Pakistan to Saudi Arabia Flight Latest Updates and News
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.
Faculty members and the like in universities, colleges and institutes.
Teachers in general education.
Training Authority at the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) and training institutes.
Scholarship students.
Travel from Pakistan to Saudi is restricted to exempted categories only. All travellers from Pakistan are required to constantly check flight schedules for the latest information on flights to Saudi.
As per the Saudia website, a few weekly flights will be operating from Pakistan to Saudi. The popular passenger routes operate between Pakistan – Riyadh and Pakistan – Jeddah.
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.
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 24 hours
Quarantine requirements
Institutional / Home quarantine procedures for guests coming from Pakistan are as follows:
Non Immune Saudi citizens:
PCR tests is not required before traveling.
Must comply with Home quarantine for (5) days and test after the end of the 5th day.
Immune Saudi citizens:
No procedure is applied
Immune Non-citizens:
Must provide PCR test that not exceed (72) hours before boarding.
No quarantine is required nor PCR after arrival.
Non Immune Health practitioners and their families and companions who under (18):
Must provide PCR test that not exceed 72 hours before boarding.
Working in Government sectors: Must comply with home quarantine for (5) days with 2 PCR tests; one within (24) hours and after the end of the 5th day
Working in Private sectors: Must comply with institutional quarantine for (5) days with PCR tests, one within (24) hours and after the end of the 5th day.
Non Immune Diplomats and their families:
Must provide PCR test that not exceed (72) hours before boarding.
Must comply with Home quarantine for 5 days and PCR test after the end of the 5th day
Non diplomatic workers in embassies, consulates and international organizations accredited in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and their families and accompanying workers:
Must provide PCR test that not exceed (72) hours before boarding.
Must comply with institutional quarantine for (5) days with PCR tests, one within (24) hours and after the end of the 5th day.
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
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