Flights
Three airports fly direct.Three do not.
Return flights are included in every package. Which airport you leave from changes the journey more than anything else on this page, so it is stated here rather than left to the itinerary email.
Every package covers both cities: Makkah for the rites, Madinah for the Ziyarat, with the transfer between them included.
Departures from your airport
Package counts are computed from the catalogue. The regional airports show fewer because the twenty- and twenty-one-night stays only run from the three with direct flights.
Direct to Jeddah
No connection, no domestic leg.
- LondonLHR
Direct flights from London Heathrow to Jeddah
Direct to Jeddah from Heathrow, typically six and a half hours. Gatwick departures usually connect. We meet groups at the terminal before check-in rather than at the gate.
from £630 · 195 packagesLondon packages - ManchesterMAN
Direct flights from Manchester to Jeddah
Direct to Jeddah, no London leg. Groups from Blackburn and Preston commonly travel together on the same departure.
from £630 · 195 packagesManchester packages - BirminghamBHX
Direct flights from Birmingham to Jeddah
Direct to Jeddah. Parking and drop-off are markedly easier than Heathrow, which matters when a family is seeing a group off.
from £630 · 195 packagesBirmingham packages
One connection
Usually via Doha, Dubai or Istanbul.
- NewcastleNCL
One connection from Newcastle, usually via Doha, Dubai or Istanbul
One connection, typically via Doha, Dubai or Istanbul. Total journey is longer than a direct departure — usually eleven to fourteen hours including the layover.
from £630 · 156 packagesNewcastle packages - GlasgowGLA
One connection from Glasgow, usually via Doha, Dubai or Istanbul
One connection to Jeddah, commonly via Dubai or Doha. No domestic leg, which is the point.
from £630 · 156 packagesGlasgow packages - EdinburghEDI
One connection from Edinburgh, usually via Doha, Dubai or Istanbul
One connection, usually via Doha or Istanbul. The twenty- and twenty-one-night packages do not operate from Edinburgh.
from £630 · 156 packagesEdinburgh packages
What to expect on the flight
Direct is about six and a half hours
London, Manchester or Birmingham to Jeddah, gate to gate. A connecting departure is typically eleven to fourteen hours door to door once the layover is counted.
Usually 2 × 23 kg checked
Standard on the carriers we use, but it varies by airline and fare. We confirm your exact allowance in writing, because Zamzam and gifts on the return leg are where people get caught.
Groups seated together
Where a package carries several families on one departure we request seating together and a group leader travels with them. Ask at quote stage rather than at check-in.
Jeddah, not Madinah, on most routes
Nearly all our packages fly into Jeddah and transfer to Makkah by road. Some Madinah-first itineraries exist; tell us if you would prefer to begin there.