebrated everywhere except the cantons of Neuchâtel, Solothurn, Valais, Zug;
• April 13, Thursday: Battle of Näfelser (Näfelser Fahrt) – celebrated in the canton of Glarus;
• May 1, Monday: Labor Day (Tag der Arbeit) – celebrated in the cantons of Basel-Land, Basel-Stadt, Jura, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Zurich;
• May 18, Thursday: Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt);
• May 29, Monday, Spirits Day (Pfingstmontag) – celebrated everywhere except the cantons of Neuchâtel, Solothurn, Valais, Zug;
• June 8, Thursday: Feast of the Body of Christ (Corpus Christi) – celebrated everywhere except the cantons of Aargau, Basel-Land, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Geneva, Glarus, Neuchâtel, Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Vaud, Zurich;
• June 23, Friday: Jura Independence Day (Unabhängigkeit des Jura) celebrated in the canton of Jura;
• June 29, Thursday: St. Peter and Paul (St. Peter und St. Paul) – celebrated in the cantons of Grubünden, Ticino;
• August 1, Tuesday: National Day (Nationalfeiertag);
• August 15, Tuesday: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Mariä Himmelfahrt) – celebrated in the cantons of Aargau, Appenzell-Innerrhoden, Friborg, Jura, Lucerne, Valais, Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug;
• September 7, Thursday: Lent of Geneva (Jeûne genevois) – celebrated in the canton of Geneva;
• September 18, Monday: Day after Lent (Tag nach dem Bundesfasten) celebrated in the canton of Vaud;
• September 22, Friday: Saint Mauritius (St. Mauritius) – celebrated in the canton of Appenzell-Innerrhoden;
• September 25, Monday: Brother Klaus Festival (Bruder-Klaus-Fest) – celebrated in the canton of Obwalden;
• November 1, Wednesday: All Saints’ Day (Allerheiligen) – celebrated everywhere except the cantons of Aargau, Basel-Land, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Geneva, Grisons, Neuchâtel, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, Vaud, Zurich;
• December 8, Friday: Immaculate Conception (Unbefleckte Empfängnis) – celebrated in the cantons of Aargau, Appenzell-Innerrhoden, Friborg, Grisons, Lucerne, Schwyz, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug;
• December 24, Sunday: Christmas Eve (Heiligabend) – celebrated in the canton of Glarus;
• December 25, Monday: Christmas (Weihnachtstag);
• December 26, Tuesday: National Day of Saint Stephen (Stephanstag) – celebrated everywhere except the cantons of Geneva, Jura, Neuchâtel, Solothurn, Valais, Vaud, Zug;
• December 31, Sunday: New Year’s Eve (Silvester) – celebrated in the canton of Glarus;
• December 31, Sunday: Restoration Day (Tag der Wiederherstellung) is celebrated in the canton of Geneva.