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  1. LittleRed786 avatar

    Going through immigration instead of transit during stopover

    by LittleRed786 23 May 2012

    I have a flight from Jeddah back to the UK, stop over at Istanbul. I've decided to spend a few days in Istanbul and then arrange my own…

  2. oronnno avatar

    mecca

    by oronnno 22 May 2012

    In saudi arabia Makkah, is a city in the Hejaz and its the capital of Makkah province. it is located 73 km (45 mi) inland from Jeddah…

  3. TRRK avatar

    Re: 18,5 Hours transit in Riyadh

    by TRRK 17 May 2012

    The old and rich people do not use Saudi airlines! The flight from India is mostly used by Indian workers in Saudi and the odd backpacker…

  4. chitralguyimran avatar

    RE: letter of invitation from private citizens at jeddah consulate?

    by chitralguyimran 29 April 2012

    Bonjour mes amis, Our of home country, it's hard to get a Pakistani visa for American & European visitors to Pakistan. Most of Pakista…

  5. talk2u avatar

    RE: letter of invitation from private citizens at jeddah consulate?

    by talk2u 29 April 2012

    All of you guys who are applying for your Pakistani visas in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Are you working there? If yes then you can get your…

  6. AnnaUnderTheSun avatar

    letter of invitation from private citizens at jeddah consulate?

    by AnnaUnderTheSun 28 April 2012

    Some Pakistani and non-Pakistani friends (American and other Europeans) and I are planning a trip to Pakistan next month, with the Pakistani…

  7. dan30 avatar

    RE: Transiting through Riyadh & Jeddah

    by dan30 24 April 2012

    I agree with LP members you will not go though passport & customers and your bags will go Cairo. You will be land with Saudi Arabia airli…

  8. shida91 avatar

    RE: Eritrea plans...

    by shida91 18 April 2012

    Ride a bus to Jeddah and take a flight on Eritrean Airlines or Nas Air. Simple.....Don't forget your visa from the embassy. Enjoy my friend.…

  9. d79 avatar

    RE: From Jeddah to Thessaloniki

    by d79 09 April 2012

    ok thanks.

  10. neckervd avatar

    RE: From Jeddah to Thessaloniki

    by neckervd 07 April 2012

    "I know that flying is our best option but air tkt is way out of our budget." The IST-SKG flight costs 168 EUR round trip, all taxes includ…

  11. ertrawi avatar

    Re: Eritrea plans...

    by ertrawi 07 April 2012

    Hi Jon, Nice choice!! I'm sure you will enjoy your stay there. I would recommend that you fly to Jeddah & from there fly to Eritrea…

  12. d79 avatar

    RE: From Jeddah to Thessaloniki

    by d79 06 April 2012

    Thank you neckervd but it s still not doable and the checking and rechecking won't help in case of strike. Thank you anillos_de_saturno…

  13. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: From Jeddah to Thessaloniki

    by anillos_de_saturno 06 April 2012

    Air Arabia flights to Istambul but via Sharjah (UAE). As japetus said in #2, there aren't trains running from Turkey to Greece. In fact,…

  14. neckervd avatar

    RE: From Jeddah to Thessaloniki

    by neckervd 06 April 2012

    You can shorten the bus trip, if you take the bus up to Alexandroupoli only and go on from there by train: Istanbul dp 10.00 and 22.00…

  15. d79 avatar

    RE: From Jeddah to Thessaloniki

    by d79 06 April 2012

    Thank you japetus but I read the bus trip is 12 hours and that is something we can't do!

  16. japetus avatar

    RE: From Jeddah to Thessaloniki

    by japetus 06 April 2012

    You can find cheap flights from SA to Istanbul (Air Arabia that I know of), but it leaves you to Sabiha Gokcen airport.. If you don't…

  17. neckervd avatar

    RE: From Jeddah to Thessaloniki

    by neckervd 06 April 2012

    "From Jeddah to Thessaloniki: is the train a good option?" Should that be a late April Fool's joke?

  18. d79 avatar

    From Jeddah to Thessaloniki

    by d79 05 April 2012

    Hello My mother and I need to get from Jeddah - Saudi Arabia to Thessaloniki - Greece and be there in the 5th of May and leave in the…

  19. deepadilip avatar

    RE: Transiting through Riyadh & Jeddah

    by deepadilip 01 April 2012

    Thanks everyone! That really helped. Also, would you happen to know what the cancellation policy & penalty is on Saudi Arabian Airlines?…

  20. TRRK avatar

    RE: Transiting through Riyadh & Jeddah

    by TRRK 01 April 2012

    You will not go through passport control when you are in transit (even when Saudi airlines made a change to our flight such that we had…

  21. LtWharf avatar

    Re: Transiting through Riyadh & Jeddah

    by LtWharf 01 April 2012

    You won't leave the airport. When you get your seats on your first leg of the journey they will probably give you the boarding pass for…

  22. deepadilip avatar

    Transiting through Riyadh & Jeddah

    by deepadilip 01 April 2012

    Hello, I will be travelling to Egypt (Cairo) from India via Saudi Arabian Airlines. I have a two hour transit in Riyadh while going to…

  23. Persona_Non_Grata avatar

    RE: Dubai and ABuDhabi

    by Persona_Non_Grata 26 March 2012

    Mind let's have a bit of humour. Walking around a supermarket in Jeddah with Mrs PNG and Miss PNG, I became aware that my wife was gett…

  24. m2m2012 avatar

    RE: Kuwait visa at Saudi land border?

    by m2m2012 25 March 2012

    Thanks for your reply. Can you tell me more? My plan, if I can get a Saudi transit visa in Sudan, is to enter Saudi at Jeddah by ferry…

  25. Kerouac2 avatar

    RE: How easy is it to get a Saudi Arabian transit visa

    by Kerouac2 15 March 2012

    18 hours (and not one minute more) is the maximum transit time allowed in Jeddah. The airline will not put you up. You may not leave…

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