Do children pay a fare?

No. Fares are per vehicle, not per person, so children add nothing to the price. What matters is that the vehicle has enough seats, child seats and luggage space.

Can we bring our own child seat?

Yes. Check with your airline how to carry it on the flight, and tell us when you book so we know how many seats to keep free and how much boot space you need.

Can a female driver take a mother and her children?

Yes. Female-driver vehicles carry up to 6 passengers with a child seat available, in Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh and Dammam. Book at least 12 hours ahead.

Can the driver stop for a feed or a nappy change?

On long routes, ask the driver to stop whenever you need to; rest stops are included. On short city rides, it is easier to feed or change before you set off.

Do children need their own Nusuk permit?

Permits are personal. Check in the Nusuk app how to add children to your family's bookings, as the screens and rules change from time to time.

Umrah with children: transport, car seats and timing

For Umrah with kids, book door-to-door transfers in a vehicle with room for child seats, pushchairs and luggage, and ask for a child seat for each young child when you book. Fares are per car, so children add nothing: Jeddah Airport to Makkah takes about 1 h 25 min and costs from SAR 260 in a comfort MPV for up to 6 people.

Updated 29 October 2026 · Saudi Arabia Taxi Services

What changes when you do Umrah with kids?

Umrah with kids is mostly about pace. Children tire quickly in heat and crowds, they need meals and sleep at regular times, and a delay an adult barely notices can end a toddler's day. Transport is where you can save the most energy: door-to-door rides, the right vehicle, and pickups timed around your children rather than a timetable.

This guide covers the transport side. For the full list of transfers a family needs, see our Umrah transport checklist for families. Questions about children's Ihram and rites are for a scholar you trust.

Car seats: how to ask for the right one

Child seats are available on request. We recommend a proper seat for every young child on every ride, including short city trips, so ask for one when you book rather than on the day. Tell us:

Each child's age and rough weight, so we bring seats that fit.
How many seats you need, and on which legs of the trip.
Whether you are bringing your own seat; if so, check your airline's rules for carrying it.
Whether you also need room for a pushchair.
If a seat does not look right when the car arrives, tell the driver and message us before you set off.

Which vehicle suits a family with young children?

Count every child as a full seat, whatever their age, and count each folded pushchair as a suitcase. Sliding doors on a comfort MPV make it easier to lift children in and out at a busy drop point.

Family	Vehicle	Why it helps	Jeddah Airport to Makkah
2 adults, 1 child, light luggage	Standard sedan	Room for one child seat and 3 suitcases	SAR 210
2 adults, 2 to 4 children	Comfort MPV	Sliding doors; space for seats and 5 suitcases	SAR 260
Family wanting a smoother ride	SUV	Up to 7 passengers and 6 suitcases	SAR 360
Large family or with grandparents	Family van	Up to 11 passengers and 10 suitcases	SAR 330

Pushchairs and strollers at the Holy Mosques

A light, folding pushchair helps on the walk from the drop point and around the hotel. Rules on pushchairs inside Al-Masjid al-Haram and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi can change and may differ between areas of the mosques, so check with the mosque staff when you arrive. A baby carrier or sling is a useful back-up for crowded times.

In the car, a folded pushchair takes the space of a suitcase, so include it in the bag count you send us.

Timing your days around the children

Choose flights that land in the daytime if you can; a 3 am arrival is hard on small children, and pickups between 00:00 and 05:00 carry a 20% night surcharge.
Plan Haram visits for times when the children are fed and rested, and keep the first visit short.
In summer, avoid long walks in the midday heat; our cars are air-conditioned, so a short taxi to the nearest drop point saves a hot walk.
Leave a rest day between big days, such as Umrah and a Ziyarat morning.
Book check-out pickups away from prayer times, when roads near the Haram close.
For Ziyarat, a Makkah Ziyarat tour with an hourly driver lets you stop when the children have had enough.

Keeping children safe in crowds

If a child is separated from you, stay where you are and ask the nearest mosque staff or security officer for help.

Give each child a card or wristband with your name, phone number and hotel.
Take a photo of each child each morning, so you can show what they are wearing.
Agree a meeting point inside and outside the mosque with older children.
Hold young children's hands in the Tawaf area and the Mas'a, where crowds move steadily.
Agree your pickup point with the driver before you go in, and share your live location when you come out.

Long drives with children: Makkah to Madinah

The Makkah to Madinah taxi covers 450 km in about 4 h 30 min. With children, ask for extra stops: rest, prayer and meal stops are included in the fare, and the usual stop is at Al Faqih or Badr, about halfway. A family van costs from SAR 1,440 and keeps everyone and every bag together.

Pack snacks, water, a change of clothes and anything the children need for car-sickness in a bag inside the car, not in the boot. Leaving in the morning keeps most of the drive out of the afternoon heat.